Biography
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as JAŸ-Z (Jay-Z), is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and chairman of entertainment company Roc Nation, and was the president and chief executive officer of Def Jam Recordings from 2004 to 2007. One of the world's best-selling music artists with over 140 million records sold, Jay-Z has won 24 Grammy Awards, jointly with Kanye West the most Grammy awards of any rapper. Jay-Z was the first rapper to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the first solo living rapper inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2013, Time included him on its list of the "100 Most Influential People in the World".
Awards & recognition
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame · 2021
- Grammy Award — Best R&B Performance · 2015
- Grammy Award — Best R&B Song · 2015
- Grammy Award — Best Melodic Rap Performance · 2014
- Grammy Award — Best Rap Performance · 2013
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- Grammy Award — Best Melodic Rap Performance · 2013
- Grammy Award — Best Rap Performance · 2012
- Grammy Award — Best Melodic Rap Performance · 2011
- Grammy Award — Best Melodic Rap Performance · 2010
- Grammy Award — Best Melodic Rap Performance · 2008
- Grammy Award — Best Melodic Rap Performance · 2006
- Grammy Award — Best Melodic Rap Performance · 2004
- GLAAD Vanguard Award
Filmography50+ titles
Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream
MTV Video Music Awards
Classic Albums
Explained
Beyoncé: The Experience Live
Quincy
The Great Gatsby
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Piece by Piece
Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
History 101
Black Is King
TIME: The Kalief Browder Story
Free Angela and All Political Prisoners
Mad TV
MTV Unplugged
Hart to Heart
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
Saturday Night Live
Paid in Full
Free Meek
The Harder They Fall
Women of the Movement
Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G.
You're Watching Video Music Box
Fade to Black
The Daily Show
State Property
Annie
Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life
Top Five
Death of a Dynasty
Real Time with Bill Maher
This Is Pop
The Book of Clarence
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Paper Soldiers
Backstage
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Shop
Hogan Knows Best
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
The Concert for New York City
Jay-Z: Ultimate Hustle
Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story
Shut Up and Dribble
The Hustle of @617MikeBiv