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class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2003–2005:_The_Black_Album_and_initial_retirement" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2003–2005:_The_Black_Album_and_initial_retirement"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 2.3 2003–2005: The Black Album and initial retirement </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2003–2005:_The_Black_Album_and_initial_retirement-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2005–2007:_Kingdom_Come_and_American_Gangster" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2005–2007:_Kingdom_Come_and_American_Gangster"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 2.4 2005–2007: Kingdom Come and American Gangster </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2005–2007:_Kingdom_Come_and_American_Gangster-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2008–2011:_The_Blueprint_3_and_Watch_the_Throne" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2008–2011:_The_Blueprint_3_and_Watch_the_Throne"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 2.5 2008–2011: The Blueprint 3 and Watch the Throne </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2008–2011:_The_Blueprint_3_and_Watch_the_Throne-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2012–2016:_Magna_Carta_Holy_Grail_and_other_ventures" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2012–2016:_Magna_Carta_Holy_Grail_and_other_ventures"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 2.6 2012–2016: Magna Carta Holy Grail and other ventures </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2012–2016:_Magna_Carta_Holy_Grail_and_other_ventures-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Since_2017:_4:44_and_Everything_Is_Love" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Since_2017:_4:44_and_Everything_Is_Love"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 2.7 Since 2017: 4:44 and Everything Is Love </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Since_2017:_4:44_and_Everything_Is_Love-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Musical_style" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Musical_style"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3 Musical style </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Musical_style-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle Musical style subsection </button> <ul id="toc-Musical_style-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Influences" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Influences"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.1 Influences </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Influences-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Rapping_technique" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rapping_technique"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.2 Rapping technique </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Rapping_technique-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Business_career" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Business_career"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 4 Business career </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Business_career-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle Business career subsection </button> <ul id="toc-Business_career-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Rocawear" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rocawear"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 4.1 Rocawear </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Rocawear-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Reebok" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Reebok"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 4.2 Reebok </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Reebok-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Alcoholic_beverages" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Alcoholic_beverages"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 4.3 Alcoholic beverages </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Alcoholic_beverages-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Technology" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Technology"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 4.4 Technology </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Technology-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Music_industry" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Music_industry"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 4.5 Music industry </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Music_industry-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sporting_business" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sporting_business"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 4.6 Sporting business </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sporting_business-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Media" 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class="vector-toc-link" href="#Supporting"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 11.3 Supporting </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Supporting-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Books" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Books"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 12 Books </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Books-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Awards_and_nominations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Awards_and_nominations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 13 Awards and nominations </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Awards_and_nominations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 14 See also </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item 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class="interlanguage-link-target">Asturianu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target">Azərbaycanca</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%DB%8C-%D8%B2%DB%8C" title="جی-زی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="جی-زی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target">تۆرکجه</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%B9_%D0%97%D0%B8" title="Джей Зи – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Джей Зи" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Български</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bosanski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Català</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target">Čeština</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tum mw-list-item"><a href="https://tum.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Tumbuka" lang="tum" hreflang="tum" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="ChiTumbuka" data-language-local-name="Tumbuka" class="interlanguage-link-target">ChiTumbuka</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target">Cymraeg</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Dansk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target">Deutsch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Eesti</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ελληνικά</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Español</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target">Esperanto</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target">Euskara</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%DB%8C-%D8%B2%DB%8C" title="جی-زی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="جی-زی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target">فارسی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target">Français</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Frysk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Gaeilge</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target">Galego</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A0%9C%EC%9D%B4Z" title="제이Z – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="제이Z" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target">한국어</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target">Hausa</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8B%D5%A5%D5%B5_%D4%B6%D5%AB" title="Ջեյ Զի – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ջեյ Զի" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Հայերեն</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Z" title="Jay Z – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Jay Z" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Hrvatski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Indonesia</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target">Íslenska</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Italiano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92%27%D7%99%D7%99-%D7%96%D7%99" title="ג'יי-זי – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ג'יי-זי" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target">עברית</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Jawa</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kapampangan</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%AF%E1%83%94%E1%83%98-%E1%83%96%E1%83%98" title="ჯეი-ზი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ჯეი-ზი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target">ქართული</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target">Қазақша</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kiswahili</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Latviešu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Lietuvių</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Magyar</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a href="https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%87%E2%80%93%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80_(%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%95)" title="जे–जी (गायक) – Maithili" lang="mai" hreflang="mai" data-title="जे–जी (गायक)" data-language-autonym="मैथिली" data-language-local-name="Maithili" class="interlanguage-link-target">मैथिली</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%8F%D0%B5%D1%98-%D0%97%D0%B8" title="Џеј-Зи – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Џеј-Зи" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Македонски</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%9C%E0%B5%86%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%BF" title="ജെയ്സി – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ജെയ്സി" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target">മലയാളം</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mt mw-list-item"><a href="https://mt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Z" title="Jay Z – Maltese" lang="mt" hreflang="mt" data-title="Jay Z" data-language-autonym="Malti" data-language-local-name="Maltese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Malti</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%AF%E1%83%94%E1%83%98-%E1%83%96%E1%83%98" title="ჯეი-ზი – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ჯეი-ზი" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target">მარგალური</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A_%D8%B2%D9%89" title="جي زى – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="جي زى" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">مصرى</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Melayu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nederlands</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%87%E2%80%93%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80_(%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%95)" title="जे–जी (गायक) – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="जे–जी (गायक)" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target">नेपाली</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BBZ" title="ジェイ・Z – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ジェイ・Z" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">日本語</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target">Norsk bokmål</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target">Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%9C%E0%A9%87_%E0%A8%9C%E0%A8%BC%E0%A9%80" title="ਜੇ ਜ਼ੀ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਜੇ ਜ਼ੀ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target">ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Polski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Português</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Română</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Русский</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Shqip</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target">Simple English</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target">Slovenčina</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-so mw-list-item"><a href="https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Somali" lang="so" hreflang="so" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Soomaaliga" data-language-local-name="Somali" class="interlanguage-link-target">Soomaaliga</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%DB%95%DB%8C-%D8%B2%DB%8C" title="جەی-زی – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="جەی-زی" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target">کوردی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Српски / srpski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Sunda</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Z" title="Jay Z – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Jay Z" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Suomi</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Jay-Z" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Svenska</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%9C%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF" title="ஜெய்-சி – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="ஜெய்-சி" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target">தமிழ்</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%8C-%E0%B8%8B%E0%B8%B5" title="เจย์-ซี – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="เจย์-ซี" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target">ไทย</a></li><li 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style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn" title="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other names</th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output 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dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>The Carter Administration</li><li>Jigga</li><li>Hova</li><li>El Presidente</li><li>HOV<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>Rapper</li> <li>songwriter</li> <li>record producer</li> <li>entrepreneur</li> <li>record executive</li> <li>media proprietor</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1986–present<a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Works</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jay-Z_albums_discography" title="Jay-Z