Jay-Z

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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Nov 05 2009 13:45PM by Tracey Ford

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The Boombox Music Blog: After selling out 26 shows across the country, Jay-Z will rest up and hit the road again in 2010. Unarguably the greatest rapper alive, Jay announced today -- via a statement from LiveNation -- that he'll kick off his 2010 trek in support of ... Read more

 
Nov 05 2009 4:30AM by Spinner Staff

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Spinner: It's always been a tall task to cover the Beatles. Frank Sinatra called 'Something' "the greatest love song ever written," then went out, night after night, and put a hurting on it: "You stick around, Jack, it might show." If the Chairman of the ... Read more

 
Nov 04 2009 9:15AM by Nadeska Alexis

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The Boombox Music Blog: Last week Beanie Sigel unleashed the Jay-Z diss track 'Average Cat,' which hit home hard enough to illicit a response from the Brooklyn rapper. Sigel's recent mission to salt old Roc-A-Fella wounds didn't stop there. Sigel has become chummy with ... Read more

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