Jay-Z Hip-hop entrepreneur, born on December 4, 1969 in the Marcy housing projects of Bedford-Stuyvesant, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, a borough of New York City, New York. JAY-Z is currently the co-owner and chairman of Roc Nation Entertainment, co-owner, creative consultant and co-developer of Tidal and is a certified sports agent through Roc Nation Sports. He previously co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records and Rocawear (along with Damon Dash and Kareem Burke), created the 40/40 Club in 2001 and had prior endorsement deals with Armadale and Reebok (JAY-Z was the first non-athletic hip-hop artist to endorse Reebok footwear before 50 Cent). From 2004 to 2009, he was president and CEO of Def Jam Recordings. As an artist, JAY-Z has sold over 59 million records worldwide and invested in over $1.9 billion in cash and assets. He has broke out artists such as Kanye West, Ne-Yo, Rihanna, Jeezy, J. Cole and many more. Since 2008, he has been married to singer Beyonce with whom he has three children (including Blue Ivy Carter). Review: One of hip-hop's biggest superstars, Brooklyn's Jay-Z is among the few artists who have garnered praise from underground heads and fans of the pop charts alike. His ultra-danceable tracks, complex yet casual flow, and penchant for the high life have influenced countless others (for better and for worse) while maintaining the East Coast club thug sound. Jigga (one of his many nicknames) is practically synonymous with success, releasing back to back multiplatinum albums and flashing more diamonds than Liberace. His ability to move a crowd and get them singing along is uncanny, and his popularity shows no signs of waning. If you dig iced-out street stories you can dance to, it doesn't get any better than Jay Hova. Aliases: HOV, Shawn Carter, Jigga, El Presidente, The Carter Administration

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