Jay-Z (Shawn Corey Carter) | Bio, Age, Net Worth (2021), Facts

Who is Jay-Z (Shawn Corey Carter)? Biography & Wiki

Jay-Z Originally named Shawn Corey Carter is an American rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur, businessman, and record producer who came to the limelight after the release of his debut studio album Reasonable Doubt but the most famous album The BluePrint was released in 2001. He was born on December 4, 1969, in Brooklyn, New York. As of 2021, he is 51 years old with 6 feet 2 inches tall in height. He is ranked as one of the best selling musical artists with over 50 million album pieces sold worldwide.

Educational qualification background

Jay-Z attended Eli Whitney High School in Brooklyn until the school was closed and then he started his study at George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High school along with his fellow rappers Busta Rhymes and The Notorious B.I.G however, he didn’t graduate and was involved in selling crack cocaine.

Jay-Z Family, Parents and siblings

His African-American family used to live in Marcy Houses, a housing project in Brooklyn at the time of his birth. His father Adnis Reeves left his mother Gloria Carter when he was just 4 years old so her mother raised him along with his three siblings as a result there was a financial crisis in the family. His father later met and reconciled with him but died in 2003. He tried hard to push himself and tried legal and illegal ways to earn in his early days.

Relationships, Wife, Children

Jay-Z was in a romantic love relationship with his fellow performer Beyonce and they officially confirmed their relationship on September 5, 2008. Forbes has ranked them as the most earning couple with a combined total of 162 million USD and made it to the top and they earned a whopping 122 million USD between 2008 to 2009. They live in a 88 million USD house in the Bel-Air neighbourhood of Los Angeles. His wife gave birth to their first girl child, Blue Ivy Carter in 2012 and later gave birth to twins, a son named Sir and a daughter named Rumi in 2017.

Income, Earnings and Net Worth (2021)

Well, We don’t need to talk about Jay-Z‘s income and earnings as he is the first hip hop artist to be a billionaire. His income and earnings were generated from the amount he got by selling his albums and payments received from the stage shows. But he managed to elaborate his income source as a successful entrepreneur with a business empire including beverages, clothing line, real estate, sports team and record labels. As of 2021, his Net Worth is estimated to be around 1 billion USD.

Biography & Wiki Quick Summary

Name	Jay-Z
Full Real Name	Shawn Corey Carter
Country	USA
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Brooklyn, NewYork, USA
Date of Birth (Birthday)	December 4, 1969
Age	51 years old (2021)
Height	6 feet 2 inches
Net worth (2021)	1 Billion USD
Educational qualifications	High school drop-out
School/college/University	George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High school

Jay-Z Other Quick Information

Profession: Rapper, Performer, Entrepreneur

Weight: 80 kilograms

Body measurements: N/A

Religion: Christianity

Father Name: Adnis Reeves

Mother Name: Gloria Carter

Brother Name: N/A

Sister Name: N/A

Marital status: Married

Relationship status: Engaged

Girlfriend Name: Beyonce

Wife Name: Beyonce

Children/Kids: 3

Son Name: Sir Carter

Daughter Name: Rumi Carter, Blue Ivy Carter

Facebook Account: YES

Instagram Account: NO

Twitter Account: YES

Wikipedia: YES

IMDB: YES

Movies & Tv-series: N/A

Some facts about Jay-Z (Shawn Corey Carter)

He became the first hip hop billionaire.
He became the first rapper to be honoured into the Songwriters Hall of fame.
He is the wealthiest American Musician and fifth richest African American.
He started selling his CD’s himself out of his car and later created Roc-A-Fella Records as an independent label.
His rapping technique is termed as triplet rhyme.