Jay-Z
Artist Type: Person
Artist Born:
1969
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Surge Tracks
- Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)
- Show Me What You Got
- 99 Problems
- Change Clothes
- Girls, girls, girls
- Izzo (H.O.V.A)
- I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)
Artist Biography
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), popularly known as Jay-Z, (or by a variety of stage names including S. Carter, Jigga, Jay-Hova, Hova, Hov, and Young Hov) is an American hip-hop artist and current president and CEO of Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella Records. He has been one of the most prolific and successful American rappers of the mid-90s and early 2000s.
Known for his use of metaphors, freestyling abilities, word play, flow, and blending of street and popular hip hop, Jay-Z became one of the most respected rappers in the music industry before his alleged retirement in 2004. He is admired for his ability to craft songs from memory, without the use of pen and paper; he claims his critically acclaimed album The Blueprint was written in only two days. Some people dispute this claim, but it is accepted by the majority of the hip-hop community.
Artist Discography
Albums
American Gangster (2007-11-06)
Blueprint 2.1 (2003-04-07)
In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 (1998-01-26)
Kingdom Come (2006-11-27)
Reasonable Doubt (1999-01-26)
The Black Album (2003-11-17)
The Black Album: Acappella (2004-05-10)
The Blueprint (2001-09-17)
The Blueprint˛: The Gift & The Curse (2002-11-12)
The Dynasty: Roc La Familia (2000-10-31)
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life (1998-09-29)
Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter (1999)
Vol. 3... Life & Times of S. Carter (1999-12-13)
Singles
'03 Bonnie & Clyde (2002-11-12)
99 Problems / Dirt Off Your Shoulder (2004-05-10)
Big Pimpin' (2000)
Dead Presidents (1996-02-20)
Hard Knock Life (1998-12-15)
Izzo (2001-08-21)
Show Me What You Got (2006-12-04)
Stop / Excuse Me Miss Again (2003)
Sunshine (1997)
