One of my favorite hip hop rappers has to be jay-z. Here i
found some information about him that to whoever likes him as well might find
entertaining. Born and raised in the rough Marcy Projects of Brooklyn, NY,
Jay-Z underwent some tough times after his father left his mother before the
young rapper was even a teen. Without a man in the house, he became a
self-supportive youth, turning to the streets, where he soon made a name for
himself as a fledging rapper. Known as "Jazzy" in his neighborhood,
he soon shortened his nickname to {Jay-Z}, and did all he could to break into
the rap game. Of course, as he vividly discusses in his lyrics, Jay-Z was also
a street hustler at this time, doing what needed to be done to make the money
he needed to launch his rap career. When his rap ambitions became a reality, he
decided to make an untraditional decision and start his own label rather than
sign with an established label. Together with friends Damon Dash and Kareem
"Biggs" Burke, Jay-Z created Roc-a-Fella Records, a risky strategy
for cutting out the middle man and making money for himself. Of course, he
needed a quality distributor, and when he scored a deal with Priority Records,
he was set to release his debut album, Reasonable Doubt. I most like his new
book which I read a short summary of, the book is called Empire State of
Mind: How Jay-Z Went from Street Corner to Corner Office by Zack
O’Malley Greenburg and has been out since March 17. Jay-Z’s team managed to
keep buzz about the book to a minimum but still did not manage to stop it from
being released.
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