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Shawn Corey Carter (born: December 4, 1969), better known professionally as JAY-Z, is an American musician, singer, and songwriter, who performs the genres of rap, hip hop, and pop.
Albums
Since he became active in 1988 he's released a total of thirteen studio albums, including
- Reasonable Doubt (1996)
- In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 (1997)
- Vol. 2...Hard Knock Life (1998)
- Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter (1999)
- The Dynasty: Roc La Familia (2000)
- The Blueprint (2001)
- The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse, (2002),
- The Black Album (2003)
- Kingdom Come (2006)
- American Gangster (2007)
- The Blueprint 3 (2009)
- Magna Carta... Holy Grail (2013)
- 4:44 (2017)
five collaboration albums, which included
- The Best of Both Worlds (2002)
- Unfinished Business (2004)
- Collision Course, (2004 with Linkin Park)
- Watch the Throne (2011 with Kanye West)
- Everything Is Love (2018 with Beyoncé)
two live albums, which includes
- Jay-Z: Unplugged (2002)
- Live in Brooklyn (2012)
five compilation albums which includes
- Chapter One: Greatest Hits, (2002)
- Blueprints 2.1, (2003)
- Bring It On: The Best of Jay-Z (2003)
- Greatest Hits (2006)
- Jay-Z: The Hits Collection Volume One (2010)
one soundtrack album which includes
- Streets Is Watching, (1998)
one mixtape which includes
- S. Carter Collection (2003)
Personal Life
He married fellow rap and hip hop artist Beyoncé in 2008, and has three children with her, including a daughter, Blue Ivy.