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The renowned American rapper Jay Z He is celebrating his 53rd birthday.
Shawn Corey Carter is the real name of this artist, who was born on December 4, 1969.
Aside from being a rapper, Jay-Z is known as a producer, a successful businessman, and has also taken a few steps with acting.
He is, then, one of the artists who has most influenced hip-hop, his success has led him to make a fortune. He has a net worth of more than $1.4 billion.
It is estimated that he has sold approximately 75 million albums worldwide. And with it the nominations for numerous awards have also arrived.
He is the most nominated musician in the history of the Grammyswith 83. Of them he has won a total of 23.
For all this and more, many consider the man born in New York as one of the best rappers of all time.
In what was the controversial list of “The Greatest MCs of All Times”, which was compiled by MTV in 2006, Jay-Z appeared in the first place.
milestone albums
Among his many successful albums, there are three that have been trending throughout his career.
“Reasonable Doubt (1996)”, “The Blueprint” (2001) and “The Black Album” (2003), are considered his letter of introduction and with which he made the leap to stardom.
In fact, all three presume to be in the top 500 albums list of all time in Rolling Stone magazine.
as an entrepreneur
In addition to his musical career, brilliant in itself, he began his adventure in the business world, where he has done the same, or better.
Jay-Z is a co-owner of the 40/40 Club, he is also one of the owners of the Brooklyn Nets, an NBA basketball team. He created the clothing line “Roca wear”.
Love story
He is married to the American star Beyoncé, and they are currently one of the most iconic couples in the entertainment industry.
The story dates back to 1999, when the two met while Beyoncé was part of the R&B group. Destiny’s Child. In 2004 their relationship was confirmed when they arrived together on the red carpet at the MTV awards.
They got married in 2008 and three years later they had their first daughter. In 2017 two more children were born, twins, named Rumi and Sir Carter.
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