Jay-Z

Surge Tracks

• 99 Problems
• Brooklyn Go Hard (feat. Santogold)
• Change Clothes
• Empire State Of Mind (feat. Alicia Keys)
• Girls, Girls, Girls
• I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)
• Izzo (H.O.V.A)
• Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)
• Run This Town
• Show Me What You Got

Played By

Artist Biography

Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York), is an American rapper and former president and CEO of Roc A Fella Records. He is more commonly known by a variety of stage names including Jay-Z, S. Carter, Jigga, Hova, J-Hova, Hov, and Young Hov. He is regarded as one of the most prolific and successful American blend artists of the mid-90s and early 2000s and is known for his use of metaphors, freestyling abilities, word play, flow, and blending of street and popular hip hop. He is one of the most respected rappers in the music industry, and is admired for his ability to craft songs from memory without the use of pen and paper. He married his long time girlfriend Beyonce in April 2008 after dating for over seven years. He is one of the founders of Roc-A-Fella Records, a hip-hop record label which also launched the careers of artists such as Beanie Sigel, Kanye West, Memphis Bleek, Young Gunz, Freeway, and Teairra Mari.

Early history

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Artist Discography

Albums

American Gangster (26 November 2007)
Blueprint 2.1 (7 April 2003)
Collision Course (30 November 2004)
In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 (4 November 1997)
Kingdom Come (27 November 2006)
Reasonable Doubt (1996)
The Best of Both Worlds (March 2002)
The Black Album (17 November 2003)
The Black Album: Acappella (10 May 2004)
The Blueprint (17 September 2001)
The Blueprint 3 (8 September 2009)
The Blueprint²: The Gift & The Curse (12 November 2002)
The Dynasty: Roc La Familia (22 November 2000)
Unfinished Business (26 October 2004)
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life (29 September 1998)
Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter (13 December 1999)
Watch the Throne (8 August 2011)

EPs

Collabo EP (2002)

Singles

'03 Bonnie & Clyde (12 November 2002)
99 Problems / Dirt Off Your Shoulder (10 May 2004)
Anything (14 February 2000)
Be Alone No More (1998)
Big Pimpin' (12 June 2000)
Can I Get a... (15 March 1999)
Can't Knock the Hustle (22 October 1996)
Change Clothes (8 December 2003)
Dead Presidents (20 February 1996)
Empire State of Mind (13 November 2009)
H•A•M (11 January 2011)
Hard Knock Life (15 December 1998)
I Just Wanna Love U (4 December 2000)
Izzo (21 August 2001)
Numb/Encore (2004)
Show Me What You Got (4 December 2006)
Stop / Excuse Me Miss Again (2003)
Sunshine (13 October 1997)
Umbrella (21 May 2007)
Wishing on a Star (1998)

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