albums discography">Albums</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Jay-Z_singles_discography#Production_discography" title="Jay-Z singles discography">production</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Jay-Z_singles_discography" title="Jay-Z singles discography">singles</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_songs_recorded_by_Jay-Z" title="List of songs recorded by Jay-Z">songs</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Jay-Z_videography" title="Jay-Z videography">videography</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style>2008)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">3, including <a href="/wiki/Blue_Ivy_Carter" title="Blue Ivy Carter">Blue Ivy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Jay-Z" title="List of awards and nominations received by Jay-Z">Full list</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Musical career</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/East_Coast_hip_hop" title="East Coast hip hop">East Coast hip hop</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Roc_Nation" title="Roc Nation">Roc Nation</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Records" title="Atlantic Records">Atlantic</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Def_Jam_Recordings" title="Def Jam Recordings">Def Jam</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Roc-A-Fella_Records" title="Roc-A-Fella Records">Roc-A-Fella</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Arista_Records" title="Arista Records">NorthWestSide</a><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Priority_Records" title="Priority Records">Priority</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Payday_Records" title="Payday Records">Payday</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/FFRR_Records" title="FFRR Records">FFRR</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Member of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/The_Carters" title="The Carters">The Carters</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formerly of</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Notorious_B.I.G." title="The Notorious B.I.G.">The Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaz-O" title="Jaz-O">High Potent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murder_Inc._(rap_group)" title="Murder Inc. (rap group)">Murder Inc.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Watch_the_Throne" title="Watch the Throne">The Throne</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://lifeandtimes.com">lifeandtimes.com</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div></td></tr></tbody></table> Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z,<a href="#cite_note-8">[a]</a> is an American rapper.<a href="#cite_note-:3-9">[8]</a><a href="#cite_note-:4-10">[9]</a><a href="#cite_note-:5-11">[10]</a> Born and raised in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, he was named <a href="/wiki/Billboard_and_Vibe%27s_50_Greatest_Rappers_of_All_Time" title="Billboard and Vibe's 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time">the greatest rapper of all time</a> by <a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vibe_(magazine)" title="Vibe (magazine)">Vibe</a> in 2023.<a href="#cite_note-:6-12">[11]</a> He served as president and chief executive officer of <a href="/wiki/Def_Jam_Recordings" title="Def Jam Recordings">Def Jam Recordings</a> from 2004 to 2007, and founded the entertainment company <a href="/wiki/Roc_Nation" title="Roc Nation">Roc Nation</a> the following year.<a href="#cite_note-13">[12]</a> A protégé of fellow New York City-based rapper <a href="/wiki/Jaz-O" title="Jaz-O">Jaz-O</a>, Jay-Z began his musical career in the late 1980s; he co-founded the <a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">record label</a> <a href="/wiki/Roc-A-Fella_Records" title="Roc-A-Fella Records">Roc-A-Fella Records</a> in 1994 to release his first two studio albums <a href="/wiki/Reasonable_Doubt_(album)" title="Reasonable Doubt (album)">Reasonable Doubt</a> (1996) and <a href="/wiki/In_My_Lifetime,_Vol._1" title="In My Lifetime, Vol. 1">In My Lifetime, Vol. 1</a> (1997), both of which were met with critical acclaim. Each of his eleven subsequent albums, including <a href="/wiki/The_Blueprint" title="The Blueprint">The Blueprint</a> (2001), <a href="/wiki/The_Black_Album_(Jay-Z_album)" title="The Black Album (Jay-Z album)">The Black Album</a> (2003), <a href="/wiki/American_Gangster_(album)" title="American Gangster (album)">American Gangster</a> (2007), and <a href="/wiki/4:44" title="4:44">4:44</a> (2017), debuted atop the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">Billboard 200</a>; Jay-Z holds the record for the most number-one albums (14) of any solo artist on the chart.<a href="#cite_note-14">[13]</a><a href="#cite_note-15">[14]</a><a href="#cite_note-16">[15]</a> He has also released the collaborative albums <a href="/wiki/The_Best_of_Both_Worlds_(Jay-Z_and_R._Kelly_album)" title="The Best of Both Worlds (Jay-Z and R. Kelly album)">The Best of Both Worlds</a> (2002) and <a href="/wiki/Unfinished_Business_(Jay-Z_and_R._Kelly_album)" title="Unfinished Business (Jay-Z and R. Kelly album)">Unfinished Business</a> (2004) with singer <a href="/wiki/R._Kelly" title="R. Kelly">R. Kelly</a>,<a href="#cite_note-17">[16]</a> <a href="/wiki/Collision_Course_(EP)" title="Collision Course (EP)">Collision Course</a> (2004) with <a href="/wiki/Linkin_Park" title="Linkin Park">Linkin Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Watch_the_Throne" title="Watch the Throne">Watch the Throne</a> (2011) with <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Everything_Is_Love" title="Everything Is Love">Everything Is Love</a> (2018) with his wife <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a>.<a href="#cite_note-18">[17]</a> He peaked the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">Billboard Hot 100</a> on four occasions: once as a lead artist with his 2009 single "<a href="/wiki/Empire_State_of_Mind" title="Empire State of Mind">Empire State of Mind</a>" (featuring <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a>), and thrice with his guest performances on the singles "<a href="/wiki/Heartbreaker_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Heartbreaker (Mariah Carey song)">Heartbreaker</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Crazy_in_Love" title="Crazy in Love">Crazy in Love</a>" by Beyoncé, and "<a href="/wiki/Umbrella_(song)" title="Umbrella (song)">Umbrella</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a>.<a href="#cite_note-19">[18]</a> Through his business ventures, Jay-Z became the first hip-hop <a href="/wiki/Black_billionaire" class="mw-redirect" title="Black billionaire">billionaire</a> in 2019.<a href="#cite_note-networth-20">[19]</a><a href="#cite_note-Billionaire-21">[20]</a> In 1999, he co-founded the clothing retailer <a href="/wiki/Rocawear" title="Rocawear">Rocawear</a><a href="#cite_note-Luxury-22">[21]</a> and later founded the <a href="/wiki/40/40_Club_(venue)" title="40/40 Club (venue)">40/40 Club</a>, a luxury bar chain, in 2003. As both grew into multi-million-dollar businesses, he launched Roc Nation, a multi-disciplinary entertainment agency in 2008. In 2015, he acquired the technology company <a href="/wiki/Aspiro" title="Aspiro">Aspiro</a> and led the expansion of <a href="/wiki/Tidal_(service)" title="Tidal (service)">Tidal</a>, the company's media streaming service.<a href="#cite_note-23">[22]</a><a href="#cite_note-24">[23]</a><a href="#cite_note-25">[24]</a> As of 2024, he is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_music_artists_by_net_worth" title="List of music artists by net worth">wealthiest musical artist</a> in the world with a <a href="/wiki/Net_worth" title="Net worth">net worth</a> of US$2.5 billion.<a href="#cite_note-26">[25]</a> One of the world's <a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists" title="List of best-selling music artists">best-selling music artists</a> with 140 million records sold, Jay-Z has won 24 <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards" title="Grammy Awards">Grammy Awards</a>, the tenth-most of all time and most awarded for any <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" title="Hip hop music">hip hop</a> artist jointly with Kanye West.<a href="#cite_note-27">[26]</a> He has been awarded the <a href="/wiki/NAACP" title="NAACP">NAACP</a>'s <a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Award_%E2%80%93_President%27s_Award" title="NAACP Image Award – President's Award">President's Award</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Awards" title="Primetime Emmy Awards">Primetime Emmy Award</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Sports_Emmy_Awards" title="Sports Emmy Awards">Sports Emmy Award</a>, and been nominated for a <a href="/wiki/Tony_Awards" title="Tony Awards">Tony Award</a>. Ranked by <a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a> as one of the 100 greatest artists of all time,<a href="#cite_note-28">[27]</a><a href="#cite_note-29">[28]</a> Jay-Z was the first rapper to be inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Songwriters_Hall_of_Fame" title="Songwriters Hall of Fame">Songwriters Hall of Fame</a><a href="#cite_note-30">[29]</a> and the first solo living rapper inducted in the <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a>. <a href="/wiki/Time_(magazine)" title="Time (magazine)">Time</a> named him one of the <a href="/wiki/Time_100" title="Time 100">100 most influential people in the world</a> in 2013.<a href="#cite_note-:3-9">[8]</a> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2></div> Shawn Corey Carter was born on December 4, 1969, in <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn" title="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>.<a href="#cite_note-31">[30]</a> He was raised in <a href="/wiki/Marcy_Houses" title="Marcy Houses">Marcy Houses</a>, a public housing project in Brooklyn's <a href="/wiki/Bedford%E2%80%93Stuyvesant,_Brooklyn" title="Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn">Bedford–Stuyvesant</a> neighborhood.<a href="#cite_note-allmusicbio-32">[31]</a> His father, Adnis Reeves,<a href="#cite_note-33">[32]</a> abandoned the family when Jay-Z was 11 years old, and Jay-Z and his three older siblings were raised by his mother, Gloria Carter. Reeves later met and reconciled with Jay-Z prior to his death in 2003. Jay-Z claims in his lyrics to "You Must Love Me", the closing track on his 1997 album In My Lifetime, Vol. 1, that in 1982, at age 12, he shot his older brother Eric in the shoulder for stealing his jewelry.<a href="#cite_note-CBSnews-34">[33]</a><a href="#cite_note-aboutjayz-35">[34]</a> He attended Eli Whitney High School and <a href="/wiki/George_Westinghouse_Career_and_Technical_Education_High_School" title="George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School">George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School</a>, both in Brooklyn, and then <a href="/wiki/Trenton_Central_High_School" title="Trenton Central High School">Trenton Central High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Trenton,_New_Jersey" title="Trenton, New Jersey">Trenton, New Jersey</a>. He did not graduate, dropping out during his sophomore year at Trenton Central High School.<a href="#cite_note-36">[35]</a> According to his interviews and lyrics, he sold <a href="/wiki/Crack_cocaine" title="Crack cocaine">crack cocaine</a><a href="#cite_note-aboutjayz-35">[34]</a> and was shot at three times during this period.<a href="#cite_note-CBSnews-34">[33]</a> His former friend was sentenced to prison for possessing drugs and weapons.<a href="#cite_note-37">[36]</a><a href="#cite_note-38">[37]</a> Known as "Jazzy" around the neighborhood, he later adopted the stage name "Jay-Z" in homage to his mentor <a href="/wiki/Jaz-O" title="Jaz-O">Jaz-O</a>.<a href="#cite_note-allmusicbio-32">[31]</a><a href="#cite_note-hyphen-39">[38]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2></div> Jay-Z can be briefly heard on several of Jaz-O's early recordings in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including "<a href="/wiki/H._P._Gets_Busy" title="H. P. Gets Busy">H. P. Gets Busy</a>", "The Originators" and "Hawaiian Sophie".<a href="#cite_note-EdwardsRap14-40">[39]</a><a href="#cite_note-41">[40]</a> Jay-Z became embroiled in several battles with rapper <a href="/wiki/LL_Cool_J" title="LL Cool J">LL Cool J</a> in the early 1990s.<a href="#cite_note-42">[41]</a> He first became known to a wide audience on the <a href="/wiki/Posse_cut" title="Posse cut">posse cut</a> "Show and Prove" on the 1994 <a href="/wiki/Big_Daddy_Kane" title="Big Daddy Kane">Big Daddy Kane</a> album <a href="/wiki/Daddy%27s_Home_(Big_Daddy_Kane_album)" title="Daddy's Home (Big Daddy Kane album)">Daddy's Home</a>. Jay-Z has been referred to as Big Daddy Kane's <a href="/wiki/Hype_man" title="Hype man">hype man</a> during this period,<a href="#cite_note-EdwardsRap316-43">[42]</a> although Kane explains that he did not fill the traditional hype man role, and was instead basically making cameo appearances on stage. "When I would leave the stage to go change outfits, I would bring out Jay-Z and <a href="/wiki/Positive_K" title="Positive K">Positive K</a> and let them freestyle until I came back to the stage."<a href="#cite_note-44">[43]</a><a href="#cite_note-45">[44]</a> According to his second verse on "<a href="/wiki/99_Problems" title="99 Problems">99 Problems</a>", released in 2003, Jay-Z was allegedly stopped by an NYPD detective in 1994 while en route to <a href="/wiki/Interstate_95" title="Interstate 95">I-95</a>, possibly for a search of drugs in his car. <a href="/wiki/Detection_dogs" class="mw-redirect" title="Detection dogs">Detection dogs</a> were called, but another police car had passed; Jay-Z was let go soon after.<a href="#cite_note-46">[45]</a> Jay-Z appeared on a popular song by <a href="/wiki/Big_L" title="Big L">Big L</a>, "Da Graveyard", and on <a href="/wiki/Mic_Geronimo" title="Mic Geronimo">Mic Geronimo</a>'s "Time to Build", which also featured early appearances by his former <a href="/wiki/Murder_Inc._(rap_group)" title="Murder Inc. (rap group)">Murder Inc.</a> colleagues <a href="/wiki/Ja_Rule" title="Ja Rule">Ja Rule</a> and <a href="/wiki/DMX" title="DMX">DMX</a> in 1995. His first official rap single was "<a href="/wiki/In_My_Lifetime_(song)" title="In My Lifetime (song)">In My Lifetime</a>", which was released with an accompanying music video in 1995. An unreleased music video was also produced for the B-side "I Can't Get with That."