How Old Is
Jay-Z the Rapper
How Old Is Jay-Z
the Rapper
- Birth
Name: Shawn Corey Carter
- Birth
Place: Brooklyn, NY
- Date of Birth
/ Zodiac Sign: 12/04/1969,
Sagittarius
- Profession:
Rapper; music
producer; actor; entrepreneur
Jay-Z Fast Facts:
- Raised in Brooklyn,
he took his name from the J and Z subway lines that ran
in his neighborhood.
- Formed Roc-A-Fella
Records with his manager, Darien Dash, and road manager
and childhood friend Kareem "Biggs" Burke.
- A film crew followed
his 1999 tour with DMX, Beanie Sigel and others for the
movie Backstage
.
- Jay-Z Relationships:
- Gloria Carter -
Mother
- Beyoncé Knowles -
Wife
- Jay-Z Awards:
- 2003 Grammy: Best
R&B Song - Winner
- 1998 Grammy: Best Rap
Album - Winner
- 2004 Grammy: Best Rap
Solo Performance - Winner
- 2003 Grammy: Best
Rap/Sung Collaboration - Winner
- 2007 Grammy: Best
Rap/Sung Collaboration - Winner
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