About JAY-Z
Embodying the rags-to-riches rap dream, Jay Z pulled himself up by his bootstraps as a youth to eventually become the reigning rapper of New York City and, in turn, a major-label executive following his short-lived retirement from music-making. In the wake of his 1996 debut, Reasonable Doubt, Jay Z's albums sold millions upon millions, and his endless parade of hits made him omnipresent on urban radio and video television. He retained a strongly devoted fan base and challenged whatever rivals attempted to oust him from atop the rap game, sparring most memorably with Nas. Jay Z and his Roc-a-Fella associates greatly influenced the industry and established many of the trends that pervaded during the late '90s and early 2000s. He consistently worked with the hottest producers of the day (DJ Premier, Teddy Riley, Timbaland, Swizz Beatz), and if they weren't hot at the time, they likely would be afterward (the Neptunes, Kanye West, Just Blaze, 9th Wonder). He similarly collaborated with the hottest rappers, everyone from East Coast contemporaries like the Notorious B.I.G. ("Brooklyn's Finest") and DMX ("Cash, Money, Hoes"), to the best rappers from the South (Ludacris, Missy Elliott) and the West Coast (Snoop Dogg, Too Short). After his self-declared retirement from rapping in 2003, he assumed the presidency of the seminal rap label Def Jam and, as an industry executive, embarked on another phase in his illustrious career.
Born in 1969 and raised in the rough Marcy Projects of Brooklyn, New York, Jay Z underwent some tough times after his father left his mother before the young rapper was even a teen. Without a man in the house, he became a self-supporting youth, turning to the streets, where he made a name for himself as a fledging rapper. Known as "Jazzy" in his neighborhood, he soon shortened his nickname to Jay Z and did all he could to break into the rap game. As he vividly discusses in his lyrics, Jay Z also became a street hustler around this time, doing what needed to be done to make money. For a while, he ran around with rapper Jaz-O, aka Big Jaz. From Jaz he learned how to navigate the rap industry and what moves to make. He also participated in the group Original Flavor for a short time. Jay Z subsequently decided to make an untraditional decision and start his own label rather than sign with an established label as Jaz had done. Together with friends Damon Dash and Kareem "Biggs" Burke, he created Roc-a-Fella Records, a risky strategy for cutting out the middleman and making money for himself. Once he found a reputable distributor, Priority Records (and then later Def Jam), Jay Z finally had everything in place, including a debut album, Reasonable Doubt (1996).

Albums list:
JAY Z - 444
JAY Z - 444 (Clean Version)
JAY Z - American Gangster
JAY Z - American Gangster (Acappella)
JAY Z - Blueprint 2.1
JAY Z - Hard Knock Life - EP
JAY Z - In My Lifetime Vol. 1
JAY Z - Kingdom Come
JAY Z - Live At Coachella (2010)
JAY Z - Live In Brooklyn
JAY Z - Magna Carta... Holy Grail
JAY Z - MTV Unplugged Jay-Z (Live)
JAY Z - Reasonable Doubt
JAY Z - The Black Album
JAY Z - The Black Album (Acappella)
JAY Z - The Blueprint
JAY Z - The Blueprint 2 The Gift & The Curse
JAY Z - The Blueprint 3 (Deluxe Version)
JAY Z - The Blueprint 3 (Deluxe Version) (iTunes + LP)
JAY Z - The Blueprint Collector's Edition (Bonus Track Version)
JAY Z - The Dynasty - Roc La Famila 2000
JAY Z - The Hits Collection, Vol. One (Deluxe Edition with Videos)
JAY Z - The Hits Collection, Vol. One (Deluxe Edition)
JAY Z - Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
JAY Z - Vol. 3 Life and Times of S. Carter
JAY Z & Kanye West - Watch The Throne (Deluxe Edition)
JAY Z & Kanye West - Watch the Throne (Deluxe Version)
JAY Z & Linkin Park - Collision Course
Jay Z & R. Kelly - The Best of Both Worlds
JAY Z & R. Kelly - Unfinished Business
Timbaland & Magoo & Twista - Present

