Shawn Corey Carter was born 4 December 1969 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Raised in Brooklyn, Carter was a school friend of the Notorious B.I.G. He first started releasing records in the late 1980s. In 1990, he appeared on records by his close friend Jaz (The Originators) and Original Flavor (Can I Get Open), and later scored an underground hit single with 1995s In My Lifetime. Drawing on Jaz's dealings with mercenary labels, Jay-Z set up his own Roc-A-Fella imprint in 1996 with entrepreneur D ...[Read Story]
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BET Hip-Hop Awards
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"Beef: The Series"
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"Driven"LL Cool J
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MTV Video Music Awards 2006
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Beyond Beef: Jay-Z & Nas
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Through the Fire
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"Driven"Jamie Foxx
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"Video on Trial"Episode #1.1
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"Driven"Snoop Dogg
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I Will Not Lose
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"Driven"Jennifer Garner
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"Driven"Ashton Kutcher
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"Driven"Mike Tyson
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"Driven"Usher
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Fade to Black
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2003 Radio Music Awards
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"Driven"Eve
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"Driven"Nelly
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Jay-Z in Concert
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"Driven"Anna Kournikova
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"Driven"Motley Crue
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"Driven"Lil' Kim
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"Driven"Madonna
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"Driven"Jay-Z
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"Mad TV"Episode #6.23
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The 2000 Radio Music Awards
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"106 & Park Top 10 Live"
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"Driven"Shakira (????)
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