Shawn Corey Carter
better known as Jay Z,
born Dec.4.1969,
grew up in the concrete jungles of Brooklyn,New York.
grew up in the concrete jungles of Brooklyn,New York.
Jay Z was raised by his single mother, Gloria Carter.
"He was the last of my four children,
the only one who didn't give me any pain when I gave birth to him,
and that's how I knew he was a special child" Gloria Carter
"He was the last of my four children,
the only one who didn't give me any pain when I gave birth to him,
and that's how I knew he was a special child" Gloria Carter
Jay Z attended Eli Whitney High School in Brooklyn
with his very good friend and well legendary,
Biggie Smalls.
Although Jay Z fell into dealing drugs and gun violence very early in his life,
he ran to rapping as an escape route.
Jay Z's rap career began to flourish when he took in Jaz O as his mentor.
He appeared on MTV
and soon changed his childhood nickname from "Jazzy" to Jay Z.
Jay-Z still working his way up the ladder took a large step in 1996 which ultimately begun the greatest of his legacy and signed to Roc-A-Fella Records.
In 2003, Jay-Z begun his own record label, Def Jams Records and became the president as well as a business man.
Jay Z has become very famous over the last couple years and throughout his life has become both an idol to many and an amazing rapper as well.
He is now wedded to his beautiful wife, Beyonce and has one child, named Blue Ivy.
Here's one of Jay-Z's hits from The Blueprint:
Aint No Love
WHY Jay-Z?
Jay-Z keeps a consistent type of flow through his rapping
and as well as the old hip hop vibe. Jay-Z is a business himself.
He started from the concrete jungles of Brooklyn and now he is the president of the record label
Def Jams.
I think I've always had a love for Jay-Z because of how successful he's become
and from all the interviews I've watched on him,
he is nothing but a man of wisdom.
Hi Jenny, I really like the theme of music for your blog. I think its fun how you're telling more about the artists that people might not have known. I think it suits you a lot and you'll have fun with it! :)
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jacqulyn,
ReplyDeleteI like that your giving more info about the artist themselves, and not just the music they make and/or their personas on stage. That makes them more relatable, more down to earth, I appreciate that.
Did you know that Heart of the city is one of the very first songs Kanye produced for Jay Z?
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