Jay Z

Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known by his stage name Jay Z (formerly Jay-Z), is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and investor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America. In 2014, Forbes estimated Jay Z's net worth at nearly $520 million. He is one of the world's best-selling artists of all time, having sold more than 100 million records, while receiving 21 Grammy Awards for his musical work, and numerous additional nominations. Consistently ranked as one of the greatest rappers ever, he was ranked number one by MTV in their list of The Greatest MCs of All-Time in 2006. Three of his albums, Reasonable Doubt (1996), The Blueprint (2001), and The Black Album (2003), are considered landmarks in the genre with all of them featured in Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

As an entrepreneur and investor, Jay Z co-owns the 40/40 Club, and is the co-creator of the clothing line Rocawear. He is the former president of Def Jam Recordings, co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records, and the founder of Roc Nation. He also founded the sports agency Roc Nation Sports and is a certified NBA and MLB sports agent. As an artist, he holds the record for most number one albums by a solo artist on the Billboard 200 with 13. Jay Z also has had four number ones on the Billboard Hot 100, one as lead artist. On December 11, 2009, Jay Z was ranked as the tenth-most successful artist of the 2000s by Billboard as well as the fifth top solo male artist and fourth top rapper behind Eminem, Nelly, and 50 Cent. He was also ranked the 88th greatest artist of all time by Rolling Stone.

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Burlington County Book Festival Set For April 5 at Main Branch Library

The Trentonian 24 Mar 2025

Among the presenters at this year’s Burlington County Book Festival is Jay Cooper, an illustrator and writer of more than 25 books ... is Jay Cooper, an illustrator and writer of more than 25 books.

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How faculty lounge ideologues attacked Big Apple's dip in murder rate

Toronto Sun 23 Mar 2025

Moskos — a criminology professor at John Jay College in New York — has written a new book that boasts a rave review from author David Simon, whose works spawned the hit TV series Homicide ... The book is called Back from the Brink.

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The basics of making cuttings from your houseplants

Grand Forks Herald 23 Mar 2025

But how do you go about it?. Subscribe. Apple . Spotify . Google . Amazon ... ADVERTISEMENT. More from Don Kinzler. Subscribers Only. Lifestyle ... 1d ago ... Lifestyle ... Jay Leno, Trace Adkins, Garrison Keillor, Ryan Bingham, more booked for Minot's Norsk Høstfest ... .

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Krysten Ritter knows how to write a compelling antihero

The Los Angeles Times 21 Mar 2025

But as Ritter thickens her plot and ups the stakes, swapping con tricks for corpses, the book turns into a mystery, one that its antiheroine tries frantically to unravel ... However, we forget about faults during the book’s many absorbing episodes.

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Joey Ramone to be the subject of a new children’s book

NME 20 Mar 2025

Out 6/27, Gabba Gabba We Accept You is a children’s picture book by Jay Ruttenberg and Lucinda Schreiber that tells the story of a misfit kid who became a punk rock hero – that is, Joey Ramone ...

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At viral suburban bakery, recipe testing happens in the home of its chef and baker: ...

Chicago Sun-Times 20 Mar 2025

That meal helped give birth to Morning Jay’s, the now-couple’s breakfast food company and pop-up restaurant ... Customers and friends of Morning Jay’s ... A post shared by Morning Jay’s (@goodmorningjays).

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Lobbyists are a growth industry in a state as complex as California

Mountain View Voice 20 Mar 2025

In the late 1990s, the late Jay Michael and I coauthored a book, ...

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Walters: Lobbyists are a growth industry in a state as complex as California

VC Star 20 Mar 2025

In the late 1990s, the late Jay Michael and I coauthored a book, published by the University of California, that explored why and how interest groups employ lobbyists to represent them in Sacramento.

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Arjun Bijlani on how he avoided falling for Rs 1.48 crore energy drink fraud, ‘I found it a little fishy because…’

Pinkvilla 19 Mar 2025

Among the affected celebrities are Kushal Tandon, Karan Kundrra, cr, Ankita Lokhande, Adrija Roy, Harsh Rajput, Jay Bhanushali, and Abhishek Bajaj ... reportedly been booked in connection with the case.

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A Complete Unknown Hulu Streaming Release Date Set for Timothée Chalamet Movie

Coming Soon 18 Mar 2025

Photo Credit. @searchlightpictures . YouTube ... When is the A Complete Unknown Hulu release date? ... A Complete Unknown was directed by James Mangold from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jay Cocks based on author Elijah Wald’s book titled Dylan Goes Electric ... .

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Deep-fake plants? How AI-generated photos are used to sell varieties that don't exist

Grand Forks Herald 16 Mar 2025

It's a sad truth nowadays, but it seems like anything you see online is too good to be true, and that holds true for gardeners, too. Subscribe. Apple ... Jay Leno, Trace Adkins, Garrison Keillor, Ryan Bingham, more booked for Minot's Norsk Høstfest ... .

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Jay Revell: Shopping for treasures at Sandy Proctor’s place

Tallahassee Democrat 15 Mar 2025

My wife gets nervous when I go to estate sales ... Proctor’s actual home ... Stacks of books about nature, art, and history filled the shelves ... Jay Revell is president & chief storyteller at Revell Media and a co-author of the new book “Here is Tallahassee”.

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As Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil faces US deportation, Columbia Journalism School speaks out

Hindustan Times 15 Mar 2025

... style book and refusing to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America,” the leading university said ... Who is Jay Rock? Grammy-winning rapper, Kendrick Lamar collaborator arrested in Los Angeles.

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12 things to watch this weekend, from the new Millie Bobby Brown Netflix movie 'The ...

Business Insider 14 Mar 2025

Audiences can also check out the first three episodes of season three of the hit fantasy series "The Wheel of Time" on Prime Video, while comic book fans may feel inclined to watch "Kraven the Hunter" on Netflix ... Jay Maidment/Sony Pictures.

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Obituary: Jay Karl Stevens, 1953-2025

Seven Days 13 Mar 2025

Jay Karl Stevens, 71, died unexpectedly on February 19, 2025. Jay was born on November 11, 1953, in Springfield, Vt., to Karl and Patricia Stevens ... Jay was a writer, poet, journalist and social historian.

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Latest News for: book jay z

Burlington County Book Festival Set For April 5 at Main Branch Library

How faculty lounge ideologues attacked Big Apple's dip in murder rate

The basics of making cuttings from your houseplants

Krysten Ritter knows how to write a compelling antihero

Joey Ramone to be the subject of a new children’s book

At viral suburban bakery, recipe testing happens in the home of its chef and baker: ...

Lobbyists are a growth industry in a state as complex as California

Walters: Lobbyists are a growth industry in a state as complex as California

Arjun Bijlani on how he avoided falling for Rs 1.48 crore energy drink fraud, ‘I found it a little fishy because…’

A Complete Unknown Hulu Streaming Release Date Set for Timothée Chalamet Movie

Deep-fake plants? How AI-generated photos are used to sell varieties that don't exist

Jay Revell: Shopping for treasures at Sandy Proctor’s place

As Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil faces US deportation, Columbia Journalism School speaks out

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Obituary: Jay Karl Stevens, 1953-2025

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