<a href="#cite_note-47">[46]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1995–2000:_Reasonable_Doubt,_In_My_Lifetime,_Vol._1,_Vol._2...,_Vol._3...,_and_The_Dynasty">1995–2000: Reasonable Doubt, In My Lifetime, Vol. 1, Vol. 2..., Vol. 3..., and The Dynasty</h3></div> With no major label to give him a record deal, Jay-Z sold <a href="/wiki/CD-R" title="CD-R">burned CDs</a> out of his car,<a href="#cite_note-CBSnews-34">[33]</a> and with <a href="/wiki/Damon_Dash" title="Damon Dash">Damon "Dame" Dash</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Burke" title="Kareem Burke">Kareem "Biggs" Burke</a>, created <a href="/wiki/Roc-A-Fella_Records" title="Roc-A-Fella Records">Roc-A-Fella Records</a> as an independent label in 1995. After striking a distribution deal with <a href="/wiki/Priority_Records" title="Priority Records">Priority</a>, Jay-Z released his 1996 debut album <a href="/wiki/Reasonable_Doubt_(album)" title="Reasonable Doubt (album)">Reasonable Doubt</a> with <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_production" title="Hip hop production">beats</a> from acclaimed producers such as <a href="/wiki/DJ_Premier" title="DJ Premier">DJ Premier</a> and <a href="/wiki/Clark_Kent_(producer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Clark Kent (producer)">Super DJ Clark Kent</a> and an appearance by <a href="/wiki/The_Notorious_B.I.G." title="The Notorious B.I.G.">The Notorious B.I.G.</a> The album reached number 23 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">Billboard 200</a>, and was generally favored by critics.<a href="#cite_note-allmusicbio-32">[31]</a> This album would later be included in <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone%27s_500_Greatest_Albums_of_All_Time" title="Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time">Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time</a> as No. 248 and eventually reach platinum status.<a href="#cite_note-riaacertification-48">[47]</a> After reaching a new label distribution deal with <a href="/wiki/Def_Jam_Recordings" title="Def Jam Recordings">Def Jam</a> in 1997, Jay-Z released his follow-up <a href="/wiki/In_My_Lifetime,_Vol._1" title="In My Lifetime, Vol. 1">In My Lifetime, Vol. 1</a>. Featuring production by <a href="/wiki/Sean_Combs" title="Sean Combs">Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs</a>, DJ Premier, and <a href="/wiki/Ski_(producer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ski (producer)">Ski</a>, it earned platinum status in the United States.<a href="#cite_note-riaacertification-48">[47]</a> In 1998, Jay-Z released <a href="/wiki/Vol._2..._Hard_Knock_Life" title="Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life">Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life</a> which spawned the biggest hit of his career at the time, "<a href="/wiki/Hard_Knock_Life_(Ghetto_Anthem)" title="Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)">Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)</a>". He relied more on <a href="/wiki/Flow_(rapping)" class="mw-redirect" title="Flow (rapping)">flow</a> and wordplay, and he continued with his penchant for mining beats from the popular producers of the day such as <a href="/wiki/Swizz_Beatz" title="Swizz Beatz">Swizz Beatz</a>, an upstart in-house producer for <a href="/wiki/Ruff_Ryders" class="mw-redirect" title="Ruff Ryders">Ruff Ryders</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Timbaland" title="Timbaland">Timbaland</a>.<a href="#cite_note-49">[48]</a> Other producers included <a href="/wiki/DJ_Premier" title="DJ Premier">DJ Premier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Erick_Sermon" title="Erick Sermon">Erick Sermon</a>, <a href="/wiki/DJ_Mark_the_45_King" class="mw-redirect" title="DJ Mark the 45 King">The 45 King</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kid_Capri" title="Kid Capri">Kid Capri</a>. Charting hits from this album included "<a href="/wiki/Can_I_Get_A..." title="Can I Get A...">Can I Get A...</a>", featuring <a href="/wiki/Ja_Rule" title="Ja Rule">Ja Rule</a> and <a href="/wiki/Amil_(rapper)" class="mw-redirect" title="Amil (rapper)">Amil</a>, and "<a href="/wiki/Nigga_What,_Nigga_Who_(Originator_99)" title="Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)">Nigga What, Nigga Who</a>", featuring Amil and <a href="/wiki/Jaz-O" title="Jaz-O">Jaz-O</a>. Vol. 2 would eventually become Jay-Z's most commercially successful album; it was certified 5× Platinum in the United States and has to date sold over five million copies.<a href="#cite_note-riaacertification-48">[47]</a> The album went on to win a Grammy Award, although Jay-Z boycotted the ceremony protesting DMX's failure to garner a Grammy nomination and the academy's decision to not broadcast urban music categories.<a href="#cite_note-50">[49]</a> In 1999, Jay-Z collaborated with <a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a> on "<a href="/wiki/Heartbreaker_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Heartbreaker (Mariah Carey song)">Heartbreaker</a>", a song from her seventh album, <a href="/wiki/Rainbow_(Mariah_Carey_album)" title="Rainbow (Mariah Carey album)">Rainbow</a>. The song became Jay-Z's first chart-topper in the U.S., spending two weeks atop the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a> <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">Hot 100</a>.<a href="#cite_note-51">[50]</a> In that same year, Jay-Z released <a href="/wiki/Vol._3..._Life_and_Times_of_S._Carter" title="Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter">Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter</a>. The album proved successful and sold over 3 million copies.<a href="#cite_note-riaacertification-48">[47]</a> Vol. 3's most successful single was "<a href="/wiki/Big_Pimpin" class="mw-redirect" title="Big Pimpin">Big Pimpin</a>", featuring <a href="/wiki/UGK" title="UGK">UGK</a>. In 2000, Jay-Z released <a href="/wiki/The_Dynasty:_Roc_La_Familia" title="The Dynasty: Roc La Familia">The Dynasty: Roc La Familia</a>, which was originally intended to become a compilation album for Roc-A-Fella artists but Def Jam turned into a Jay-Z album.<a href="#cite_note-52">[51]</a> The album helped to introduce newcomer producers <a href="/wiki/The_Neptunes" title="The Neptunes">The Neptunes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Just_Blaze" title="Just Blaze">Just Blaze</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Bink_(producer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bink (producer)">Bink</a>, which have all gone on to achieve notable success. This is also the first album where Jay-Z utilizes a more soulful sound than his previous albums. The Dynasty sold over two million units in the U.S. alone.<a href="#cite_note-riaacertification-48">[47]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2001–2002:_Feud_with_Nas,_The_Blueprint_and_The_Blueprint2">2001–2002: Feud with Nas, The Blueprint and The Blueprint2</h3></div> In 2001, Jay-Z spoke out against <a href="/wiki/Prodigy_(rapper)" title="Prodigy (rapper)">Prodigy</a> after he took an issue with a Jay-Z line from "<a href="/wiki/Money,_Cash,_Hoes" title="Money, Cash, Hoes">Money, Cash, Hoes</a>" that he felt alluded disparagingly to Mobb Deep and Prodigy's dispute with <a href="/wiki/Tupac_Shakur" title="Tupac Shakur">Tupac Shakur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Snoop_Dogg" title="Snoop Dogg">Snoop Dogg</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Death_Row_Records" title="Death Row Records">Death Row Records</a>. He later performed the song "<a href="/wiki/Takeover_(Jay-Z_song)" title="Takeover (Jay-Z song)">Takeover</a>", at <a href="/wiki/Summer_Jam_(festival)" title="Summer Jam (festival)">Summer Jam</a> 2001, which initially attacked Prodigy and revealed photos of Prodigy dressed like <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a>.<a href="#cite_note-53">[52]</a> A line at the end of "Takeover" referred to <a href="/wiki/Nas" title="Nas">Nas</a>, who criticized him on "We Will Survive".<a href="#cite_note-54">[53]</a> Nas responded with a diss of his own, and Jay-Z straightaway added a verse to "Takeover" which dissed Nas and would start a feud between the two rappers. The feud had ended by 2005; Jay-Z stated that record producer <a href="/wiki/Mark_Pitts" title="Mark Pitts">Mark Pitts</a> had helped them settle their differences.<a href="#cite_note-55">[54]</a> On September 11, 2001, Jay-Z released his sixth studio album, <a href="/wiki/The_Blueprint" title="The Blueprint">The Blueprint</a>, which received a <a href="/wiki/The_Source#The_Source's_Five-Mic_Albums" title="The Source">five-mic review</a> from hip-hop magazine <a href="/wiki/The_Source" title="The Source">The Source</a>. Written in just two days,<a href="#cite_note-56">[55]</a> the album sold more than 427,000 copies, debuted at number one on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">Billboard 200</a><a href="#cite_note-57">[56]</a> and reached double platinum certification by the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a>.<a href="#cite_note-riaacertification-48">[47]</a> <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> guest performed and produced its song, "<a href="/wiki/Renegade_(Jay-Z_song)" title="Renegade (Jay-Z song)">Renegade</a>". Four tracks were produced by <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a>. The Blueprint includes the songs "<a href="/wiki/Izzo_(H.O.V.A.)" title="Izzo (H.O.V.A.)">Izzo (H.O.V.A.)</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Girls,_Girls,_Girls_(Jay-Z_song)" title="Girls, Girls, Girls (Jay-Z song)">Girls, Girls, Girls</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Jigga_That_Nigga" title="Jigga That Nigga">Jigga That Nigga</a>", and "<a href="/wiki/Song_Cry" title="Song Cry">Song Cry</a>". As of February 2012<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jay-Z&action=edit">[update]</a>, the album had sold 2.7 million copies worldwide.<a href="#cite_note-58">[57]</a> In 2019, The Blueprint was selected by the <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress" title="Library of Congress">Library of Congress</a> for preservation in the <a href="/wiki/National_Recording_Registry" title="National Recording Registry">National Recording Registry</a> for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".<a href="#cite_note-59">[58]</a> In October 2001, Jay-Z pleaded guilty to aggravated assault for stabbing record producer <a href="/wiki/Lance_Rivera" title="Lance Rivera">Lance Rivera</a> at the Kit Kat Klub in New York City in 1999.<a href="#cite_note-60">[59]</a> Despite Jay-Z's sentence of three years probation for the crime, Rivera later recanted the allegations in 2023.<a href="#cite_note-61">[60]</a><a href="#cite_note-62">[61]</a> Jay-Z then collaborated with Chicago singer <a href="/wiki/R._Kelly" title="R. Kelly">R. Kelly</a> to release collaborative studio album, <a href="/wiki/The_Best_of_Both_Worlds_(Jay-Z_and_R._Kelly_album)" title="The Best of Both Worlds (Jay-Z and R. Kelly album)">The Best of Both Worlds</a> in March 2002. In November of that year, Jay-Z released his seventh studio album <a href="/wiki/The_Blueprint_2:_The_Gift_%26_The_Curse" title="The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse">The Blueprint2: The Gift & The Curse</a>—a double album. The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at number one, selling over 3 million units solely in the U.S.<a href="#cite_note-riaacertification-48">[47]</a> and surpassing The Blueprint.<a href="#cite_note-63">[62]</a> It yielded a single-disc re-issue, <a href="/wiki/The_Blueprint_2.1" class="mw-redirect" title="The Blueprint 2.1">The Blueprint 2.1</a>, which retained half of the songs from the original. Its original release spawned two hit singles, "<a href="/wiki/Excuse_Me_Miss" title="Excuse Me Miss">Excuse Me Miss</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/%2703_Bonnie_%26_Clyde" title="'03 Bonnie & Clyde">'03 Bonnie & Clyde</a>", which features Jay-Z's then-girlfriend, <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a>, and contained the track "A Dream", featuring <a href="/wiki/Faith_Evans" title="Faith Evans">Faith Evans</a> and the late <a href="/wiki/The_Notorious_B.I.G." title="The Notorious B.I.G.">Notorious B.I.G.</a>; the re-issue spawned the single "<a href="/wiki/La-La-La_(Jay-Z_song)" title="La-La-La (Jay-Z song)">La-La-La</a>", which was a sequel to "Excuse Me Miss" and failed to match its commercial success. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2003–2005:_The_Black_Album_and_initial_retirement">2003–2005: The Black Album and initial retirement</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jay-Z-02-mika.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Jay-Z-02-mika.jpg/220px-Jay-Z-02-mika.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="224" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Jay-Z-02-mika.jpg/330px-Jay-Z-02-mika.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Jay-Z-02-mika.jpg/440px-Jay-Z-02-mika.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1104" data-file-height="1125" /></a><figcaption>Jay-Z in 2003</figcaption></figure> After visiting the south of France,<a href="#cite_note-retirement-64">[63]</a> Jay-Z announced work on his eighth studio album, <a href="/wiki/The_Black_Album_(Jay-Z_album)" title="The Black Album (Jay-Z album)">The Black Album</a> at the opening of the 40/40 Club.<a href="#cite_note-65">[64]</a> He worked with several producers including <a href="/wiki/Just_Blaze" title="Just Blaze">Just Blaze</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Neptunes" title="The Neptunes">The Neptunes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a>, <a href="/wiki/Timbaland" title="Timbaland">Timbaland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a>, <a href="/wiki/DJ_Quik" title="DJ Quik">DJ Quik</a>, <a href="/wiki/9th_Wonder" title="9th Wonder">9th Wonder</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Buchanans_(production_team)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Buchanans (production team)">The Buchanans</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rick_Rubin" title="Rick Rubin">Rick Rubin</a>. Notable songs on the album included "<a href="/wiki/What_More_Can_I_Say" title="What More Can I Say">What More Can I Say</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Dirt_off_Your_Shoulder" title="Dirt off Your Shoulder">Dirt off Your Shoulder</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Change_Clothes" title="Change Clothes">Change Clothes</a>", and "<a href="/wiki/99_Problems" title="99 Problems">99 Problems</a>". The Black Album has sold over 3 million copies in the U.S.<a href="#cite_note-riaacertification-48">[47]</a> On November 25, 2003, Jay-Z held a concert—billed as a "retirement party" at <a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, which was later the focus of his 2004 documentary, <a href="/wiki/Fade_to_Black_(documentary)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fade to Black (documentary)">Fade to Black</a>. All proceeds went to charity. Other performers included collaborators <a href="/wiki/The_Roots" title="The Roots">the Roots</a> (in the form of his backing band), <a href="/wiki/Missy_Elliott" title="Missy Elliott">Missy Elliott</a>, <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Bleek" title="Memphis Bleek">Memphis Bleek</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beanie_Siegel" class="mw-redirect" title="Beanie Siegel">Beanie Siegel</a>, Freeway, <a href="/wiki/Mary_J._Blige" title="Mary J. Blige">Mary J. Blige</a>, Beyoncé, <a href="/wiki/Twista" title="Twista">Twista</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ghostface_Killah" title="Ghostface Killah">Ghostface Killah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Foxy_Brown_(rapper)" title="Foxy Brown (rapper)">Foxy Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pharrell_Williams" title="Pharrell Williams">Pharrell Williams</a> and R. Kelly, with appearances by Voletta Wallace and <a href="/wiki/Afeni_Shakur" title="Afeni Shakur">Afeni Shakur</a>, the mothers of <a href="/wiki/The_Notorious_B.I.G." title="The Notorious B.I.G.">the Notorious B.I.G.