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JAŸ-Z
AKA: Shawn Carter · Shawn Corey Carter · Shawn 'Jay-Z'Carter · Jay-Z
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Born: 1969
New York City, New York, USA
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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".
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".
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Self (archive footage)
2022 · US
Women of the Movement
Executive Producer
2022 · US
Hart to Heart
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2021 · US
This Is Pop
Self (archive footage)
2021 · CA
History 101
Self (archive footage)
2020 · GB
Free Meek
Self
2019 · US
The Shop
Self
2018 · US
Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story
Executive Producer
2018 · US