Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Corey Carter, was born in Brooklyn, New York, on a street called Marcy Projects.
Singers and musicians become famous with one song; they become popular in no time. Did you know the richest musician in the world makes only three percent of his money from music?
Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Corey Carter, was born in Brooklyn, New York, on a street called Marcy Projects.
He used to sell music CDs from his car and went to school to follow his dream of becoming a rapper. In the initial days of his career, he faced rejection from many music companies.
In 1995, Jay-Z started his own music label called Roc-A-Fella Records with two friends. Jay-Z’s first album, Reasonable Doubt, was released in 1996; it was a groundbreaking moment in his career. Jay-Z has sold 140 million music records and won 25 Grammy Awards. One user named Ricardo on X shared that music is only 3 percent of his approximately Rs 20,000 crore net worth.
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Jay-Z started a clothing brand called Rocawear and sold it for 204 million dollars. He has built his own company, Roc Nation, and bought the music app Tidal.