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tupac_Shakur" title="Tupac Shakur">Tupac Shakur</a>, respectively.<a href="#cite_note-retireparty-66">[65]</a> While Jay-Z had attested to a retirement from making new studio albums, various side projects and appearances soon followed. Included in these were a greatest hits record, as well as the release and tour of <a href="/wiki/Unfinished_Business_(Jay-Z_and_R._Kelly_album)" title="Unfinished Business (Jay-Z and R. Kelly album)">Unfinished Business</a>, the second collaborative album between Jay-Z and R. Kelly. In 2004, Jay-Z collaborated with rock group <a href="/wiki/Linkin_Park" title="Linkin Park">Linkin Park</a>, in which they released their collaborative <a href="/wiki/Remix_album" title="Remix album">remix</a> <a href="/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play">EP</a> <a href="/wiki/Collision_Course_(EP)" title="Collision Course (EP)">Collision Course</a>, which featured <a href="/wiki/Mashup_(music)" title="Mashup (music)">mashups</a> of both artists' songs, as well as a concert DVD. The album's only single, "<a href="/wiki/Numb/Encore" title="Numb/Encore">Numb/Encore</a>", went on to win a <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rap/Sung_Collaboration" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration">Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration</a>, and was performed with Linkin Park live at the Grammys, with a special appearance by <a href="/wiki/Paul_McCartney" title="Paul McCartney">Paul McCartney</a>, who added verses from the song "<a href="/wiki/Yesterday_(Beatles_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Yesterday (Beatles song)">Yesterday</a>". The EP sold over 1 million copies in the U.S.<a href="#cite_note-riaacertification-48">[47]</a> Jay-Z was the executive producer of <a href="/wiki/The_Rising_Tied" title="The Rising Tied">The Rising Tied</a>, the debut album of <a href="/wiki/Fort_Minor" title="Fort Minor">Fort Minor</a>, the hip hop <a href="/wiki/Side_project" title="Side project">side project</a> of Linkin Park rapper <a href="/wiki/Mike_Shinoda" title="Mike Shinoda">Mike Shinoda</a>. Jay-Z also planned to retire in 2004.<a href="#cite_note-67">[66]</a> Later in 2004, Jay-Z was named president of Def Jam Records, which led to Jay-Z, Dash and Biggs selling their remaining interests in Roc-A-Fella Records and Jay-Z taking control of both of the companies.<a href="#cite_note-68">[67]</a> Reportedly this major industry move was prompted by disagreements between Jay-Z and Dash as to what direction Roc-A-Fella could undertake.<a href="#cite_note-69">[68]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2005–2007:_Kingdom_Come_and_American_Gangster">2005–2007: Kingdom Come and American Gangster</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jay-Z_concert_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Jay-Z_concert_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Jay-Z_concert_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="234" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Jay-Z_concert_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Jay-Z_concert_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Jay-Z_concert_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Jay-Z_concert_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="735" data-file-height="782" /></a><figcaption>Jay-Z performing in 2006</figcaption></figure> On October 27, 2005, Jay-Z headlined New York's <a href="/wiki/Power_105.1" class="mw-redirect" title="Power 105.1">Power 105.1</a> annual concert, Powerhouse. The concert was entitled the "I Declare War" concert leading to intense speculation in the weeks preceding the event on whom exactly Jay-Z would declare war. As he had previously "declared war" on other artists taking lyrical shots at him at other events, many believed that the Powerhouse show would represent an all-out assault by Jay-Z upon his rivals.<a href="#cite_note-70">[69]</a> The theme of the concert was Jay-Z's position as president and CEO of <a href="/wiki/Def_Jam_Recordings" title="Def Jam Recordings">Def Jam</a>, complete with an on-stage mock-up of the <a href="/wiki/Oval_Office" title="Oval Office">Oval Office</a>. Many artists made appearances such as the old roster of <a href="/wiki/Roc-A-Fella" class="mw-redirect" title="Roc-A-Fella">Roc-A-Fella</a> records artists, as well as <a href="/wiki/Ne-Yo" title="Ne-Yo">Ne-Yo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Teairra_Mar%C3%AD" title="Teairra Marí">Teairra Marí</a>, <a href="/wiki/T.I." title="T.I.">T.I.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Young_Jeezy" class="mw-redirect" title="Young Jeezy">Young Jeezy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Akon" title="Akon">Akon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Wall" title="Paul Wall">Paul Wall</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_LOX" class="mw-redirect" title="The LOX">The LOX</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sean_Combs" title="Sean Combs">Diddy</a>.<a href="#cite_note-allhiphop-71">[70]</a> At the conclusion of the concert, Jay-Z put many arguments to rest to the surprise of hip hop fans. The most significant development in this show was closure to the infamous hip hop rivalry between Jay-Z and <a href="/wiki/Nas" title="Nas">Nas</a>. The two former rivals shook hands and shared the stage together to perform Jay-Z's "Dead Presidents" blended with Nas's song "The World is Yours".<a href="#cite_note-mtvnews2-72">[71]</a> Jay-Z returned with his comeback album on November 21, 2006, titled <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Come_(Jay-Z_album)" title="Kingdom Come (Jay-Z album)">Kingdom Come</a>.<a href="#cite_note-73">[72]</a> Jay-Z's comeback single, "<a href="/wiki/Show_Me_What_You_Got" title="Show Me What You Got">Show Me What You Got</a>", was leaked on the Internet in early October 2006, scheduled to be released later on that month, received heavy air-play after its leak, causing the <a href="/wiki/FBI" class="mw-redirect" title="FBI">FBI</a> to step in and investigate.<a href="#cite_note-74">[73]</a> Jay-Z worked with video director <a href="/wiki/Hype_Williams" title="Hype Williams">Hype Williams</a>, and the single's video was directed by <a href="/wiki/F._Gary_Gray" title="F. Gary Gray">F. Gary Gray</a>. The album features production from <a href="/wiki/Just_Blaze" title="Just Blaze">Just Blaze</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pharrell" class="mw-redirect" title="Pharrell">Pharrell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dr._Dre" title="Dr. Dre">Dr. Dre</a> and <a href="/wiki/Coldplay" title="Coldplay">Coldplay</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Chris_Martin" title="Chris Martin">Chris Martin</a> (single entitled "<a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Come_(Jay-Z_album)" title="Kingdom Come (Jay-Z album)">Beach Chair</a>").<a href="#cite_note-sfgate-75">[74]</a><a href="#cite_note-mtvnews-76">[75]</a> The first week saw 680,000 sales of the CD, enough to be his "biggest sales week ever" as Billboard reported.<a href="#cite_note-billboardkingdom-77">[76]</a> This album has sold 2 million copies in the U.S.<a href="#cite_note-riaacertification-48">[47]</a> Jay-Z released his tenth album entitled <a href="/wiki/American_Gangster_(album)" title="American Gangster (album)">American Gangster</a> on November 6, 2007. After viewing the Ridley Scott <a href="/wiki/American_Gangster_(film)" title="American Gangster (film)">film of the same name</a>, Jay-Z was heavily inspired to create a new "concept" album that depicts his experiences as a street-hustler.<a href="#cite_note-newyorktimes-78">[77]</a> The album is not the film's official soundtrack, although it was distributed by <a href="/wiki/Def_Jam_Recordings" title="Def Jam Recordings">Def Jam</a>.<a href="#cite_note-hiphopdx-79">[78]</a> Jay-Z's American Gangster depicts his life in correlation to the movie American Gangster. At the start of the album's first single, "<a href="/wiki/Blue_Magic_(song)" title="Blue Magic (song)">Blue Magic</a>", Jay-Z offers a dealer's manifesto while making references to political figures of the late 1980s with the lyric: "Blame <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Reagan</a> for making me to into a monster, blame <a href="/wiki/Oliver_North" title="Oliver North">Oliver North</a> and <a href="/wiki/Iran-Contra" class="mw-redirect" title="Iran-Contra">Iran-Contra</a>, I ran contraband that they sponsored, before this rhymin' stuff we was in concert."<a href="#cite_note-80">[79]</a> Also notable about the "Blue Magic" music video was Jay-Z flashing €500 notes; <a href="/wiki/Harvard_Business_School" title="Harvard Business School">Harvard Business School</a> professor <a href="/wiki/Rawi_Abdelal" title="Rawi Abdelal">Rawi Abdelal</a> called this a "turning point in American pop culture's response to globalization." The album has sold 1 million copies in the U.S.<a href="#cite_note-riaacertification-48">[47]</a> On January 1, 2008, Jay-Z resigned as president of Def Jam.<a href="#cite_note-81">[80]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2008–2011:_The_Blueprint_3_and_Watch_the_Throne">2008–2011: The Blueprint 3 and Watch the Throne</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jay-Z_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Jay-Z_3.jpg/220px-Jay-Z_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Jay-Z_3.jpg/330px-Jay-Z_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Jay-Z_3.jpg/440px-Jay-Z_3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>Jay-Z performing in 2008</figcaption></figure> In winter 2008, it was announced that Jay-Z would become the first major hip hop artist to headline Britain's <a href="/wiki/Glastonbury_Festival_2008" title="Glastonbury Festival 2008">Glastonbury Festival</a>.<a href="#cite_note-glastonbury-82">[81]</a><a href="#cite_note-83">[82]</a> Tickets sold out quickly. Former headliner <a href="/wiki/Noel_Gallagher" title="Noel Gallagher">Noel Gallagher</a> of <a href="/wiki/Oasis_(band)" title="Oasis (band)">Oasis</a> condemned the festival organizers for choosing Jay-Z to headline a traditionally guitar-driven festival. "I'm sorry, but Jay-Z?" Gallagher asked, swearing. "No chance. Glastonbury has a tradition of, kind of, guitar music, do you know what I mean? And even when they throw the odd curve balls in on a Sunday night—you go, 'Kylie Minogue? I don't know about that', do you know what I mean?—but I'm not having hip hop at Glastonbury, no way, no, no. It's wrong."<a href="#cite_note-84">[83]</a> As controversy mounted, Jay-Z replied, "We don't play guitars, Noel, but hip hop has put in its work like any other form of music. This headline show is just a natural progression. Rap music is still evolving. We have to respect each other's genre of music and move forward."<a href="#cite_note-85">[84]</a> Jay-Z opened his Glastonbury set with a tongue-in-cheek cover of Oasis's iconic song "<a href="/wiki/Wonderwall_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wonderwall (song)">Wonderwall</a>",<a href="#cite_note-glastonbury3-86">[85]</a> and went on to deliver a performance heralded as a successful response to pre-festival criticism.<a href="#cite_note-87">[86]</a> He also headlined many other summer festivals in 2008, including <a href="/wiki/Roskilde_Festival" title="Roskilde Festival">Roskilde Festival</a> in Denmark,<a href="#cite_note-88">[87]</a> <a href="/wiki/Hove_Festival" title="Hove Festival">Hove Festival</a> in Norway<a href="#cite_note-89">[88]</a> and <a href="/wiki/O2_Wireless_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="O2 Wireless Festival">O2 Wireless Festival</a> in London.<a href="#cite_note-90">[89]</a> During Kanye West's concert of August 6, 2008, at Madison Square Garden, Jay-Z came out to perform a new song and he and West proclaimed that it was to be on The Blueprint 3.<a href="#cite_note-91">[90]</a> On May 21, 2009, Jay-Z announced he would be parting ways with Def Jam, and had struck a multi-million-dollar deal to sign with <a href="/wiki/Live_Nation" class="mw-redirect" title="Live Nation">Live Nation</a>, with whom he would start his <a href="/wiki/Roc_Nation" title="Roc Nation">Roc Nation</a> imprint which would serve as a record label, talent/management agency, and music publishing company<a href="#cite_note-hitsdailydouble-92">[91]</a> and also partnered with production team <a href="/wiki/Stargate_(production_team)" class="mw-redirect" title="Stargate (production team)">Stargate</a> to start a record label called <a href="/wiki/StarRoc" title="StarRoc">StarRoc</a>.<a href="#cite_note-93">[92]</a><a href="#cite_note-94">[93]</a> Jay-Z's 11th studio album <a href="/wiki/The_Blueprint_3" title="The Blueprint 3">The Blueprint 3</a> was originally to be released on September 11, 2009,<a href="#cite_note-rollingstonerocnation-95">[94]</a> but was instead released in North America on September 8, 2009, due to increasing anticipation.<a href="#cite_note-rocnationblueprint3-96">[95]</a> Its international release followed on September 14.<a href="#cite_note-97">[96]</a> It is his 11th album to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200<a href="#cite_note-98">[97]</a> and has surpassed Elvis Presley's previous record, making him the current solo-artist record holder.<a href="#cite_note-accesshollywood-99">[98]</a> On October 9, 2009, Jay-Z kicked off his tour for The Blueprint 3, during which he supported his new album in North America. In a Shave Magazine review of his performance at <a href="/wiki/Rexall_Place" class="mw-redirect" title="Rexall Place">Rexall Place</a> in <a href="/wiki/Edmonton" title="Edmonton">Edmonton</a>, Jake Tomlinson expressed that "It was the type of smooth performance you would expect from the hip-hop superstar." The review gave this performance 4 stars. His North American tour continued until November 22, 2009.<a href="#cite_note-shavemagazine-100">[99]</a> At his concert on November 8, 2009, at <a href="/wiki/UCLA" class="mw-redirect" title="UCLA">UCLA</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Pauley_Pavilion" title="Pauley Pavilion">Pauley Pavilion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a> joined him on stage and performed "Hard" for the first time, then performed "Run This Town" with Jay-Z.<a href="#cite_note-101">[100]</a> Among his success, Jay-Z has ventured into producing Broadway shows. Along with Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith, Jay-Z helped produce the play Fela!, a musical celebrating the work of the late Nigerian star <a href="/wiki/Fela_Kuti" title="Fela Kuti">Fela Kuti</a>.<a href="#cite_note-fela-102">[101]</a> Jay-Z said he was inspired by the power of Kuti's work and his life story, which resulted in his interest to help produce the musical.<a href="#cite_note-fela-102">[101]</a> Fela! is a story about an African pioneer and political activist who made his first moves on the scene during the 1970s.