Trivia

"Ghostwriter" for such stars as: Foxy Brown, Mase, Dr. Dre and others.

Good friends with Eminem. They have worked together three times since 2003.

Since his album "Hard Knock Life/Volume 2", every Jay-Z solo album has gone at least double platinum.

His album "The Black Album" was supposed to be his last album.

Is part owner of the Brooklyn Nets basketball team.

The second rapper to have his own signature sneaker, the S. Carter by Reebok. (Master P was first, affiliated with Converse.) This went onto become one of the biggest-selling sneakers of 2003.

Along with his wife Beyoncé, good friends with Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin.

Has had six consecutive albums make #1 debuts on The Billboard Hot 100 Pop Charts: "Volume 2: Hard Knock Life"; "Volume 3: The Life and Times of S. Carter"; "The Dynasty/Roc la' Familia"; "The Blueprint"; "Blueprint 2: The Gift and the Curse"; and "The Black Album".

Good friends with Rihanna. He is also her mentor. In 2005, he discovered her and signed her to his label, he had her wait until 3 am to make sure lawyers could get there for her to sign a contract.

Has three children with wife Beyoncé: daughter Blue Ivy Carter (b. January 7, 2012) and daughter Rumi Carter & son Sir Carter (b. June 13, 2017).

Good friends with Ralph Fiennes, Lil' Wayne, Mariah Carey, Will Smith and Chris Rock.

His ex-girlfriend's pregnancy led to a miscarriage two years ago, a fact he laments in the song "This Can't Be Life", from his album "The Dynasty: Roc La Familia" (2000).

Calls "The Blueprint 2" his weakest album because of having "too many songs".

Played by Jimmie 'JJ' Walker in rapper Cam'ron's music video "Wet Wipes" (2006).

Son-in-law of Mathew Knowles and Tina Knowles.

Old schoolmates and friends with The Notorious B.I.G. (also known as Biggie Smalls). The two later made songs together including "I Love the Dough" and "Brooklyn's Finest".

His album "The Blueprint 2" has sold a total of three million copies.

Has a sneaker deal with Reebok to create his S. Carter sneaker line. (July 2004)

In 2006, he came out of retirement to begin recording again. In 2007, he departed from the presidency of Def Jam and sold his remaining stake in Roc-A-fella to found Roc Nation the next year.

Gives credit to Kool G Rap as one of his inspirations.

He and Beyoncé have buyed a house in Miami, Florida as well as in London, England.

It was controversially announced on February 2, 2008 that Jay-Z would headline Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, England, becoming the first major hip-hop artist to headline the British festival.

Calls "Reasonable Doubt" the favorite of his own recordings because "it's the first".

"The Black Album" was to be accompanied by his autobiography, "The Black Book". Instead, the autobiography came later under the title of "Decoded".

Ranked #10 on VH1's 50 Greatest Hip Hop Artists.

Jay-Z and Damon Dash created the urban clothing line Rocawear.

Has often been called "The God MC". This is why he has been called Hova. J-Hova (Jehovah).

Ranked #7 in the 2008 Forbes The Celebrity 100 list.

Was among the guests at Usher's 26th birthday party.

Was born on the same day that A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969), the first theatrical, feature-length "Peanuts" film, premiered at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Opened the 40/40 Club, an upscale sports bar in New York City (2003).

In 2004, it was reported that he had amassed a fortune worth $286 million as founder of Roc-A-fella Entertainment.

Signed his former adversary Nas to Def Jam Recordings. (January 2006)

Brother-in-law of Solange.

He and his then-girlfriend Beyoncé own three apartments at South Beach in Miami.

According to Forbes magazine, he became the richest musical artist in the world with a net worth of $2.5 million. (March 2023)

In 2023, he and his wife Beyoncé have buyed a house in Malibu, California, designed by Tadao Ando, for $200 million.

Received the Tony Award nomination for Best Musical as part of the production team of "Fela!" (2010).

An avid fine art collector.