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    News

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    Photos

    • Jay-Z - NEW YORK - OCTOBER 07: Actress Kate Hudson and rapper Jay-Z look on from the stands before Game One of the ALDS between the Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Yankee Stadium on October 7, 2009 in the Bronx borough of New York City.
    • Jay-Z - STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - SEPTEMBER 24: Hip hop artist Jay-Z attends the release party for his album 'The Blueprint 3' on September 24, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden.
    • Jay-Z - STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - SEPTEMBER 24: Hip hop artist Jay-Z attends the release party for his album 'The Blueprint 3' on September 24, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden.
    • Jay-Z - STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - SEPTEMBER 24: Jay-Z attends press conference on September 24, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden.
    • Jay-Z - STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - SEPTEMBER 24: Jay-Z attends press conference on September 24, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden.
    • Jay-Z - STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - SEPTEMBER 24: Jay-Z attends press conference on September 24, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden.
    • Jay-Z - STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - SEPTEMBER 24: Jay-Z attends press conference on September 24, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden.
    • Jay-Z - STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - SEPTEMBER 24: Jay-Z attends press conference on September 24, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden.
    • Jay-Z - STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - SEPTEMBER 24: Jay-Z attends press conference on September 24, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden.
    • Jay-Z - STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - SEPTEMBER 24: Jay-Z attends press conference on September 24, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden.
    • Jay-Z - LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 18: **UK TABLOID ** Jay-Z performs at Wembley Stadium as part of Coldplay's 'Viva la Vida' tour on September 18, 2009 in London, England.
    • Jay-Z - LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 18: **UK TABLOID ** Jay-Z performs at Wembley Stadium as part of Coldplay's 'Viva la Vida' tour on September 18, 2009 in London, England.
    • Jay-Z - LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 18: **UK TABLOID ** Jay-Z performs at Wembley Stadium as part of Coldplay's 'Viva la Vida' tour on September 18, 2009 in London, England.
    • Jay-Z - LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 18: **UK TABLOID ** Jay-Z performs at Wembley Stadium as part of Coldplay's 'Viva la Vida' tour on September 18, 2009 in London, England.
    • Jay-Z - LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 18: **UK TABLOID ** Jay-Z performs at Wembley Stadium as part of Coldplay's 'Viva la Vida' tour on September 18, 2009 in London, England.
    • Jay-Z - LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 18: **UK TABLOID ** Jay-Z performs at Wembley Stadium as part of Coldplay's 'Viva la Vida' tour on September 18, 2009 in London, England.
    • Jay-Z - NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 09: (U.S. Def Jam President Jay-Z appears on MTV's Total Request Live at the MTV Times Square Studios on November 9, 2005 in New York City.
    • Jay-Z - MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 28: Jay-Z performs during his 'Rock tha Block' tour at Rod Laver Arena October 28, 2006 in Melbourne, Australia.
    • Jay-Z - MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 28: Jay-Z performs during his 'Rock tha Block' tour at Rod Laver Arena October 28, 2006 in Melbourne, Australia.
    • Jay-Z - NEW YORK - DECEMBER 25: Jay-Z gives Christmas gifts to children in his old neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant on December 25, 2005 in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
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    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 ...more
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    Full Songs

  • My President Is Black DC Mix
  • When The Money Goes
  • Brooklyn Go Hard
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    Sound Clips

  • Big Pimpin'
  • Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
  • '03 Bonnie & Clyde
  • Feelin' It
  • Who You Wit II
  • Song Cry
  • Can't Knock the Hustle
  • Who You Wit
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    Videos

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    Albums

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    Ringtones

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    Web Links

  • The Blueprint - Slant Magazine
  • Jay-Z @ Rocafella
  • Jay@Z @ contactmusic
  • Soundtracks: Streets is Watching
  • A cool site! JAY-Z for your next special event!
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