It was at this point that Carter embraced the nickname Jay-Z, which was simultaneously an homage to Jaz-O, a play on Carter's childhood nickname of "Jazzy" and a reference to the J/Z subway station near his Brooklyn home.Įven with a stage name, Jay-Z remained relatively anonymous until he and two friends, Damon Dash and Kareem Burke, founded their own record label, Roc-a-Fella Records, in 1996. In 1989, he joined the rapper Jaz-O - an older performer who served as a kind of mentor - to record a song called "The Originators," which won the pair an appearance on an episode of Yo! MTV Raps. The young rapper was raised by his mother in Brooklyn's drug-infested Marcy Projects.Ĭarter turned to rap at a young age as an escape from the drugs, violence and poverty that surrounded him in the Marcy Projects. "He was the last of my four children," Jay-Z's mother, Gloria Carter, later recalled, "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." His father, Adnes Reeves, left the family when Jay-Z was only 11 years old. Rapper Jay-Z was born Shawn Corey Carter on December 4, 1969, in Brooklyn, New York. He wed popular singer and actress Beyoncé in 2008. After selling millions of records with his Roc-a-Fella label, Jay-Z created his own clothing line and founded an entertainment company. He used rap as an escape, appearing for the first time on Yo! MTV Raps in 1989. Jay-Z is an American rapper, songwriter and producer who grew up in Brooklyn's drug-infested Marcy Projects.
In addition to his award-winning hip-hop albums, Jay-Z is known for an array of successful business interests, as well as his marriage to singer Beyoncé. People complicate things.” “When you make music, you're constantly on the psychiatrist's couch, so to speak.” “I would rather lose on the side of hope than win on the side of the favorite.” If one of those things is off, it can stop you from becoming who you were meant to be.” “I've always said that if I became successful, I'd come back here, grab somebody, and show him how it can be done.” “It's harder for me to write music that everyone can relate to because I don't live a typical life anymore.” “Be true to yourself and keep things simple. I still do that now.” “There's the gift, there's the spirit, and there's the work-all three have to come together. Jackson, Lenny Kravitz, John Legend, Rashida Jones, Lena Waithe, Questlove, Jamie Foxx, Trevor Noah, Kerry Washington, Chris Martin, Aziz Ansari, Usher, Rick Ross, Pharrell Williams, Lupita Nyong'o, Queen Latifah, Tracee Ellis Ross and Tyler Perry. Jay-Z's mom, Gloria Carter, also spoke.“I never lost sense of who I was, not for a day, not before I had a record deal, and certainly not after.” “The day that Barack Obama became president, the gangsta became less relevant.” “Maybe I am old fashioned, but a record is a piece of music from start to finish and that’s what I set out to create.” “Performing or playing baseball and basketball took my mind out of my environment. You paid the right price, so we just make your hits tighter," Blue Ivy said, reciting an altered and censored version of her dad's 1998 track "Ride or Die," before bursting out laughing.Ĭelebrity participants included Kevin Hart, Rihanna, Halle Berry, David Letterman, Chris Rock, Ed Sheeran, Idris Elba, Lin-Manuel Miranda, LeBron James, Alicia Keys, Common, DJ Khaled, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Regina King, Samuel L. Blue Ivy appears at the end of the clip, following Beyoncé and more than 30 other celebs, with each participate reciting a Jay-Z lyric. The tribute video to the rapper and producer was later released. The ceremony honoring the 2021 inductees aired on HBO on Saturday, Nov. The 9-year-old, the eldest of Beyoncé and Jay-Z's three children, made a rare public appearance in a pre-recorded tribute video to her dad played during his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last month. Blue Ivy Carter is all grown up and one proud daughter!
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