Jay-Z

 Jay-Z was born December 4th 1969 as Shawn Corey Carter and is one of the most successful Hip Hop artists in the USA having sold over 30 million albums in the USA alone. However there are many other things Jay-Z is known for besides his music that some people might now know about. He currently owns the New Jersey Nets of the NBA, has been involved with a number of record companies, and holds the record for most number of albums sold by a single artist on the Billboard 200. Currently he is well known for his relationship with the beautiful and successful female singer Beyonce Knowles who he married on April 4th 2008.

Recently Jay-Z released his newest album called Blueprint 3, which includes a number of songs including other musicians singing with him, Kanye West, Rhianna, Drake, and Alicia Keys just to name a few. Below is a video of one of the new songs from Jay-Z's new album called Empire State of Mind.

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