The rapper is the fifth black billionaire in the US,  according to  Black Enterprise . Jay Z, real name Shawn Corey Carter, was born and raised in New York (USA), coming from nothing. In 1986, he had his first songs and gradually entered the American hiphop music industry. In 1996, Jay Z released his first album  Reasonable Doubt,  ranking 26th on the Billboard 200 chart. To date, he belongs to the group of artists with the highest number of album sales in the world. , with sales of more than 100 million copies. Jay Z is also the rapper with the most Grammy awards (22 awards). In 2012, Rolling Stone magazine   selected him on the list of “100 Greatest Artists”.

Besides his music career, Jay Z is also a successful businessman. He owns two alcohol companies, an entertainment company, and an online music streaming company. The rapper founded the fashion brand Rocawear and sold it to Iconix company for 204 million USD in 2007. The singer also successfully invested with a stake worth about 70 million USD in a public vehicle service company. Uber technology.

Jay Z married Beyonce in 2008 and has three children. In 2018, the couple was on the Forbes  rich list  with a total assets of 1.255 billion USD, of which Beyonce had 355 million USD. 

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