JAŸ-Z

Born: 1969-12-04, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as JAŸ-Z (Jay-Z), is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and chairman of entertainment company Roc Nation, and was the president and chief executive officer of Def Jam Recordings from 2004 to 2007. One of the world's best-selling music artists with over 140 million records sold, Jay-Z has won 24 Grammy Awards, jointly with Kanye West the most Grammy awards of any rapper. Jay-Z was the first rapper to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the first solo living rapper inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2013, Time included him on its list of the "100 Most Influential People in the World".

Filmography

• The Chris Rock Show (1997)
• Piece by Piece (2024)
• Women of the Movement (2022)
• State Property (2002)
• Black Is King (2020)
• Paper Soldiers (2002)
• Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives (2015)
• Streets is Watching (1998)
• JAY-Z and Gayle King: Brooklyn's Own (2023)
• Adnis (2017)
• Hoodz: Big Beef (2007)
• R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection (2003)
• Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1 (2002)
• Kill Jay-Z (2017)
• A History of The War on Drugs, from Prohibition to Gold Rush (2016)