Jay-Z Bio, Parents, Wife, Children, Siblings

May 2024 · 4 minute read

Jay-Z Bio, Parents, Wife, Children, Siblings: Jay-Z, officially known as Shawn Corey Carter is an American rapper, record producer, and music executive.

He was born on Thursday, December 4, 1969, and developed a love for music at a very younger age but kicked off his career in the late 1980s.

With no major label to give him a record deal, Jay-Z resorted to selling CDs out of his car, and together with Damon Dash and Kareem Burke, they created Roc-A-Fella Records as an independent label in 1995.

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Subsequently, in 1996, he released his debut studio album ‘Reasonable Doubt’ which attained widespread critical success and solidified his stand in the music industry.

Jay-Z has since then released several hit singles as well as albums and has risen through the ranks to become one of the greatest rappers of all time winning several prestigious awards and accolades.

As of 2023, he had won 24 Grammy Awards, the joint-most Grammy awards of any rapper along with Kanye West. Jay-Z also holds the record for the most number-one albums by a solo artist on the Billboard 200

Also, he’s a recipient of the NAACP’s President’s Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Sports Emmy Award; and has also received a nomination for a Tony Award.

Jay-Z is ranked by Billboard and Rolling Stone as one of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. He was the first rapper honored in the Songwriters Hall of Fame,[24] and the first solo living rapper inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

He’s also an entrepreneur, and founder of Roc Nation, a Manhattan-based conglomerate talent and entertainment agency. Jay-Z was the CEO of Def Jam Recordings and has played a role in the creative and commercial success of artists including Kanye West, Rihanna, and J. Cole.

In February 2023, Jay-Z made major headlines after his electrifying performance at the 2023 Grammys (65th Annual Grammy Awards).

Jay-Z was brought on stage by top American disc jockey and music executive, DJ Khaled, and together with Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, John Legend, and Fridayy, they performed DJ Khaled’s chart-topping single, ‘God Did’ off his ‘God Did’ album which was released on Friday, August 26, 2022.

Patrons at the event, fans, and music enthusiasts have referred to the performance as an epic show-closing performance.

Jay-Z Age

Jay-Z celebrated his 53rd birthday on December 4, 2022. He was born on December 4, 1969, in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Jay-Z will be 54 in December this year.

Jay-Z Height

Jay-Z stands at a height of 1.88 m

Jay-Z Parents

Jay-Z was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States to Adnis Reeves (father) and Gloria Carter (mother).

His father abandoned the family when Jay-Z was eleven. After his father abandoned the family, Jay-Z and his three siblings were raised by their mother, Gloria Carter.

His father, Reeves later met and reconciled with Jay-Z shortly before dying in 2003.

Jay-Z Wife

The highly-rated rapper, Jay-Z is a happily married man. He has been married to Beyoncé since April 4, 2008.

Beyoncé, officially known as Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is an American singer, songwriter, and dancer born on September 4, 1981, in Houston, Texas, United States.

The pair were listed as the most powerful couple for Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2006. In January 2009, Forbes ranked them as Hollywood’s top-earning couple, with a combined total of $162 million.

In 2010, they made it to the top of the list with a combined total of $122 million. Beyoncé’s success has made her a cultural icon and earned her the nickname “Queen Bey”. She’s noted for her boundary-pushing artistry and her vocal prowess.

Jay-Z Children

Jay-Z and his wife, Beyoncé have been blessed with three adorable children. Their daughter, Blue Ivy, was born at New York’s Lenox Hill Hospital on January 7, 2012.

Jay-Z released ‘Glory’, a song dedicated to Blue Ivy. The song detailed the couple’s pregnancy struggles, including a miscarriage Beyoncé had suffered.

On June 18, 2017, Beyoncé’s father Mathew Knowles confirmed that she and Jay-Z had welcomed twins: a daughter named Rumi and a son named Sir.

Jay-Z Siblings

Jay-Z grew up with three other siblings; two sisters; Andrea Carter and Michelle Carter and an older brother, Eric Carter

After their father, Adnis Reeves, abandoned the family, Jay-Z, and his three siblings were raised by their mother, Gloria Carter.

In one of Jay-Z’s lyrics, he claimed that in 1982, at age 12, he shot his older brother (Eric) in the shoulder for stealing his jewelry.

Despite the fame of Jay Z, his elder sisters have stayed away from the limelight which made it difficult to have something to say about them.

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