A Dynasty Like No Other
Living just enough for the city wasn't enough for a dreaming kid, born Shawn Carter. The battered brick asbestos asylums just didn't offer the type of sophistication conducive to a Cristal sipping lifestyle. Working some simple grocery-bagging job fourteen hours a day wasn't the move either. So, when the young boy set foot on the burning sands of manhood, he left his given name of Shawn Carter and emerged as Jay-Z. At millenniums end, the hottest rapper in rap music is Jay-Z. Since the release of his quadruple-platinum "VOL.2...Hard Knock Life", Jay-z has an incredible string of urban radio hits. "Can I Get A...", "Hard Knock Life", "Jigga What, Jigga Who", "Money, Cash" the list goes on and on. Unlike many of today's most popular rap artists, Jay built an extensive catalog of hits before making his mark on the charts and enjoys underground respectability as well as mainstream acceptance. Longtime rap fans may remember Jay-Z as an associate of Jaz, who had a minor hit in 1988 with "Hawaiian Sophie". Before that, he was Shawn Carter; a young dreamer born in 1969 on December 4th. Born and raised in Brooklyn's Marcy Projects.
That winter, Jay was one of several openings acts on Puff Daddy's 1997 "No Way Out" tour. The creativity of Shawn Carter has brought him a superb collection of tracks with more to come. More importantly, it earned the admiration of veteran rap stars. Developing a crown capturing strategy came natural for the young businessman. , who joined Jay-Z on "Brooklyn's Finest", a vicious response to 2pac's "Hit 'Em Up" single. Jay-Z was named best male solo artist as well. Black men in the ghetto don't have many options because they're surrounded by despair and depression. Jay-Z's remarkable roll continued with 2001's "The Blueprint", another stellar work putting him out front as the current leader of the genre.
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