<a href="#cite_note-fela-102">[101]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jay-zlivein2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Jay-zlivein2010.jpg/190px-Jay-zlivein2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="238" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Jay-zlivein2010.jpg/285px-Jay-zlivein2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Jay-zlivein2010.jpg/380px-Jay-zlivein2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="750" /></a><figcaption>Jay-Z performing at the <a href="/wiki/Coachella_Valley_Music_and_Arts_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival">Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival</a> in April 2010</figcaption></figure> On January 23, 2010, Jay-Z released a track, "<a href="/wiki/Stranded_(Haiti_Mon_Amour)" title="Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)">Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)</a>", with Rihanna, and <a href="/wiki/U2" title="U2">U2</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Bono" title="Bono">Bono</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Edge" title="The Edge">The Edge</a>, as well as performing it at the <a href="/wiki/Hope_For_Haiti_Now" class="mw-redirect" title="Hope For Haiti Now">Hope For Haiti Now</a> telethon.<a href="#cite_note-103">[102]</a> In June 2010, Eminem and Jay-Z announced they would perform together in a pair of concerts in Detroit and New York. The event was dubbed <a href="/wiki/The_Home_%26_Home_Tour" title="The Home & Home Tour">The Home & Home Tour</a>. The first two concerts rapidly sold out, prompting the scheduling of an additional show at each venue.<a href="#cite_note-104">[103]</a> Jay-Z was the supporting act for U2 on the Australian and New Zealand leg of their <a href="/wiki/U2_360%C2%B0_Tour" title="U2 360° Tour">U2 360° Tour</a>, beginning in <a href="/wiki/Auckland" title="Auckland">Auckland</a>, New Zealand, in November 2010, followed by Melbourne, Sydney, <a href="/wiki/Brisbane" title="Brisbane">Brisbane</a> and <a href="/wiki/Perth" title="Perth">Perth</a> in December.<a href="#cite_note-105">[104]</a> Jay-Z also appeared on stage during U2 performances of "<a href="/wiki/Sunday_Bloody_Sunday" title="Sunday Bloody Sunday">Sunday Bloody Sunday</a>", and in Auckland also on a five-track EP entitled <a href="/wiki/Watch_the_Throne" title="Watch the Throne">Watch the Throne</a>, although it was later revealed by West that the project had become a full-length LP. Recording sessions for the album took place at various recording locations and began in November 2010. The first single released for the project was "<a href="/wiki/H%E2%80%A2A%E2%80%A2M" class="mw-redirect" title="H•A•M">H•A•M</a>". The track was co-produced by <a href="/wiki/Lex_Luger_(producer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lex Luger (producer)">Lex Luger</a> and West himself. The track ended up being on the deluxe edition of the album. The follow-up to that was the second single "<a href="/wiki/Otis_(song)" title="Otis (song)">Otis</a>", which premiered on <a href="/wiki/Funkmaster_Flex" title="Funkmaster Flex">Funkmaster Flex</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Hot_97" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot 97">Hot 97</a> radio show, and was later released to the <a href="/wiki/ITunes_Store" title="ITunes Store">iTunes Store</a> eleven days later. The song's existence, along with several other tracks from the album, was confirmed during a listening session hosted by Jay-Z.<a href="#cite_note-106">[105]</a> The album was first released on the iTunes Store, five days prior to its being released in physical format, a strategy Jay-Z later said was used to block an <a href="/wiki/Music_leak" title="Music leak">internet leak</a>. It debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes Store in 23 countries. It also broke <a href="/wiki/Coldplay" title="Coldplay">Coldplay</a>'s record for most albums sold in one week on the online retailer, selling 290,000 copies on iTunes alone. It held that record until <a href="/wiki/Lil_Wayne" title="Lil Wayne">Lil Wayne</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Tha_Carter_IV" title="Tha Carter IV">Tha Carter IV</a> was released twenty-one days later, selling 10,000 copies more. It debuted on the U.S. <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">Billboard 200</a> chart at No. 1, selling 436,000 copies in its first week. The album received generally positive reviews. Jay-Z and West later gave a surprise performance of "Otis" at the <a href="/wiki/2011_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="2011 MTV Video Music Awards">2011 MTV Video Music Awards</a>. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2012–2016:_Magna_Carta_Holy_Grail_and_other_ventures">2012–2016: Magna Carta Holy Grail and other ventures</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jay-Z_Beyonce.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Jay-Z_Beyonce.jpg/220px-Jay-Z_Beyonce.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="254" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Jay-Z_Beyonce.jpg/330px-Jay-Z_Beyonce.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Jay-Z_Beyonce.jpg/440px-Jay-Z_Beyonce.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2265" data-file-height="2614" /></a><figcaption>Jay-Z and his wife <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> after his performance of "<a href="/wiki/Tom_Ford_(song)" title="Tom Ford (song)">Tom Ford</a>" on <a href="/wiki/The_Mrs._Carter_Show_World_Tour" title="The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour">The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour</a> in 2013</figcaption></figure> Jay-Z collaborated with <a href="/wiki/M.I.A._(rapper)" title="M.I.A. (rapper)">M.I.A</a> on her single "<a href="/wiki/XXXO" title="XXXO">XXXO</a>", which achieved a fair level of success and went on to become remixed by several producers worldwide. In May 2012, Jay-Z and former <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a> mayor <a href="/wiki/Michael_A._Nutter" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael A. Nutter">Michael A. Nutter</a> announced Jay-Z as the curator and the headliner for the first annual "Budweiser Made in America" festival at <a href="/wiki/Fairmount_Park" title="Fairmount Park">Fairmount Park</a> in Philadelphia on September 1 and 2, 2012. The performance was produced by <a href="/wiki/Live_Nation_Entertainment" title="Live Nation Entertainment">Live Nation</a> and assembled an eclectic lineup of "<a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" title="Hip hop music">hip hop</a>, <a href="/wiki/R%26B" class="mw-redirect" title="R&B">R&B</a>, <a href="/wiki/Latin_music_(genre)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latin music (genre)">Latin music</a> and dance" musicians.<a href="#cite_note-107">[106]</a> Jay-Z and <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a> were the two main headlining acts for <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_1" title="BBC Radio 1">BBC Radio 1</a>'s <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_1%27s_Big_Weekend" title="BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend">2012 Hackney Weekend</a> music festival on June 23 to 24.<a href="#cite_note-108">[107]</a> Jay-Z opened his set with an appearance from Rihanna, they performed "Run this Town". On September 6, "<a href="/wiki/Clique_(Kanye_West_Song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Clique (Kanye West Song)">Clique</a>" was released, a single from the album "<a href="/wiki/Cruel_Summer_(GOOD_Music_album)" title="Cruel Summer (GOOD Music album)">Cruel Summer</a>", by <a href="/wiki/GOOD_Music" title="GOOD Music">GOOD Music</a>. <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> and <a href="/wiki/Big_Sean" title="Big Sean">Big Sean</a> starred alongside Jay-Z on the track. Jay-Z took the subway to his sold-out show at The Barclays Center on October 6, 2012.<a href="#cite_note-109">[108]</a> On November 12, 2012, Coldplay announced that they will be playing with Jay-Z at the <a href="/wiki/Barclays_Center" title="Barclays Center">Barclays Center</a> in Brooklyn on December 31.<a href="#cite_note-110">[109]</a> On September 23, 2010, <a href="/wiki/Q-Tip_(rapper)" class="mw-redirect" title="Q-Tip (rapper)">Q-Tip</a> confirmed working on Jay-Z's follow-up album to The Blueprint 3, saying the album was to hit stores by spring 2011.<a href="#cite_note-111">[110]</a> In May 2012 it was reported that Jay-Z would work on new music with <a href="/wiki/Roc_Nation" title="Roc Nation">Roc Nation</a> producer <a href="/wiki/Jahlil_Beats" title="Jahlil Beats">Jahlil Beats</a>. Beats told <a href="/wiki/XXL_(magazine)" title="XXL (magazine)">XXL</a> magazine: "Me and Jay-Z been going back and forth. He picked a couple of my joints that he's working on. I don't even wanna say too much about Jay, but we definitely working on some stuff. I haven't even sent him a bunch of beats. I sent him my favorite stuff. He hit me right back like, 'Yo, I'ma go in on this,' or, 'I like this.'"<a href="#cite_note-112">[111]</a> The album has been named one of the most anticipated albums of 2013 by <a href="/wiki/Complex_Magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="Complex Magazine">Complex Magazine</a>, <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a>, and XXL. Production will come from <a href="/wiki/Jahlil_Beats" title="Jahlil Beats">Jahlil Beats</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rick_Rubin" title="Rick Rubin">Rick Rubin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swizz_Beatz" title="Swizz Beatz">Swizz Beatz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Timbaland" title="Timbaland">Timbaland</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Pharrell_Williams" title="Pharrell Williams">Pharrell Williams</a>.<a href="#cite_note-113">[112]</a><a href="#cite_note-114">[113]</a> Jay-Z also made an appearance on <a href="/wiki/Justin_Timberlake" title="Justin Timberlake">Justin Timberlake</a>'s comeback single "<a href="/wiki/Suit_%26_Tie" title="Suit & Tie">Suit & Tie</a>" from his third studio album <a href="/wiki/The_20/20_Experience" title="The 20/20 Experience">The 20/20 Experience</a>, the song itself was produced by both Jay-Z and Timberlake's mutual friend, Timbaland.<a href="#cite_note-115">[114]</a> Timberlake and Jay-Z embarked on the co-headlining <a href="/wiki/Legends_of_the_Summer" class="mw-redirect" title="Legends of the Summer">Legends of the Summer Stadium Tour</a>.<a href="#cite_note-116">[115]</a> During the fifth game of the <a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_Finals" title="2013 NBA Finals">2013 NBA Finals</a>, Carter announced his twelfth studio album, <a href="/wiki/Magna_Carta_Holy_Grail" title="Magna Carta Holy Grail">Magna Carta Holy Grail</a>, and was released on July 4, 2013. Not long after, Jay-Z confirmed that the hyphen in his stage name would be left out and officially stylized in all capital letters.<a href="#cite_note-117">[116]</a> Magna Carta Holy Grail debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and sold 528,000 copies in its first week, which bypassed its predicted debut in the range of 350,000 to 400,000.<a href="#cite_note-118">[117]</a> In December 2013, it was announced that Jay-Z had received nine nominations at the <a href="/wiki/2014_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Grammy Awards">2014 Grammy Awards</a>, more than any other artist.<a href="#cite_note-119">[118]</a> Jay-Z appeared on his wife Beyoncé's self-titled fifth studio album, <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9_(album)" title="Beyoncé (album)">Beyoncé</a>, with a feature on the song "<a href="/wiki/Drunk_in_Love" title="Drunk in Love">Drunk in Love</a>". They performed this song together at the <a href="/wiki/56th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="56th Annual Grammy Awards">56th Annual Grammy Awards</a> opening.<a href="#cite_note-120">[119]</a> The song and its accompanying album would later win three Grammy Awards including <a href="/wiki/Best_R%26B_Performance" class="mw-redirect" title="Best R&B Performance">Best R&B Performance</a> at the <a href="/wiki/57th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="57th Annual Grammy Awards">2015 ceremony</a>. In 2016, he won a lawsuit for the song "Made in America" with Kanye West featuring <a href="/wiki/Frank_Ocean" title="Frank Ocean">Frank Ocean</a> against Joel McDonald.<a href="#cite_note-121">[120]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Since_2017:_4:44_and_Everything_Is_Love">Since 2017: 4:44 and Everything Is Love</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Everything_Is_Love_Album_Release_-_OTR_II_Tour.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Everything_Is_Love_Album_Release_-_OTR_II_Tour.jpg/220px-Everything_Is_Love_Album_Release_-_OTR_II_Tour.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Everything_Is_Love_Album_Release_-_OTR_II_Tour.jpg/330px-Everything_Is_Love_Album_Release_-_OTR_II_Tour.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Everything_Is_Love_Album_Release_-_OTR_II_Tour.jpg/440px-Everything_Is_Love_Album_Release_-_OTR_II_Tour.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4379" data-file-height="3266" /></a><figcaption>Jay-Z announcing the <a href="/wiki/Everything_Is_Love" title="Everything Is Love">Everything Is Love</a> album in London in 2017</figcaption></figure> In early June 2017, posters were displayed in New York City and Los Angeles, and banner ads were placed on the Internet promoting a <a href="/wiki/Tidal_(service)" title="Tidal (service)">Tidal</a>-related project titled <a href="/wiki/4:44" title="4:44">4:44</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Jay_Z_Details_New_Album_'4:44'-122">[121]</a> A teaser ad was aired during the <a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_Finals" title="2017 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> on June 7 featuring actors <a href="/wiki/Mahershala_Ali" title="Mahershala Ali">Mahershala Ali</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lupita_Nyong%27o" title="Lupita Nyong'o">Lupita Nyong'o</a> and <a href="/wiki/Danny_Glover" title="Danny Glover">Danny Glover</a> in a one-minute video, ending in "4:44 – 6.30.17, Exclusively on Tidal". On June 18, the project was confirmed to be a new Jay-Z album, and a clip featuring a song titled "Adnis" was posted on Sprint's YouTube page.<a href="#cite_note-Jay_Z_Details_New_Album_'4:44'-122">[121]</a> 4:44 was released through <a href="/wiki/Roc_Nation" title="Roc Nation">Roc Nation</a> and <a href="/wiki/Universal_Music_Group" title="Universal Music Group">Universal Music Group</a>, as an exclusive to <a href="/wiki/Sprint_Corporation" title="Sprint Corporation">Sprint</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tidal_(service)" title="Tidal (service)">Tidal</a> customers. The album is the first in a planned series of music exclusives from the Sprint–Tidal partnership. For a short time, on July 2, the album was made available for free digital download in Tidal's site. A physical edition was released on July 7, including three additional tracks. On the same day, the album was made available to other streaming platforms, such as <a href="/wiki/Apple_Music" title="Apple Music">Apple Music</a>, <a href="/wiki/Google_Play_Music" title="Google Play Music">Google Play Music</a> and <a href="/wiki/Amazon_Music" title="Amazon Music">Amazon Music</a>. The album received widespread acclaim from critics, who praised its emotional and personal content. On July 5, the album was certified <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">Platinum</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a> (RIAA), in recognition of one million copies purchased by Sprint and offered to consumers as free downloads.