Bio/Wiki
Real Name | Shawn Corey Carter |
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Physical Stats & More
Height | 6' 2" |
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Weight | 83 kg |
Eye Color | Black |
Hair Color | Black |
Educational Qualification(s)
School | Eli Whitney High School, Brooklyn |
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College | N/A |
Education Qualification | High School dropout |
Personal Life
Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
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Hometown | Bedford-Stuyvesant area, Brooklyn |
Religion | Non-denominational monotheistic |
Ethnicity | African-American |
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Relationships & More
Marital Status | Married |
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Wife/Spouse | Beyoncé Knowles |
Children | Blue Ivy Carter |
Family
Father | Adness Reeves | ||||
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Mother | Gloria Carter | ||||
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Career
Debut | Reasonable Doubt (1996) |
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Favourites
Sports | Basketball |
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Color | Blue |
Music | Hip-hop |
Movie | Godfather 2 |
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Food | Pasta, Cereal |
Drink | Aemand de Brignac Champagne |
Perfume | Gold Jay Z |
Pet | Dogs |
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Album | Reasonable Doubt |
Some Lesser Known Facts
Jay Z has won 21 Grammy Awards. | |
He is the owner of the New York sports bar 40/40 Club. | |
Jay Z is a co-creator of the clothing line Rocawear. | |
He is the founder of Roc Nation and a co-founder of Roc-A-Fella records. | |
Raised by a single mother, Jay Z forgave his father after 33 years. | |
He once shot his older brother in the shoulder for stealing his jewelry. | |
Jay Z does not write his lyrics down; instead, he creates them in his head. | |
He takes Beyoncé on a pizza date every Sunday. | |
Jay Z is a co-owner of the basketball team Brooklyn Nets. |