Jay-Z

Jay-Z, styled JAŸ-Z, real name Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969 in New York), is an American rapper and businessman. He is one of the highest-earning hip-hop artists in America. Forbes magazine estimates Jay-Z's fortune at 2.5 billion dollars. He is also one of the most prolific artists, with over one hundred million albums sold; he has won twenty-four Grammy Awards but has won only once in the 'Best Rap Album' category, in 1999 with Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life. On the other hand, the rapper has triumphed twice in the 'Best R&B Song' category, both times with his wife Beyoncé: the award-winning songs are Crazy in Love (2004) and Drunk in Love (2015). He reaches first place on MTV's 'Greatest MCs of All Time' list in 2006. Three of his albums, Reasonable Doubt (1996), The Blueprint (2001), and The Black Album (2003), are considered classics of the genre, all ranked in Rolling Stone's '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list.

As an entrepreneur and businessman, Jay-Z is a shareholder in the 40/40 Club and is one of the creators of the Rocawear ready-to-wear brand. He has also owned the Armand de Brignac champagne house since 2014. Former president of Def Jam Recordings, he is the co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records and founder of Roc Nation. He is also certified by the NBA and MLB. As a musician, he holds the record for the number of number 1 albums by a solo artist according to Billboard 200, which stands at 13. On December 11, 2009, Jay-Z became the tenth most successful artist of the 2000s according to Billboard magazine, as well as the fifteenth best solo artist and fourteenth best rapper behind Eminem, Nelly, and 50 Cent. Rolling Stone designates him as the 88th greatest artist of all time. He has been married to Beyoncé since 2008 and the couple has three children.