Jay-Z

Jay-Z is one of the most successful Hip-Hop artists ever. He is one of the world's best selling artists of all time. He has sold more than 75 million records, and he has won 17 Grammy Awards. Jay-Z is approximately worth about 520 million dollars. He is considered to be one of the greatest artists ever. He got married to Beyonce in 2008. Then in 2012, they had their daughter Blue Ivy Carter. The song "Glory" was dedicated to their daughter. In 2006, MTV ranked him number one on their list of The greatest MC's of all time. His albums "Reasonable Doubt," "The Blueprint," and "The Black Album" were all listed in the Rolling Stone's list of 500 greatest albums of all time. "The Blueprint" ranked number 252, "Reasonable Doubt" ranked 250, and "The Black Album" ranked number 349. Some of his other albums are "Magna Carta Holy Grail", "Watch The Throne," "American Gangster," "The Blueprint 2: The Gift and The Curse," "The Blueprint 3" "Kingdom Come" and "The Black Chronic" Some of Jay-Z's hit songs are "Ni**as in Paris," "03 Bonnie & Clyde," "Run This Town," "Empire State of Mind," "Izzo," "Excuse Me Miss," "Young Forever," "Holy Grail," and "99 Problems." Before Jay-Z got big, he sold CD's out of his car. Himself, Damon Dash, Kareem Biggs created Roc-A-Fella Records in 1995. In 1997, he signed a deal with Def Jam. Jay-Z is also the founder of Roc Nation.