EPs & Singles list:
JAY Z - '03 Bonnie & Clyde - EP
JAY Z - '03 Bonnie & Clyde (feat. Beyoncé) - EP
JAY Z - 99 Problems Dirt Off Your Shoulder - Single
JAY Z - 99 Problems Dirt Off Your Shoulder - Single + M4V
JAY Z - Blue Magic (feat. Pharrell) - Single + M4V
JAY Z - Collision Course - EP
JAY Z - Empire State of Mind - Single
JAY Z - Empire State of Mind (feat. Alicia Keys) - EP
JAY Z - Excuse Me Miss - Single
JAY Z - Run This Town (feat. Rihanna & Kanye West) - Single (Clean + Explicit)
JAY Z - Show Me What You Got - Single
JAY Z & Linkin Park - MTV Ultimate Mash-Ups Presents Collision Course - Numb Encore - EP
Justin Timberlake - Suit & Tie (feat. JAY Z) - Single + M4V

Singles list:
Beanie Sigel & Freeway - Average Cat (Jay-Z Diss!!) - Single
Beck, Jay-Z & Pharrell Williams - Frontin' On Debra (DJ Reset Mash Up) - Single
Coldplay - Lost+ (with Jay-Z) Viva la Vida (Live At the 51st Grammy Awards) - Single
DJ Khaled - Top Off (feat. JAY Z, Future & Beyoncé) - Single
Frank Ocean - Biking (feat. JAY Z & Tyler, the Creator) - Single
JAY Z - Blue Magic - Single
JAY Z - Change Clothes - Single
JAY Z - D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune) - Single
JAY Z - On to the Next One - Single
JAY Z - Run This Town (Live from Madison Square Garden) [feat. Rihanna & Kanye West] - Single
JAY Z - Young Forever (feat. Mr Hudson) - Single
JAY Z & Kanye West - Nias In Paris - Single
JAY Z & Kanye West - Otis (feat. Otis Redding) - Single
JAY Z & T. I. - Swagga Like Us (feat. Kanye West & Lil Wayne) - Single
JAY Z & T.I. - Swagga Like Us (feat. Kanye West & Lil Wayne) - Single
JAY Z, Rihanna & E.S. Posthumus - Run This Town Posthumus Zone (Medley) - Single
Jay-Z & Kanye West - H•A•M - Single
Jay-Z & Kanye West - Otis (feat. Otis Redding) - Single
Jeezy - Seen It All (feat. JAY Z) - Single
Just Blaze and Baauer - Higher (Extended) [feat. JAY Z] - Single
Just Blaze and Baauer - Higher (feat. JAY Z) - Single
Justin Timberlake - Suit & Tie (feat. JAY Z) - Single
Justin Timberlake - Suit & Tie featuring JAY Z (Radio Edit) - Single
Lenny Kravitz - Storm (Just Blaze Remix) [feat. Jay-Z] - Single
M.I.A. - XXXO (Jay-Z Remix) - Single
Rick Ross - 3 Kings (feat. Dr. Dre & Jay-Z) - Single
Rick Ross - The Devil Is a Lie (feat. JAY Z) - Single
Snoop Dogg - I Wanna Rock (The Kings G-Mix) [feat. Jay-Z] - Single
The Murderers - Holla Holla (Remix) [Album Version] iTunes Single
Timbaland - Know Bout Me (feat. JAY Z, Drake & James Fauntleroy) - Single
Timbaland - Know Bout Me (feat. JAY Z, Drake & James Fauntleroy) - Single (Clean Version)
X Ambassadors - Jungle (Remix) ft. JAY Z - Single
Young Jeezy - Go Crazy - Single
Young Jeezy & Jay-Z - Put On (Remix) [feat. Jay-Z] - Single
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