<a href="#cite_note-platinum-123">[122]</a> It debuted at number one on the U.S. <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">Billboard 200</a>, making it Jay-Z's 13th consecutive studio album to top the chart. The album spawned two singles, the title track "4:44" and "Bam", as well as several music videos, directed by a variety of high-profile collaborators. The album received a <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Award</a> nomination for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Album of the Year">Album of the Year</a>, while the title track was nominated for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Song_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Song of the Year">Song of the Year</a> and "<a href="/wiki/The_Story_of_O.J." title="The Story of O.J.">The Story of O.J.</a>" was nominated for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Record_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Record of the Year">Record of the Year</a> at the <a href="/wiki/60th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="60th Annual Grammy Awards">60th Annual Grammy Awards</a>.<a href="#cite_note-124">[123]</a> On June 6, 2018, Jay-Z and Beyoncé kicked-off the <a href="/wiki/On_the_Run_II_Tour" title="On the Run II Tour">On the Run II Tour</a> in <a href="/wiki/Cardiff" title="Cardiff">Cardiff</a>, United Kingdom. Ten days later, at their final London performance, the pair unveiled <a href="/wiki/Everything_Is_Love" title="Everything Is Love">Everything Is Love</a>, their much-awaited joint studio album, credited under the name The Carters. The pair also released the video for the album's lead single, "<a href="/wiki/Apeshit" title="Apeshit">Apeshit</a>", on Beyoncé's official <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a> channel.<a href="#cite_note-125">[124]</a><a href="#cite_note-126">[125]</a> The song won two awards from eight nominations at the <a href="/wiki/2018_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="2018 MTV Video Music Awards">2018 MTV Video Music Awards</a>.<a href="#cite_note-127">[126]</a> In 2021, Jay-Z was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> along with fellow rapper <a href="/wiki/LL_Cool_J" title="LL Cool J">LL Cool J</a>.<a href="#cite_note-128">[127]</a><a href="#cite_note-129">[128]</a> He also appeared on the song "<a href="/wiki/Jail_(Kanye_West_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jail (Kanye West song)">Jail</a>" on Kanye West's 2021 album <a href="/wiki/Donda" title="Donda">Donda</a>,<a href="#cite_note-130">[129]</a> which went on to win <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rap_Song" title="Grammy Award for Best Rap Song">Grammy Award for Best Rap Song</a> at the <a href="/wiki/64th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="64th Annual Grammy Awards">64th Annual Grammy Awards</a><a href="#cite_note-131">[130]</a> and on the song "Love All" from <a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a>'s 2021 album <a href="/wiki/Certified_Lover_Boy" title="Certified Lover Boy">Certified Lover Boy</a>.<a href="#cite_note-132">[131]</a> In 2022, his first feature was a collaboration with fellow rapper <a href="/wiki/Pusha_T" title="Pusha T">Pusha T</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Neck_%26_Wrist" title="Neck & Wrist">Neck & Wrist</a>" featuring <a href="/wiki/Pharrell_Williams" title="Pharrell Williams">Pharrell Williams</a> from Pusha T's album, <a href="/wiki/It%27s_Almost_Dry" title="It's Almost Dry">It's Almost Dry</a>.<a href="#cite_note-133">[132]</a> His feature was succeeded by a four-minute guest appearance on <a href="/wiki/DJ_Khaled" title="DJ Khaled">DJ Khaled</a>'s <a href="/wiki/God_Did" title="God Did">album</a> title track, "<a href="/wiki/God_Did_(song)" title="God Did (song)">God Did</a>".<a href="#cite_note-134">[133]</a><a href="#cite_note-135">[134]</a> He also was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Variety_Special_(Live)" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live)">Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live)</a>, as a producer for the <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LVI_halftime_show" title="Super Bowl LVI halftime show">Super Bowl LVI halftime show</a>.<a href="#cite_note-136">[135]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Musical_style">Musical style</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Influences">Influences</h3></div> Jay-Z says his earliest exposure to music was through his parents' record collection, which was mostly of <a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">soul</a> artists such as <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Gaye" title="Marvin Gaye">Marvin Gaye</a> and <a href="/wiki/Donny_Hathaway" title="Donny Hathaway">Donny Hathaway</a>. He says "I grew up around music, listening to all types of people... I'm into music that has soul in it, whether it be rap, R&B, pop music, whatever. As long as I can feel their soul through the wax, that's what I really listen to."<a href="#cite_note-MTV_News-137">[136]</a> He often uses excerpts from these artists as <a href="/wiki/Sampling_(music)" title="Sampling (music)">samples</a> in his work, particularly in the Kanye West productions included on The Blueprint.<a href="#cite_note-MTV_News-137">[136]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rapping_technique">Rapping technique</h3></div> <a href="/wiki/Royce_da_5%279%22" title="Royce da 5'9"">Royce da 5'9"</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fredro_Starr" title="Fredro Starr">Fredro Starr</a> of <a href="/wiki/Onyx_(hip_hop_group)" title="Onyx (hip hop group)">Onyx</a> both describe Jay-Z's emphasis on <a href="/wiki/Flow_(music)" class="mw-redirect" title="Flow (music)">flow</a> in the book <a href="/wiki/How_to_Rap" title="How to Rap">How to Rap</a>—Starr says that Jay-Z is "a master of the flow—he can flow fast, he can flow slow".<a href="#cite_note-EdwardsRap65-138">[137]</a> The book describes how Jay-Z uses 'rests' to provide structure to a verse<a href="#cite_note-EdwardsRap129-139">[138]</a> and how he uses 'partial linking' to add more <a href="/wiki/Rhyme" title="Rhyme">rhymes</a> to a verse.<a href="#cite_note-EdwardsRap91-140">[139]</a> Jay-Z's early style is described by <a href="/wiki/Vibe_(magazine)" title="Vibe (magazine)">Vibe</a> as "a distinctly <a href="/wiki/Das_EFX" title="Das EFX">Das EFX</a>-type, stiggety style" on his 12" single "Can't Get With That",<a href="#cite_note-141">[140]</a> referring to the fast rhythms and vocal delivery of the group Das EFX. He is also known to write lyrics in his head, as described by <a href="/wiki/Pusha_T" title="Pusha T">Pusha T</a> of <a href="/wiki/Clipse" title="Clipse">Clipse</a> in How to Rap,<a href="#cite_note-EdwardsRap144-142">[141]</a> a style popular with many <a href="/wiki/MC" class="mw-redirect" title="MC">MCs</a> such as <a href="/wiki/The_Notorious_B.I.G." title="The Notorious B.I.G.">The Notorious B.I.G.</a>,<a href="#cite_note-EdwardsRap144-142">[141]</a> <a href="/wiki/Everlast_(musician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Everlast (musician)">Everlast</a>,<a href="#cite_note-EdwardsRap144-145-143">[142]</a> <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Creekwater" title="Bobby Creekwater">Bobby Creekwater</a><a href="#cite_note-EdwardsRap145-144">[143]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Guerilla_Black" title="Guerilla Black">Guerilla Black</a>.<a href="#cite_note-EdwardsRap145-144">[143]</a> <a href="/wiki/Shock_G" title="Shock G">Shock G</a> of <a href="/wiki/Digital_Underground" title="Digital Underground">Digital Underground</a> describes Jay-Z's live performance style, saying he "rarely breaks a sweat, and instead uses smoothness and clever wordplay to keep the audience interested and entertained".<a href="#cite_note-EdwardsRap292-145">[144]</a> Jay-Z's fast rapping technique, also known as the "triplet rhyme", was developed during his early years of creating music with former mentor Jaz-O.<a href="#cite_note-146">[145]</a><a href="#cite_note-147">[146]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Business_career">Business career</h2></div> Jay-Z has also established himself as a successful entrepreneur with a business empire spanning a variety of industries from clothing lines, beverages, real estate, sport teams, and record labels.<a href="#cite_note-148">[147]</a> In an interview, he stated that "my brands are an extension of me. They're close to me. It's not like running <a href="/wiki/General_Motors" title="General Motors">GM</a>, where there's no emotional attachment."<a href="#cite_note-149">[148]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rocawear">Rocawear</h3></div> Jay-Z and <a href="/wiki/Damon_Dash" title="Damon Dash">Damon Dash</a> are the founders of the urban clothing brand <a href="/wiki/Rocawear" title="Rocawear">Rocawear</a>.<a href="#cite_note-NYTimes1-150">[149]</a> Rocawear has clothing lines and accessories for men, women and children. The line was taken over by Jay-Z in early 2006 following a falling out with Dash. In March 2007, Jay-Z sold the rights to the Rocawear brand to <a href="/wiki/Iconix_Brand_Group" title="Iconix Brand Group">Iconix Brand Group</a> for $204 million. He retains his stake in the company and continues to oversee the marketing, licensing and product development.<a href="#cite_note-NYTimes1-150">[149]</a><a href="#cite_note-151">[150]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reebok">Reebok</h3></div> Jay-Z became the first rapper in <a href="/wiki/Reebok" title="Reebok">Reebok</a>'s history to endorse the company's footwear, signing a three-year endorsement deal.<a href="#cite_note-:1-152">[151]</a> He later appeared in a 2003 Reebok collection advertising his S. Carter Collection.<a href="#cite_note-153">[152]</a> Later that year, he and <a href="/wiki/Frenemy" title="Frenemy">frenemy</a> <a href="/wiki/50_Cent" title="50 Cent">50 Cent</a> appeared in a commercial to promote their S. Carter and <a href="/wiki/G-Unit_Clothing_Company" title="G-Unit Clothing Company">G-Unit</a> footwears for the company, with a Just Blaze-produced song made for it.<a href="#cite_note-154">[153]</a> In 2006, Jay-Z's deal with Reebok expired with no renewal.<a href="#cite_note-:1-152">[151]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alcoholic_beverages">Alcoholic beverages</h3></div> In 2014, Jay-Z invested $200 million in <a href="/wiki/Armand_de_Brignac" title="Armand de Brignac">Armand de Brignac</a> champagne—owned at the time by Sovereign Brands, a New York–based wine and spirits company—for a 100 percent stake, making it the second alcoholic product acquisition in his financial investment portfolio.<a href="#cite_note-155">[154]</a><a href="#cite_note-156">[155]</a> The brand is known for its popularity with high-profile artists as being the gold bottles often referred to in media.<a href="#cite_note-157">[156]</a><a href="#cite_note-158">[157]</a><a href="#cite_note-159">[158]</a><a href="#cite_note-160">[159]</a><a href="#cite_note-161">[160]</a> His ties to the company date back to 2006, and he received millions of dollars per year for his association with Armand de Brignac before he bought the entire company.<a href="#cite_note-162">[161]</a> Jay-Z serves as co-brand director for Budweiser Select and collaborates with the company on strategic marketing programs and creative ad development. He provides direction on brand programs and ads that appear on TV, radio, print, and high-profile events.<a href="#cite_note-163">[162]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Technology">Technology</h3></div> In March 2015, Jay-Z completed the $56 million acquisition of <a href="/wiki/Aspiro" title="Aspiro">Aspiro</a>, a Norwegian media technology company that operates the subscription-based music streaming service <a href="/wiki/Tidal_(service)" title="Tidal (service)">Tidal</a>, which has been in operation since October 2014.<a href="#cite_note-164">[163]</a> The music service was acquired through his company <a href="/wiki/Project_Panther_Bidco" title="Project Panther Bidco">Project Panther Bidco Ltd.</a> (an entity indirectly owned by Jay-Z's S. Carter Enterprises a company holding interests in leading international music, media and entertainment companies).<a href="#cite_note-165">[164]</a><a href="#cite_note-166">[165]</a> The music service combines audio and music videos with curated editorial. The main idea of the service is to bring major revenue streams back to the music artists themselves as the idea of an artist-owned streaming platform was stated as to "restore the value to music by launching a service owned by artists." Jay-Z currently[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers">when?</a>] is a major shareholder in the company.<a href="#cite_note-167">[166]</a><a href="#cite_note-168">[167]</a> In July 2015, Carter made a significant investment to <a href="/wiki/JetSmarter" title="JetSmarter">JetSmarter</a>, an app helping people book private executive plane flights. The app was built by Sergey Petrossov.<a href="#cite_note-169">[168]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Music_industry">Music industry</h3></div> From 2005 to 2007, Jay-Z was inaugurated as the president of Def Jam Recordings. Under Jay-Z's leadership, Def Jam launched the successful careers of contemporary R&B singers <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ne-Yo" title="Ne-Yo">Ne-Yo</a>. At the end of 2007, after he released <a href="/wiki/American_Gangster_(album)" title="American Gangster (album)">American Gangster</a>, Jay-Z decided not to renew his contract as the president and CEO of Def Jam. Shortly after, he started his <a href="/wiki/Live_Nation_Entertainment" title="Live Nation Entertainment">Live Nation</a> venture, <a href="/wiki/Roc_Nation" title="Roc Nation">Roc Nation</a>.<a href="#cite_note-170">[169]</a> In April 2011, it was reported that Jay-Z had outbid executives at <a href="/wiki/Universal_Music_Group" title="Universal Music Group">Universal Music</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jive_Records" title="Jive Records">Jive Records</a> to acquire independent record label <a href="/wiki/Block_Starz_Music" title="Block Starz Music">Block Starz Music</a>.<a href="#cite_note-171">[170]</a><a href="#cite_note-172">[171]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sporting_business">Sporting business</h3></div> For a decade (2003–2013), Jay-Z enjoyed his role as a part-owner of the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">Brooklyn Nets</a> <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">NBA</a> team, having paid a reported $1 million for his share, which declined in value to $350,000 in April 2013, based on <a href="/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a> magazine's valuation of the team.