55 years old (Born on December 04, 1968)
Rapper, entrepreneur; He is famous from 'Can I Get A...' Single.
Was among the guests at Usher Raymond's 26th birthday party. Discovered rapper Malicious Jynx. Ends the feud with Rapper Nas. 2003" Opened a sports bar called 40/40 Club. In 2004, it was reported that he had amassed a fortune worth $286 million as founder of Roc-a-fella Entertainment.Jay Z's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Jay Z
Calls "Blueprint 2" his weakest album because of "too many songs.".
Created urban clothing line 'Roca Wear'
Ranked #10 on VH1's 50 Greatest Hip Hop Artists.
His "The Blueprint 2" has sold a total of 3 million copies.
The Black Album is to be accompanied by his autobiography, "The Black Book".
Is good friends with Eminem. They have worked together three times since 2003.
He and Beyoncu00e9 Knowles are buying a house in Miami as well as in London, England.
His ex-girlfriend's pregnancy led to a miscarriage two years ago, a fact he laments in the song "This Can't Be Life", from 2000's The Dynasty: Roc La Familia (2000).
The second rapper to have his own signature sneaker, the S. Carter by Reebok. (Master P was first, affiliated with Converse.) It went on to become one of the biggest-selling sneakers of 2003.
Ghostwriter for such stars as: Foxy Brown, Ma$e, Dr. Dre, and others.
His latest album is, "The Black Album", which he says will be his last.
Is portrayed by Jimmie Walker in rapper Cam'Ron's video "Wet Wipes".
Has had six consecutive albums make #1 debuts on The Billboard Hot 100 Pop Charts: "Volume 2: Hard Knock Life"; "Volume 3: The Life and Times of S. Carter"; "The Dynasty/Roc la' Familia"; "The Blueprint"; "Blueprint 2: The Gift and the Curse", and "The Black Album".
Has often been called "The God MC." This is why he has been called Hova. J-Hova (Jehovah).
Since his album "Hard Knock Life/Volume 2", every Jay-Z solo album has gone at least double platinum.
July 2004: Has a sneaker deal with Reebok to create his S. Carter sneaker line.
Calls "Reasonable Doubt" the favorite of his own recordings because "it's the first.".