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City	Venue	Date		Tickets
London	Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park	Sat	Jul 13 / 13	Find Tickets
London	Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park	Sun	Jul 14 / 13	Find Tickets
Toronto	Rogers Centre	Wed	Jul 17 / 13	Find Tickets
Bronx, NY	Yankee Stadium	Fri	Jul 19 / 13	Find Tickets
Bronx, NY	Yankee Stadium	Sat	Jul 20 / 13	Find Tickets
Chicago, IL	Soldier Field	Mon	Jul 22 / 13	Find Tickets
San Francisco, CA	Candlestick Park	Fri	Jul 26 / 13	Find Tickets
Pasadena, CA	Rose Bowl	Sun	Jul 28 / 13	Find Tickets
Vancouver	BC Place Stadium	Wed	Jul 31 / 13	Find Tickets
Hershey, PA	Hersheypark Stadium	Sun	Aug 04 / 13	Find Tickets
Detroit, MI	Ford Field	Tue	Aug 06 / 13	Find Tickets
Baltimore, MD	M&T Bank Stadium	Thu	Aug 08 / 13	Find Tickets
Boston, MA	Fenway Park	Sat	Aug 10 / 13	Find Tickets
Boston, MA	Fenway Park	Sun	Aug 11 / 13	Find Tickets
Philadelphia, PA	Citizens Bank Park	Tue	Aug 13 / 13	Find Tickets
Miami Gardens, FL	Sun Life Stadium	Fri	Aug 16 / 13	Find Tickets

Jay-Z Biography

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Shawn Corey Knowles-Carter (born December 4, 1969), better known by his stage name Jay-Z (sometimes stylized JAY Z), is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip-hop artists and entrepreneurs in America. In 2012, ''Forbes'' estimated Carter's net worth at nearly $500 million. He has sold approximately 50 million albums worldwide, while receiving seventeen Grammy Awards for his musical work, and numerous additional nominations. Consistently ranked as one of the greatest rappers of all-time, he was ranked #1 by MTV in their list of ''The Greatest MCs of All-Time'' in 2006. Two of his albums, ''Reasonable Doubt'' (1996) and ''The Blueprint'' (2001), are considered landmarks in the genre with both of them being ranked in ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Jay-Z co-owns the 40/40 Club, is part-owner of the NBA's Brooklyn Nets and is also co-creator of the line Rocawear. He is the former CEO of Def Jam Recordings, co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records, and the founder of Roc Nation. As an artist, he holds the record for most number one albums by a solo artist on the ''Billboard'' 200 with twelve. Jay-Z also has had four number ones on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, one as lead artist. On December 11, 2009, Jay-Z was ranked as the 10th-most successful artist of the 2000s by ''Billboard'' and ranking as the 5th top solo male artist and as the 4th top rapper behind Eminem, Nelly, and 50 Cent. He was also ranked the 88th-greatest artist of all time by ''Rolling Stone''. He married American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles in 2008. They have one daughter named Blue Ivy Carter, born in January 2012.

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