<a href="#cite_note-173">[172]</a> He encouraged the team's relocation to <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn" title="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Barclays_Center" title="Barclays Center">Barclays Center</a> (from <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a>) in the <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NBA_season" title="2012–13 NBA season">2012–2013 season</a>, at which point the team took on the Brooklyn Nets moniker.<a href="#cite_note-174">[173]</a><a href="#cite_note-175">[174]</a> On April 18, 2013, Jay-Z officially announced through his Life + Times website in a press release that he would be relinquishing his ownership in the Brooklyn Nets.<a href="#cite_note-176">[175]</a> The shares were eventually sold to singer, rapper, actor and entrepreneur <a href="/wiki/Will_Pan" title="Will Pan">Will Pan</a>, making Pan the first American of Taiwanese descent to own a U.S. professional sports franchise.<a href="#cite_note-:0-177">[176]</a><a href="#cite_note-:2-178">[177]</a> Jay-Z's cited Pan's athletic background (he was a team captain of his high school basketball team and played in college), his multitude of musical styles, his influence in the Taiwanese American community, and his business acumen and portfolio (including being the founder and chief executive of software company Camigo Media and a co-founder of streetwear boutique N.P.C [New Project Center]), as reasons why his bid was successful.<a href="#cite_note-:0-177">[176]</a><a href="#cite_note-:2-178">[177]</a> In September 2013, his stake in <a href="/wiki/Barclays_Center" title="Barclays Center">Barclays Center</a> was sold for $1.5 million.<a href="#cite_note-179">[178]</a> On April 2, 2013, <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> reported Jay-Z's plans to launch his own sports agency, <a href="/wiki/Roc_Nation_Sports" title="Roc Nation Sports">Roc Nation Sports</a>, with a focus on the representation of various professional athletes. The <a href="/wiki/Sport_management" title="Sport management">sport management</a> group is a partnership with <a href="/wiki/Creative_Artists_Agency" title="Creative Artists Agency">Creative Artists Agency</a>.<a href="#cite_note-ESPNgo-180">[179]</a> In conjunction with the agency's launch, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>'s second baseman <a href="/wiki/Robinson_Can%C3%B3" title="Robinson Canó">Robinson Canó</a> left agent <a href="/wiki/Scott_Boras" title="Scott Boras">Scott Boras</a> to sign with the company. ESPN also mentioned that Jay-Z himself was planning to be a certified sports agent, first in baseball and eventually in basketball and football. In order to represent clients in basketball, he would have to give up his small share of the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">Brooklyn Nets</a>.<a href="#cite_note-ESPNgo-180">[179]</a><a href="#cite_note-181">[180]</a> In October 2005, he was reported in English media as considering buying a stake of <a href="/wiki/Arsenal_F.C." title="Arsenal F.C.">Arsenal F.C.</a>, an English soccer team.<a href="#cite_note-182">[181]</a> Through his conglomerate company Gain Global Investments Network LLC, he had an interest estimated between 2 and 7% in the Aqueduct Entertainment Group (AEG) consortium, which in January 2010 was awarded a contract to operate a 4,500-<a href="/wiki/Slot_machine" title="Slot machine">slot-machine</a> <a href="/wiki/Racino" title="Racino">racino</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Aqueduct_Race_Track" class="mw-redirect" title="Aqueduct Race Track">Aqueduct Race Track</a>. Jay-Z became interested in the project after <a href="/wiki/New_York_Governor" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Governor">New York Governor</a> <a href="/wiki/David_Paterson" title="David Paterson">David Paterson</a> who awarded the contract said there had to be an <a href="/wiki/Affirmative_action" title="Affirmative action">affirmative action</a> component to the ownership. Jay-Z was initially approached by casino mogul <a href="/wiki/Steve_Wynn" title="Steve Wynn">Steve Wynn</a>, who was also bidding on the contract. On March 9, 2010, Jay-Z and Flake withdrew from the project, and Paterson <a href="/wiki/Recused" class="mw-redirect" title="Recused">recused</a> himself from further involvement.<a href="#cite_note-183">[182]</a><a href="#cite_note-184">[183]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Media">Media</h3></div> On April 5, 2011, Jay-Z launched the popular culture and <a href="/wiki/Lifestyle_magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="Lifestyle magazine">lifestyle</a> online magazine Life + Times. It features content that showcases his high-end tastes in clothing, appliances, and cars. The site design is aesthetically aimed at the <a href="/wiki/Upwardly_mobile" class="mw-redirect" title="Upwardly mobile">upwardly mobile</a> young male demographic, with sports and music-related posts accompanying those about fashion and design.<a href="#cite_note-185">[184]</a> Among the music content is the Decoded series, originating from Jay-Z's <a href="/wiki/Decoded_(memoir)" title="Decoded (memoir)">memoir of the same name</a> and featuring a select rapper deciphering their own lyrics.<a href="#cite_note-186">[185]</a> In January 2015, after being contacted by the webzine, the DJ and radio host <a href="/wiki/Funkmaster_Flex" title="Funkmaster Flex">Funkmaster Flex</a> revealed that he had been contacted in 2013 for a story about a digital app he made at the time, but alleged that the information was instead used to help launch the Magna Carta Samsung app for the release of Jay-Z's album of the same name. "But I was good with that. I ate that. Everybody's out here hustling", Flex reasoned to <a href="/wiki/Vibe_(magazine)" title="Vibe (magazine)">Vibe</a>.<a href="#cite_note-187">[186]</a> In 2016, he signed a two-year exclusive film and TV Deal with <a href="/wiki/Weinstein_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Weinstein Company">Weinstein Company</a> and with the deal gives them first-look options to create scripted and unscripted TV projects and film projects, and those projects were in works.<a href="#cite_note-188">[187]</a> As part of his deal with Weinstein company, he produced a documentary series on the life of <a href="/wiki/Kalief_Browder" title="Kalief Browder">Kalief Browder</a> who was imprisoned for three years and committed suicide upon his release. He also addressed <a href="/wiki/Racial_profiling" title="Racial profiling">racial profiling</a> and <a href="/wiki/Police_brutality" title="Police brutality">police brutality</a> in a conscious manner.<a href="#cite_note-189">[188]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_ventures">Other ventures</h3></div> Jay-Z also co-owns the <a href="/wiki/40/40_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="40/40 Club">40/40 Club</a>, an upscale sports bar that started in New York City, and has since expanded to <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlantic City">Atlantic City</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>. In 2008, the 40/40 Club in <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas</a> was closed down and bought back by the hotel after attendance steadily declined.<a href="#cite_note-190">[189]</a> In 2005, Jay-Z became an investor in <a href="/wiki/Carol%27s_Daughter" title="Carol's Daughter">Carol's Daughter</a>, a line of beauty products, including products for hair, skin, and hands.<a href="#cite_note-CNN-191">[190]</a> In 2010, he announced plans to expand his 40/40 Club sports bar chain into as many as 20 airports, joining his Roc Nation business partners, husband and wife Juan and Desiree Perez, in a deal with <a href="/wiki/Delaware_North" title="Delaware North">Delaware North</a>.<a href="#cite_note-192">[191]</a> On November 16, 2010, Jay-Z published a <a href="/wiki/Memoir" title="Memoir">memoir</a> entitled Decoded.<a href="#cite_note-193">[192]</a><a href="#cite_note-194">[193]</a> The memoir was co-signed by <a href="/wiki/Dream_Hampton" title="Dream Hampton">Dream Hampton</a>.<a href="#cite_note-195">[194]</a> Parlux fragrances sued Jay-Z for $18 million for the failure of his cologne, Gold. They claim the cologne's failure is due to Jay-Z not doing social media posts and interviews about the cologne. Parlux claims they projected selling $15 million the first year, and $35 million the second, and subsequent years after the launch. The fragrance sold $14 million the first year and $6.1 million the second.<a href="#cite_note-196">[195]</a> Parlux lost money on the venture and have had constant returns of unsold inventory.<a href="#cite_note-197">[196]</a> Jay-Z collaborated with <a href="/wiki/Cohiba_(cigar_brand)" title="Cohiba (cigar brand)">Cohiba</a> to launch his own cigars.<a href="#cite_note-198">[197]</a> In August 2020, Jay-Z's <a href="/wiki/Roc_Nation" title="Roc Nation">Roc Nation</a> partnered with <a href="/wiki/BROOKLYN,_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="BROOKLYN, New York">Brooklyn</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Long_Island_University" title="Long Island University">Long Island University</a> to establish the Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment.<a href="#cite_note-199">[198]</a> In November 2020, it was announced that Jay-Z would be join TPCO Holding Corp., a newly formed cannabis products company, in the role of "Chief Visionary Officer".<a href="#cite_note-200">[199]</a> On December 5, 2022, Jay-Z and the Roc Nation announced their partnership with <a href="/wiki/Caesars_Entertainment" title="Caesars Entertainment">Caesars Entertainment</a> to build and operate a casino property at Times Square.<a href="#cite_note-201">[200]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Beyonc%C3%A9_e_Jay-Z.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Beyonc%C3%A9_e_Jay-Z.jpg/220px-Beyonc%C3%A9_e_Jay-Z.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Beyonc%C3%A9_e_Jay-Z.jpg/330px-Beyonc%C3%A9_e_Jay-Z.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Beyonc%C3%A9_e_Jay-Z.jpg/440px-Beyonc%C3%A9_e_Jay-Z.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4416" data-file-height="3312" /></a><figcaption>Jay-Z and <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> performing in November 2009</figcaption></figure> In 2002, Jay-Z and singer <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> collaborated on the song "<a href="/wiki/%2703_Bonnie_%26_Clyde" title="'03 Bonnie & Clyde">'03 Bonnie & Clyde</a>". He also appeared on Beyoncé's hit single, "<a href="/wiki/Crazy_in_Love" title="Crazy in Love">Crazy in Love</a>" the following year, as well as the song "That's How You Like It" from her debut album <a href="/wiki/Dangerously_in_Love" title="Dangerously in Love">Dangerously in Love</a> (2003). On her second album, <a href="/wiki/B%27Day" title="B'Day">B'Day</a>, he made appearances on the hits "<a href="/wiki/D%C3%A9j%C3%A0_Vu_(Beyonc%C3%A9_song)" title="Déjà Vu (Beyoncé song)">Déjà Vu</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Upgrade_U" title="Upgrade U">Upgrade U</a>". In the video for the latter song, she comically imitates his appearance.<a href="#cite_note-202">[201]</a> They kept a low profile while dating, and were married on April 4, 2008, in a private ceremony in <a href="/wiki/Tribeca" title="Tribeca">Tribeca</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>.<a href="#cite_note-peoplemarrige-203">[202]</a> Their relationship became a matter of public record on April 22, 2008,<a href="#cite_note-204">[203]</a> although Beyoncé did not publicly debut her US$5 million <a href="/wiki/Lorraine_Schwartz" title="Lorraine Schwartz">Lorraine Schwartz</a>-designed wedding ring until the Fashion Rocks concert on September 5, 2008.<a href="#cite_note-205">[204]</a> Since their marriage, they generally avoid discussing their relationship,<a href="#cite_note-206">[205]</a> and Beyoncé has stated her belief that this has helped them, while Jay-Z agreed in a <a href="/wiki/People_(magazine)" title="People (magazine)">People</a> article that they do not "play with [their] relationship".<a href="#cite_note-207">[206]</a> In 2006, <a href="/wiki/Cultural_impact_of_Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Cultural impact of Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> and Jay-Z were listed as the most powerful couple for <a href="/wiki/Time_(magazine)" title="Time (magazine)">Time</a> magazine's 100 most influential people.<a href="#cite_note-208">[207]</a> In January 2009, <a href="/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a> ranked them as Hollywood's top-earning couple, with a combined total of $162 million.<a href="#cite_note-Powerful_couple-209">[208]</a> They made it to the top of the list the following year, with a combined total of US$122 million between June 2008 and June 2009.<a href="#cite_note-Powerful_couple-209">[208]</a> At the <a href="/wiki/2011_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="2011 MTV Video Music Awards">2011 MTV Video Music Awards</a>, Beyoncé revealed that she was pregnant with their first child.<a href="#cite_note-210">[209]</a><a href="#cite_note-211">[210]</a> Their daughter, <a href="/wiki/Blue_Ivy_Carter" title="Blue Ivy Carter">Blue Ivy Carter</a>, was born at New York's <a href="/wiki/Lenox_Hill_Hospital" title="Lenox Hill Hospital">Lenox Hill Hospital</a> on January 7, 2012.<a href="#cite_note-212">[211]</a> Jay-Z released "<a href="/wiki/Glory_(Jay-Z_song)" title="Glory (Jay-Z song)">Glory</a>", a song dedicated to Blue Ivy, through his Life+Times website on January 9, 2012.<a href="#cite_note-miscarriage-213">[212]</a> The song, produced by frequent collaborators <a href="/wiki/The_Neptunes" title="The Neptunes">the Neptunes</a>, detailed the couple's pregnancy struggles, including a miscarriage Beyoncé had suffered.<a href="#cite_note-miscarriage-213">[212]</a> Blue Ivy's cries were included at the end of the song, and she was officially credited on the song as "B.I.C"; she became the youngest person in <a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a> history (at two days old) have a chart entry when "Glory" debuted at No. 74 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.<a href="#cite_note-bluebillboard-214">[213]</a> On June 18, 2017, Beyoncé's father <a href="/wiki/Mathew_Knowles" title="Mathew Knowles">Mathew Knowles</a> confirmed that she had given birth to twins with Jay-Z, a daughter named Rumi and a son named Sir.<a href="#cite_note-215">[214]</a> In the following months, they purchased a US$88 million home in the <a href="/wiki/Bel_Air,_Los_Angeles" title="Bel Air, Los Angeles">Bel Air</a> neighborhood of <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>.<a href="#cite_note-216">[215]</a> In 2023, the couple bought a <a href="/wiki/Bill_and_Maria_Bell_Residence" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill and Maria Bell Residence">house</a> in <a href="/wiki/Malibu,_California" title="Malibu, California">Malibu, California</a>, designed by the architect <a href="/wiki/Tadao_Ando" title="Tadao Ando">Tadao Ando</a>, for $200 million. It established a record for the most expensive residence sold in California.