Biography

Embodying the rags-to-riches rap dream, Jay-Z pulled himself up by his bootstraps as a youth to eventually become the reigning rapper of New York City and, in turn, a major-label executive following his short-lived retirement from music-making. In the wake of his 1996 debut, Reasonable Doubt, Jay-Z's albums sold millions upon millions with each release, and his endless parade of hits made him omnipresent on urban radio and video television. He retained a strongly devoted fan base and challenged whatever rivals attempted to oust him from atop the rap game, sparring most memorably with Nas. Jay-Z and his Roc-a-Fella associates greatly influenced the industry and established many of the trends that pervaded during the late '90s and early 2000s. He consistently worked with the hottest producers of the day (Clark Kent, DJ Premier, Teddy Riley, Trackmasters, Erick Sermon, Timbaland, Swizz Beatz), and if they weren't hot at the time, they likely would be afterward (the Neptunes, Kanye West, Just Blaze, 9th Wonder). He similarly collaborated with the hottest rappers in the industry, everyone from East Coast contemporaries like the Notorious B.I.G. ("Brooklyn's Finest") and DMX ("Cash, Money, Hoes"), to the best rappers from the South (Ludacris, Missy Elliott) and the West Coast (Snoop Dogg, Too Short). After his self-declared retirement from rapping in 2003, he assumed the presidency of the seminal rap label Def Jam and, as an industry executive, embarked on another phase in his illustrious career.

Top Albums
1. Watch the Th..	2. American Gan..	3. Watch the Th..	4. Magna Carta...	5. The Black Al..
6. Kingdom Come	7. Vol. 2... Ha..	8. Collision Co..	9. Vol. 3: Life..	10. Collision Co..
11. MTV Unplugge..	12. In My Lifeti..	13. The Hits Col..	14. Magna Carta...	15. Live In Broo..
16. The Best of ..	17. The Dynasty ..	18. The Black Al..	19. Watch the Th..	20. MTV Ultimate..

Top Songs
	Name	Album	Time	Price
1.	Monster (feat. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nic..	My Beautiful Dark Twisted F..	6:18	$1.29
2.	Empire State of Mind (feat. Alicia K..	Hits Collection, Vol. One (..	4:37	$1.29
3.	Run This Town (feat. Rihanna & K..	Hits Collection, Vol. One (..	4:28	$1.29
4.	Holy Grail (feat. Justin Timberlake)	Magna Carta... Holy Grail	5:38	$1.29
5.	Clique	Kanye West Presents Good Mu..	4:53	$1.29
6.	Ni**as in Paris	Watch the Throne	3:39	$1.29
7.	Ni**as in Paris	Watch the Throne (Deluxe Ve..	3:39	$1.29
8.	99 Problems	Black Album	3:54	$1.29
9.	No Church in the Wild (feat. Frank O..	Watch the Throne	4:32	$1.29
10.	Part II (On the Run) [feat. Beyoncé..	Magna Carta... Holy Grail	5:33	$1.29
11.	Numb / Encore	Collision Course (Deluxe Ve..	3:25	$1.29
12.	Dirt Off Your Shoulder	Black Album	4:05	$1.29
13.	Run This Town (feat. Rihanna & K..	Hits Collection, Vol. One (..	4:28	$1.29
14.	Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)	Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life	3:58	$1.29
15.	Young Forever (feat. Beyoncé) [Live..	Live In Brooklyn	5:50	$1.29
16.	Tom Ford	Magna Carta... Holy Grail	3:09	$1.29
17.	Big Pimpin' (Featuring UGK)	Vol. 3: Life and Times of S..	4:44	$1.29
18.	Can I Get A... (Soundtrack Version)	Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life	5:09	$1.29
19.	Niggas In Paris	Top Five (Music From and In..	3:39	$1.29
20.	Otis (feat. Otis Redding)	Watch the Throne	2:58	$1.29
21.	Gotta Have It	Watch the Throne	2:20	$1.29
22.	Empire State of Mind	Hits Collection, Vol. One	4:37	$1.29
23.	Who Gon Stop Me	Watch the Throne	4:16	$1.29
24.	Numb / Encore	MTV Ultimate Mash-Ups Prese..	3:25	$1.29
25.	Holy Grail (feat. Justin Timberlake)	Magna Carta... Holy Grail	5:38	$1.29

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