Jay-Z

Full Name: Shawn Corey Carter

Born: December 4, 1969

Home: Brooklyn, NY

Website Link(s): Roc-a-fella Page]

Instrument(s)

 * Vocals

Genre(s)

 * Rap
 * Hip Hop

Label(s)

 * Island
 * Def Jam
 * Roc-A-Fella

RIYL

 * The Notorious B.I.G.
 * Fort Minor

Has Notably Worked with

 * Linkin Park
 * Jaz-O
 * Big L
 * DJ Premier
 * DJ Clark Kent
 * The Notorious B.I.G.
 * Puff Daddy
 * Ja Rule
 * UGK
 * Eminem
 * Kanye West
 * Beyoncé Knowles
 * Busta Rhymes
 * Sean Paul
 * Timbaland
 * 9th Wonder
 * DJ Danger Mouse
 * The Roots
 * Missy Elliott
 * Memphis Bleek
 * Beanie Siegel
 * Freeway
 * Mary J. Blige
 * Twista
 * Ghostface Killah
 * Foxy Brown
 * Pharrell
 * R. Kelly
 * Phish
 * Fort Minor

Musician Biography
Jay-Z is both a reknowned rapper and entrepreneur, who is currently the head of Def Jam, and the founder of Roc-A-Fella. He retired from solo-albums with 2003's The Black Album (which became the center of controversy when DJ Danger Mouse remixed it with The White Album to create The Grey Album, which was sued out of existence by EMI over the Beatles samples). He continues to produce and collaborate, as well as run his various labels.

=Discography=

Albums

 * Reasonable Doubt
 * In My Lifetime, Vol. 1
 * Vol. 2: Hard Knock Life
 * Vol. 3: Life And Times Of S. Carter
 * The Dynasty: Roc La Familia
 * The Blueprint
 * Unplugged
 * The Best Of Both Worlds (with R. Kelly)
 * The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse
 * The Black Album
 * Unfinished Business (with R. Kelly)
 * Collision Course (with Linkin Park)

Mix CDs

 * Movie Script Version 1 (Promotional CD)
 * Emotional Madness
 * DJ Vlad & Roc Raida: Rock Phenomenon (Hosted by Mike Shinoda)