Rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur, businessman, Record producer.
Country
United States of America
Net Worth
$1 Billion
Corey Shawn Carter better known by his stage name (Jay-Z) is an American rapper, song writer, entrepreneur, businessman and a record producer, born on 4th of December, 1969.
His level of success in the music industry is widely sought after. He is the best selling musician of all time, having sold 100+ million albums worldwide and received 22 grammy awards.
To get to know more about his biography, read more.
Early Life
Shawn Corey Carter was born in Brooklyn Borough in New York City on December 4,1969.
He was raised in Marcy Houses, a housing project in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood.
Gloria Carter (Shawn's mother) raised him and his 3 siblings after their father (Adnis Reeves) abandoned them.
He attended Eli Whitney High school Brooklyn until it was closed.
He then attended the nearby George Westinghouse career and Technical Education high school with future rappers like The Notorious B.I.G & Busta Rhymes. He did not graduate from high school.
Career
Having no major record label in 1995, he sold CD's from his car trunk and with help of his friends Damon "Dame Dash & Kareem "Biggs" Burke they created Rock-A-Fella record label which went defunct in 2013.With the aid of Rock-A-Fella record label. Jay-Z released his 1996 debut album "Reasonable doubt" which reached number 23 on Billboard 200 and sold 1.6 million copies on the first year.
He went further to release 12 more albums which gained wide success.
Fast forward to today, he bacame the best selling musicians of all time, with more than 100 million albums sold world wide, and every single album he's ever released has gone Platinum.
What is Jay-Z's Net worth?
As of January 2019,his net worth was $930 million and on June 2019, his net worth skyrocketed to $1 Billion, making him the first hip-hop billionaire and currently the second richest rapper, after he was overtaken by Kanye West in 2020.
His current net worth now is $1 Billion and he is ranked second on the Richest rappers in the world.
He is the owner of 40/40 night club and co-founder of Roc-a-wear, an American clothing retail store situated in New York, which generates annual sales of $750 million.
He also invested $200 million in Armand - de Brignac
We can say that he is very diversified.
Personal Life
Jay-Z is married to Beyonce since 2008. They have 3 kids: Blue Ivy Carter, Rumi Carter & Sir Carter.
They both have a combined net worth of $1.5 billion dollars.
How Jay-Z spends his money
Jay- Z lives in a $6.85 million apartment in Manhattan.
He also has a huge collection of cars such as Tesla Model S, Bugatti Veyron, GMC Yukon, Mercedes-Benz Mclaren SLR, Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud, 1957 Chevrolet Corvette, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, Ferrari F430 Spider, Rolls Royce Phantom and much more.ans, Jay Z stays in a $2.4 million former Presbyterian Church which features three master bedrooms.
He has an awesome collection of jewelry such as a solid gold chain necklace which is worth $234.000. He also has a Hublot Big Band watch worth $73,700.
Sometimes he brings his family on vacation on $3.6 million private Bahamas island and $61.4 million yachts.
Here's a quick recap of the most expensive things owned by Jay-Z
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