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Jay ZBY MARIAH AND HANNAH


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Early Life

Born Shawn Corey Carter in New York City onDecemer !" #$%$

Rai&e' in Brooklyn(& Marcy Ho)&in* +ro,ect&

-ather left family when Jay Z wa& ##

.eor*e /e&tin*ho)&e

Notorio)& B0I0.0

Figure 1: Jay-Z in School,


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-rom .ram& to .rammy& Starte' &ellin* 'r)*& at #1

Sol' Crack Cocaine to make a li2in*" to &)33ort hi& family

Shot rother when he wa& #1 eca)&e rother trie' to &teal 'r)*& to fee

a''iction

Shot 4 time& clo&e ran*e

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8there are9 crackhea'& in the hallway0 Yo) look o)t in the 3)''le& on the

2ial& are littere' in the &i'e of the c)r&0 Yo) co)l' &mell it in the hallwa

&mell7 I can(t e;3lain it" )t it(& &till in my min' when I think ao)t it0


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Nickname& Shawn Carter

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Jay?Z

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Figure $: Jay-Z, %amous&uotes.com


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Early Career Joine' the ra33er Ja@?= to recor' a &on* calle' 6he =ri*inator&<

-ir&t a33earance on Y= M6> Ra3& ')e to &on* in #$$

Chil'hoo' nickname 5Ja@@ie< chan*e' to Jay?Z


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Jay Z on Yo M6> ra3& +erform=ri*inator& with Ja@?=

Figure ': Jay Z on (o, mtvraps.com

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Roc?a?-ella In #$$%" Jay Z an' two nei*horhoo' frien'&" Damon Da&h an' areem

Roc?A?-ella recor'& an' i&&)e' Jay?ZF& 'e)t" Reasonable Doubt 0

only reache' No0 14 on the Billboard chart&" Rea&onale Do)t i& now co

cla&&ic hi3?ho3 al)m" feat)rin* &on*& &)ch a& CanFt nock the H)&tle"

J0 Bli*e" an' BrooklynF& -ine&t" a collaoration with Notorio)& B0I0.0

Figure : oc--Fella, tial.com


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In my Lifetime >ol0# Vol. 2...Knock Life

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e;ec)ti2e?3ro')ce' y +?Di''y an' feat)re'a n)mer of 3ro')cer& from Ba' Boy

H)*e Commercial Recor' I now /hat.irl& Like

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6he title track" which famo)chor)& from the Broa'way ecame Jay ZF& mo&t 3o3)lan' won him hi& r&t .ramHar' nock Life


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Vol 3…Life and Times of S. CarRelea&e' in #$$$

more commercial hit& : chief amon* them Bi* +im3inF" a collaoration&o)thern ra3 ')o .

Figure 3: i%e an 5ime o% S.

Carter, roca%ellarecors.com


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6he Bl)e +rint Declare' e&t al)m y critic&

Commercial &on* oK al)m 5I@@o H0=0>0A0" 5.irl&" .irl&" .irl& +art 1" Some &on*& 3ro')ce' y anye /e&t

Al)m went 1; 3latin)m

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Bl)e +rint 10# 6Black Al)m Jay ZF& ne;t &olo al)m wa& 11F&

The Blueprint 2: The ift ! the Curse"a 'o)le?al)m0 6he al)m 'e)te'on the Billboard 1 at n)mer one"&ellin* o2er 4 million )nit& in the0S0 alone an' &)r3a&&in* TheBlueprint 0 It wa& later rei&&)e' in a&in*le?'i&c 2er&ion"The Blueprint 2."" which retaine'half of the track& from the ori*inal0

6he al)m &3awne' two ma&&i2e hit&in*le&" E;c)&e Me Mi&& an' F4 Bonnie O Cly'e" which feat)re'

Jay ZF& f)t)re wife BeyoncP0

Commercial &on*& /hat More Can I Say<Dirt =K Yo)r Sho)l'erChan*e Clothe&" an'

The Bla#$ Album ha& co3ie& in the S

Anno)nce' thi& wo)l'al)m

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Figure 11: 5he 7lueprint 2.1, wikipeia.comFigure 12: 5he 7lack l+um, tial.com


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in*'om ComeAmerican .an*&ter Jay?Z(& comeack al)m after

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Show Me /hat Yo) .ot ?

