Jay Z // "We were kids without fathers...so we found our fathers...on the streets and in history. We got to pick and choose the ancestors who would inspire the world we were going to make for ourselves."

Jay-Z

Jay-Z, photographed for Reasonable Doubt by Jonathan Mannion in 1996.

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JAY Z (born Shawn Carter), American rapper, record producer, & entrepreneur. He is one of the most successful hip-hop artists & entrepreneurs in America. He has sold 50M albums worldwide, while receiving 17 Grammys for his musical work, and numerous additional nominations. He also holds the record for most #1 albums by a solo artist on the Billboard 200 with 12. He ranks #3 on the Forbe's Five (wealthiest hip-hop artist short list) after P Diddy & Dr. Dre, and before Birdman & Drake with…

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