Born: Brooklyn, NY, 1970
Years Active: 2000-2008
Member of: Original Flavor
Influenced by: Eric B. & Rakim, Kool G Rap & DJ Polo
Genre: Hip-Hop
Biography: Embodying the rags-to-riches rap dream, Jay-Z pulled himself up by his bootstraps as a youth to eventually become the ...
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Jul 09 2009 11:30AM
by Latifah Muhammad
Filed under: Hip-Hop News, Side Gig
The Boombox Music Blog: When it comes to hip-hop moneymakers there can only be one king, and his name is Jay-Z. The mogul tops Forbes' Hip-Hop Cash Kings list knocking last year's king 50 Cent out of the top spot. Hova raked in a reported $35 million starting in June 2008, ... Read moreJul 06 2009 14:30PM
by BoomBox Staff
Filed under: Hip-Hop News, What's Beef?
The Boombox Music Blog: Jay-Z knows how to multitask. The hip-hop icon took a moment during his recent show to honor the King of Pop and take a verbal swipe at Damon Dash, The Game and Jim Jones. The Brooklyn-bred emcee played a video-enhanced rendition of Jackson's 'I ... Read moreJun 29 2009 8:15AM
by Tracey Ford
Filed under: Hip-Hop Videos
The Boombox Music Blog: Jay-Z premiered the video for 'D.O.A. (Death of Autotune),' the first official single off his highly-anticipated upcoming album 'Blueprint 3,' right after the BET Awards Sunday night. The gritty video, directed by Anthony Mandler, features ... Read more
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07/09/09
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05/28/09
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05/13/09
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05/06/09
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04/18/09
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04/16/09
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03/26/09
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01/22/09
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01/20/09
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01/09/09
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01/07/09
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12/30/08
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12/23/08
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12/05/08
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12/03/08
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12/02/08
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11/25/08
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11/19/08
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11/19/08
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07/09/09
A Breakdown Of Forbes' Top 2009 Hip-Hop Earners Despite earning 57% less between June 20...
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07/09/09
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07/09/09
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07/09/09
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07/08/09
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07/08/09
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07/07/09
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07/06/09
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07/06/09
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07/05/09
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07/04/09
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07/01/09
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07/01/09
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07/01/09
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07/07/09
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07/07/09
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07/06/09
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07/03/09
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07/02/09
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07/01/09
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07/01/09
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07/01/09
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06/30/09
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06/30/09
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06/27/09
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06/26/09
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06/24/09
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