Originally from the infamous Marcy Houses projects in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood in brooklyn in New York City, Shawn Carter was abandoned by his father Adnes Reeves when he was only twelve years old and he was consequently raised by his mother Gloria Carter. He is one of the founders of Roc-A-Fella Records, a hip-hop record label which also launched the careers of artists such as Beanie Sigel, Kanye West, Memphis Bleek, Young Gunz, Freeway, and Teairra Mari. He married his long time girlfriend Beyonce in April 2008 after dating for over seven years. He is one of the most respected rappers in the music industry, and is admired for his ability to craft songs from memory without the use of pen and paper. He is regarded as one of the most prolific and successful American blend artists of the mid-90s and early 2000s and is known for his use of metaphors, freestyling abilities, word play, flow, and blending of street and popular hip hop. Carter, Jigga, Hova, J-Hova, Hov, and Young Hov. He is more commonly known by a variety of stage names including Jay-Z, S. Shawn Corey Carter (born Decemin Brooklyn, New York, United States), is an American rapper and former president and CEO of Roc A Fella Records. Nigga fuck shit, ass bitch, trick precise, c'mon Laid back, Maybach's, don't even talk to me Trick get off me, you can't get shit off me
I can touch down and take off the same night Only thing changed the tail number on the flight You might see me anywhere, day in the life
Spike Lee's everywhere, game on the flight 'Bout to take another shower on my twenty-fifth hour Watchin' Erik Estrada, baggin' up at the Ramada 'Cause I been doin' this since CHiPs was out "That's him", I'm usually what they whisper 'boutĮither what chick he with or his chip amount The tough guy disappear, then the bitch come out Stares get exchanged then the fifth come out When them blocks come out I can wake up a small townįinish off the block then I make my mall rounds Like when them shots come out, make cops come around When them tops come down, chicks tops come down I'ma really confuse y'all on this one, follow I make some thought provokin' shit y'all question whether he fallin' off Y'all hail me as the greatest writer of the 21st century I make 'Big Pimpin'' or 'Give It To Me' one of those Y'all niggaz got me really confused out there Yes sir, just the sound of his voice is a hit
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