Commerical Son* oK Al)m

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6he Bl)e3rint 4 /a 6he 6hrone

Ele2enth &t)'io al)m y American

ra33er Jay?Z" relea&e' Se3temer "1$ on Roc Nation" thro)*h

'i&tri)tion from Atlantic Recor'&0

6he nal in&tallment in The

Blueprint trilo*y" 3rece'e' y

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Def Jam Recor'in*&0

Figure 1$: 5he 7lueprint !, tial.com

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Ma*na Carta Holy .rail Relea&e' J)ly !" 1#4

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Sol' Q1" co3ie& in it& r&t week

Commerical Hit& Holy .rail" 6om -or' an' +art II =n the R)n feat

Figure 1): agna Carta, tial.com

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Some of Jay Z(& M)&ic

Son* Cry?Jay Z

New York? Jay Z ft0 Alicia ey&

11 6woF&? Jay Z

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In)ence' y Jay Z &ay& hi& earlie&t e;3o&)re to m)&ic wa& thro)*h hi& 3arent&F recor'

which wa& mo&tly of &o)l arti&t& &)ch a& Mar2in .aye an' Donny Hathaw

In)ence' y =)ta&t" 6he Beatle&" Nir2ana" an' Raekwon

Figure 1: onny "athaway, lyrics.wikia.com

Figure 1/: arvin 8aye, wikipeia.com

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Jay Z the B)&ine&&man

In 1Q" he wa& acce3te' a ,o a& 3re&i'ent of the le*en'ary Def Jam lael

=n May 1#" 1$" Jay Z anno)nce' he wo)l' e 3artin* way& with Def Jam" am)ltimillion?'ollar 'eal to &i*n with Li2e Nation" with whom he wo)l' &tart him3rint which wo)l' &er2e a& a recor' lael" talentmana*ement a*ency" an3)li&hin* com3any

Mana*e& Rihanna" anye an' J0Cole" ,)&t to name a few

-i*)re #$ Def Jam" 'ef,amrecor'in*&0com Figure 26: ocnation, wikipeia.c

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Nationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Nation


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Cont('000 Jay ZF& own& Rocawear an' Roc?a?-ella -ilm& Jay Z &ol' the ri*ht& to the

ran' to Iconi; Bran' .ro)3" for 1! million0He own& the !! Cl)" an )3&cale &3ort& ar that o3ene' in New York

a''e' 2en)e& in Atlantic City" La& >e*a& an' Atlanta0

Jay Z ecame 3art owner of the Brooklyn Net& a&ketall franchi&e" whic

new home" the Barclay& Center" in 1#10

Figure 21: Jay-Z,

wikipeia.com

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+er&onal Life

Marrie' to BeyoncP nowle& on A3ril !" 1" in New York City

Jay Z an' BeyoncP welcome' their r&t chil'" a 'a)*hter name' Bl)e I2y Jan)ary G" 1#10

;Figure 22: Jay Z, Beyonce, and North,

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+hilanthro3y In 14" Jay Z" to*ether with hi& mother" fo)n'e' 6he Shawn Carter -o)

ha& a&&i&te' eli*ile &t)'ent& facin* &ocio?economic har'&hi3& thro)*h

In 1#Q" Jay Z hel' hi& r&t ann)al charity concert calle' 6i'al T #10

rai&e' aro)n' #0Q million" with the f)n'& to e )&e' for &ocial ca)&e& '

the New /orl' -o)n'ation an' Sankofa0or*" a non3rot &tarte' y Harry

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Awar'& an' Nomination& /on 1# *rammy&

Nominate' o2er Q time&

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Figure 2$: Jay Z, grammy.com

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