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June 12, 2008

Kanye, Jay-Z Prove Hip-Hop Tours Can Be Big Business

High-concept shows are some of the bestselling of spring
December 5, 2005

COVER Cover Story: The Book of Jay

He's hip-hop's most valuable player: A former street hustler turned microphone god who has applied his business genius to everything from sneakers to vodka. Now Jay-Z wants to become the game's greatest record exeutive
December 6, 2001

People of the Year 2001: Jay-Z

Hip-hop's number-one hustler
December 2, 1999

Lance Rivera Stabbed

Rivera now in stable condition; rapper Jay-Z sought for questioning

Recordings and Reviews

The Blueprint 3

"What more can I say?" asked Jay-Z in 2003, on his vaunted "retirement" record, The Black Album. The question has haunted the great — arguably, greatest — MC ever since, from his comeback dud Kingdom Come (2006) and soundtrack curio American Gangster (2007). As the curtain lifts on...

2009 RS: 3of 5 Stars

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2003

The Blueprint, Vol. 2: The Gift and the Curse

2002

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Biography

The top millennium top hip-hop artist, Jay-Z tied Elvis Presley for the most Number One albums by a solo performer with the release of his 2007 disc American Gangster. (The Beatles still hold the overall record with nineteen chart toppers). Born Shawn Carter, on December 4, 1970, in Brooklyn, New York, he grew up in the tough Marcy Projects Like fellow New York rappers DMX and Nas, he achieved...

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