A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Shawn Carter
Shawn Corey Carter
Birthplace:
New York City, New York, USA
Born:
December 4, 1969
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and chairman of entertainment company Roc Nation, and was the president and chief executive officer of Def Jam Recordings from 2004 to 2007. One of the world's best-selling music artists with over 140 million records sold, Jay-Z has won 24 Grammy Awards, jointly with Kanye West the most Grammy awards of any rapper. Jay-Z was the first rapper to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the first solo living rapper inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2013, Time included him on its list of the "100 Most Influential People in the World".
Co-Producer:
2014 Top Five
Executive Producer:
2004 Jay-Z and Linkin Park - Collision Course
2005 Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
2012 Free Angela and All Political Prisoners
2013 Made in America
2013 The Great Gatsby
2014 Top Five
2016 RD20
2021 The Harder They Fall
Music:
1998 Streets is Watching
2001 Jay-Z MTV Unplugged
2004 Jay-Z and Linkin Park - Collision Course
2005 Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
2011 Jay-Z Live From Madison Square Garden: Answer The Call
2012 Free Angela and All Political Prisoners
2013 Made in America
2013 Picasso Baby
2013 The Great Gatsby
2014 On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z
2014 Top Five
2015 Tidal X: Jaÿ-Z B-Sides Concert
2016 RD20
2021 The Harder They Fall
2024 Space Dogg
Producer:
1998 Streets is Watching
2001 Jay-Z MTV Unplugged
2002 Paid in Full
2004 Jay-Z and Linkin Park - Collision Course
2005 Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
2011 Jay-Z Live From Madison Square Garden: Answer The Call
2012 Free Angela and All Political Prisoners
2013 Made in America
2013 Picasso Baby
2013 The Great Gatsby
2014 Annie
2014 On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z
2014 Top Five
2015 Tidal X: Jaÿ-Z B-Sides Concert
2016 RD20
2021 The Harder They Fall
2024 Space Dogg
2024 The Book of Clarence
???? Forty Acres
???? Teddy
Script:
1998 Streets is Watching
2001 Jay-Z MTV Unplugged
2002 Paid in Full
2004 Jay-Z and Linkin Park - Collision Course
2005 Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
2011 Jay-Z Live From Madison Square Garden: Answer The Call
2012 Free Angela and All Political Prisoners
2013 Made in America
2013 Picasso Baby
2013 The Great Gatsby
2014 Annie
2014 On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z
2014 Top Five
2015 Tidal X: Jaÿ-Z B-Sides Concert
2016 A History of The War on Drugs, from Prohibition to Gold Rush
2016 RD20
2021 The Harder They Fall
2024 Space Dogg
2024 The Book of Clarence
???? Forty Acres
???? Teddy
Songs:
1998 Streets is Watching
2001 Jay-Z MTV Unplugged
2002 Paid in Full
2004 Jay-Z and Linkin Park - Collision Course
2005 Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
2011 Jay-Z Live From Madison Square Garden: Answer The Call
2012 Free Angela and All Political Prisoners
2013 Made in America
2013 Picasso Baby
2013 The Great Gatsby
2014 Annie
2014 On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z
2014 Top Five
2015 Tidal X: Jaÿ-Z B-Sides Concert
2016 A History of The War on Drugs, from Prohibition to Gold Rush
2016 RD20
2017 4:44
2021 The Harder They Fall
2024 Space Dogg
2024 The Book of Clarence
???? Forty Acres
???? Teddy
Thanks:
1998 Streets is Watching
2001 Jay-Z MTV Unplugged
2002 Paid in Full
2004 Jay-Z and Linkin Park - Collision Course
2005 Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
2011 Jay-Z Live From Madison Square Garden: Answer The Call
2011 Watch the Throne
2012 Free Angela and All Political Prisoners
2013 Made in America
2013 Picasso Baby
2013 The Great Gatsby
2014 Annie
2014 On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z
2014 Top Five
2015 Tidal X: Jaÿ-Z B-Sides Concert
2016 A History of The War on Drugs, from Prohibition to Gold Rush
2016 RD20
2017 4:44
2021 The Harder They Fall
2024 Space Dogg
2024 The Book of Clarence
???? Forty Acres
???? Teddy
Creator:
2019 Free Meek
Executive Producer:
2017 Time: The Kalief Browder Story
2018 Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story
2019 Free Meek
2022 Women of the Movement
Musician:
2011 Hot 97
2017 Time: The Kalief Browder Story
2018 Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story
2019 Free Meek
2022 Women of the Movement
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Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
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