<a href="#cite_note-217">[216]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legal_issues">Legal issues</h2></div> On December 2, 1999, Jay-Z, who had come to believe that record executive <a href="/wiki/Lance_Rivera" title="Lance Rivera">Lance "Un" Rivera</a> was behind the bootlegging of Vol. 3..., allegedly stabbed him at the Kit Kat Klub, a now-defunct night club in <a href="/wiki/Times_Square" title="Times Square">Times Square</a>, New York City, during a release party for <a href="/wiki/Q-Tip_(rapper)" class="mw-redirect" title="Q-Tip (rapper)">Q-Tip</a>'s album <a href="/wiki/Amplified_(Q-Tip_album)" title="Amplified (Q-Tip album)">Amplified</a>.<a href="#cite_note-218">[217]</a> Jay-Z's associates at the party were accused of causing a commotion within the club, which Jay-Z allegedly used as cover while he stabbed Rivera in the stomach with a five-inch (127 mm) blade.<a href="#cite_note-219">[218]</a> He surrendered to police the following evening and was placed under arrest, although he was soon released on $50,000 <a href="/wiki/Bail" title="Bail">bail</a>.<a href="#cite_note-220">[219]</a><a href="#cite_note-221">[220]</a> When he was indicted in <a href="/wiki/Manhattan_Criminal_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="Manhattan Criminal Court">Manhattan Criminal Court</a> in late January 2000, he pleaded not guilty; he and his lawyers contended that they had witnesses and videotapes proving he had been nowhere near Rivera during the incident. Nevertheless, he later pleaded guilty to third-degree assault and accepted a three-year <a href="/wiki/Probation" title="Probation">probation</a> sentence.<a href="#cite_note-guiltyplea-222">[221]</a> Jay-Z later addressed the case in his 2010 book Decoded: <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote">One night I went to Q-Tip's solo album release party and at some point in the night, I ran into the guy everyone's been telling me is behind the bootleg. So I approached him. When I told him what I suspected, to my surprise, he got real loud with me right there in the middle of the club. It was strange. We separated and I went over to the bar. I was sitting there like, "No the fuck this nigga did not..." I was talking to people, but I was really talking to myself out loud, just in a state of shock. Before I even realized what I was doing, I headed back over to him, but this time I was blacking out with anger. The next thing I knew, all hell had broken loose in the club. That night the guy went straight to the police and I was indicted. [...] There was no reason to put my life on the line, and the lives of everyone who depends on me, because of a momentary loss of control. [...] I vowed to never allow myself to be in a situation like that again.<a href="#cite_note-223">[222]</a></blockquote> In 2023, Rivera stated that Jay-Z lied, and was not the one that stabbed him: “No. Jay-Z was not the guy that actually stabbed me that night (...) it’s never been his history”.<a href="#cite_note-224">[223]</a><a href="#cite_note-225">[224]</a><a href="#cite_note-226">[225]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Philanthropy">Philanthropy</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jay-Z,_Gloria_Carter.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Jay-Z%2C_Gloria_Carter.jpg/220px-Jay-Z%2C_Gloria_Carter.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="317" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Jay-Z%2C_Gloria_Carter.jpg/330px-Jay-Z%2C_Gloria_Carter.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Jay-Z%2C_Gloria_Carter.jpg/440px-Jay-Z%2C_Gloria_Carter.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="4982" /></a><figcaption>Jay-Z with his mother Gloria Carter in September 2011</figcaption></figure> During his first retirement from music,[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">failed verification</a>] Jay-Z became involved in philanthropy. In 2003, along with his mother, Jay-Z founded the Shawn Carter Foundation, which assists eligible students facing socio-economic hardships attend and get through college.<a href="#cite_note-227">[226]</a> In August 2006, he met with <a href="/wiki/Kofi_Annan" title="Kofi Annan">Kofi Annan</a>, then <a href="/wiki/Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations" title="Secretary-General of the United Nations">Secretary-General of the United Nations</a> at the organization's New York City headquarters, where he pledged to use his upcoming world tour to raise awareness of the global <a href="/wiki/Water_shortage" class="mw-redirect" title="Water shortage">water shortage</a>, a challenge he learned about following a visit to Africa by <a href="/wiki/Bono" title="Bono">Bono</a>, the lead singer of <a href="/wiki/U2" title="U2">U2</a>.<a href="#cite_note-228">[227]</a> The effort took place in partnership with the UN,<a href="#cite_note-229">[228]</a> as well as MTV, which produced a documentary entitled Diary of Jay-Z: Water for Life, first airing in November 2006.<a href="#cite_note-230">[229]</a> Along with <a href="/wiki/Sean_Combs" title="Sean Combs">Sean "Diddy" Combs</a>, Jay-Z pledged $1 million to the <a href="/wiki/American_Red_Cross" title="American Red Cross">American Red Cross</a>'s relief effort after <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina" title="Hurricane Katrina">Hurricane Katrina</a>.<a href="#cite_note-231">[230]</a> Jay-Z supported <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> after West's outburst against President <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> during a <a href="/wiki/A_Concert_for_Hurricane_Relief" title="A Concert for Hurricane Relief">live Katrina charity telethon</a>.<a href="#cite_note-232">[231]</a> He also addressed the <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina_disaster_relief" title="Hurricane Katrina disaster relief">Katrina disaster</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States" title="Federal government of the United States">federal government</a>'s response in his one-verse song "<a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Come_(Jay-Z_album)" title="Kingdom Come (Jay-Z album)">Minority Report</a>".<a href="#cite_note-233">[232]</a> Jay-Z has said that "the greatest form of giving is anonymous to anonymous". In 2013, author <a href="/wiki/Dream_hampton" class="mw-redirect" title="Dream hampton">dream hampton</a>, who co-wrote Jay-Z's book <a href="#Further_reading">Decoded</a>, revealed that Jay-Z had established a trust fund for <a href="/wiki/Sean_Bell_shooting_incident" class="mw-redirect" title="Sean Bell shooting incident">Sean Bell</a>'s children.<a href="#cite_note-234">[233]</a> Jay-Z donated to bail out protestors arrested during 2015 activism against <a href="/wiki/Police_brutality" title="Police brutality">police brutality</a>.<a href="#cite_note-235">[234]</a><a href="#cite_note-236">[235]</a> In March 2020, Jay-Z donated $1 million through the Shawn Carter Foundation to aid in relief during the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_New_York_(state)" title="COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)">COVID-19 pandemic in New York</a>.<a href="#cite_note-237">[236]</a> In April 2020, along with <a href="/wiki/Meek_Mill" title="Meek Mill">Meek Mill</a>, he donated over 100,000 face masks to U.S. prisons to assist in protecting prison inmates from <a href="/wiki/COVID-19" title="COVID-19">COVID-19</a>.<a href="#cite_note-238">[237]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_involvement">Political involvement</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jay-Z,_Obama,_Bruce_Springsten_01_(8160159920).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Jay-Z%2C_Obama%2C_Bruce_Springsten_01_%288160159920%29.jpg/220px-Jay-Z%2C_Obama%2C_Bruce_Springsten_01_%288160159920%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Jay-Z%2C_Obama%2C_Bruce_Springsten_01_%288160159920%29.jpg/330px-Jay-Z%2C_Obama%2C_Bruce_Springsten_01_%288160159920%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Jay-Z%2C_Obama%2C_Bruce_Springsten_01_%288160159920%29.jpg/440px-Jay-Z%2C_Obama%2C_Bruce_Springsten_01_%288160159920%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>Jay-Z with <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen" title="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a> at a rally in 2012</figcaption></figure> In 2006, Jay-Z appeared with <a href="/wiki/Russell_Simmons" title="Russell Simmons">Russell Simmons</a> in a public service announcement denouncing racism and anti-Semitism, sponsored by the <a href="/wiki/Foundation_for_Ethnic_Understanding" title="Foundation for Ethnic Understanding">Foundation for Ethnic Understanding</a>.<a href="#cite_note-239">[238]</a> In 2008, Jay-Z was involved in the <a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election" title="2008 United States presidential election">2008 United States presidential election</a>, supporting enhanced voter participation.<a href="#cite_note-240">[239]</a> He supported the 2008 presidential candidacy of <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> and performed voter-drive concerts financed by the Democrats' campaign.<a href="#cite_note-241">[240]</a> He also became acquainted with Obama, who in June 2008 said, "Every time I talk to Jay-Z, who is a brilliant talent and a good guy, I enjoy how he thinks. That's somebody who is going to start branching out and can help shape attitudes in a real positive way."<a href="#cite_note-242">[241]</a> During the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_elections" title="2010 United States elections">2010 mid-term elections</a>, Jay-Z appeared with other artists in a <a href="/wiki/HeadCount" title="HeadCount">HeadCount</a> advertisement, urging voters, especially younger ones, to register and vote.<a href="#cite_note-243">[242]</a> In May 2012, Jay-Z endorsed President Obama's support of <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage" title="Same-sex marriage">same-sex marriage</a><a href="#cite_note-244">[243]</a> and participated in his re-election campaign.<a href="#cite_note-245">[244]</a> Musician and <a href="/wiki/Civil_rights_movement" title="Civil rights movement">civil rights</a> activist <a href="/wiki/Harry_Belafonte" title="Harry Belafonte">Harry Belafonte</a> was critical of Jay-Z and Beyoncé for what he saw as their safe political stances, saying that they "have turned their back on social responsibility".<a href="#cite_note-246">[245]</a> In the <a href="/wiki/2016_U.S._presidential_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 U.S. presidential election">2016 U.S. presidential election</a>, Jay-Z and Beyoncé appeared at a <a href="/wiki/Hillary_Clinton" title="Hillary Clinton">Hillary Clinton</a> rally in <a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland</a>.<a href="#cite_note-247">[246]</a> Clinton praised Jay-Z for addressing racism, oppression, and the criminal justice system.<a href="#cite_note-248">[247]</a> He described <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> as a "superbug" and condemned remarks he perceived as racist,<a href="#cite_note-249">[248]</a> but later said that Trump's rhetoric forced people to come together and address difficult issues such as <a href="/wiki/White_privilege" title="White privilege">white privilege</a>.<a href="#cite_note-250">[249]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Jay-Z_albums_discography" title="Jay-Z albums discography">Jay-Z albums discography</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jay-Z_singles_discography" title="Jay-Z singles discography">Jay-Z singles discography</a></div> Solo studio albums <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Reasonable_Doubt_(album)" title="Reasonable Doubt (album)">Reasonable Doubt</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/In_My_Lifetime,_Vol._1" title="In My Lifetime, Vol. 1">In My Lifetime, Vol. 1</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vol._2..._Hard_Knock_Life" title="Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life">Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vol._3..._Life_and_Times_of_S._Carter" title="Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter">Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Dynasty:_Roc_La_Familia" title="The Dynasty: Roc La Familia">The Dynasty: Roc La Familia</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Blueprint" title="The Blueprint">The Blueprint</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Blueprint_2:_The_Gift_%26_The_Curse" title="The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse">The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Black_Album_(Jay-Z_album)" title="The Black Album (Jay-Z album)">The Black Album</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Come_(Jay-Z_album)" title="Kingdom Come (Jay-Z album)">Kingdom Come</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Gangster_(album)" title="American Gangster (album)">American Gangster</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Blueprint_3" title="The Blueprint 3">The Blueprint 3</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magna_Carta_Holy_Grail" title="Magna Carta Holy Grail">Magna Carta Holy Grail</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/4:44" title="4:44">4:44</a> (2017)</li></ul> </div> Collaborative albums <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Best_of_Both_Worlds_(Jay-Z_and_R._Kelly_album)" title="The Best of Both Worlds (Jay-Z and R. Kelly album)">The Best of Both Worlds</a> with <a href="/wiki/R._Kelly" title="R. Kelly">R. Kelly</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unfinished_Business_(Jay-Z_and_R._Kelly_album)" title="Unfinished Business (Jay-Z and R. Kelly album)">Unfinished Business</a> with R. Kelly (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Watch_the_Throne" title="Watch the Throne">Watch the Throne</a> with <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everything_Is_Love" title="Everything Is Love">Everything Is Love</a> with <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> (as <a href="/wiki/The_Carters" title="The Carters">the Carters</a>) (2018)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Jay-Z_videography" title="Jay-Z videography">Jay-Z videography</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Streets_Is_Watching_(film)" title="Streets Is Watching (film)">Streets Is Watching</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Backstage_(2000_film)" title="Backstage (2000 film)">Backstage</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Property_(film)" title="State Property (film)">State Property</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paper_Soldiers" title="Paper Soldiers">Paper Soldiers</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paid_in_Full_(2002_film)" title="Paid in Full (2002 film)">Paid in Full</a> (2002, producer)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fade_to_Black_(2004_film)" title="Fade to Black (2004 film)">Fade to Black</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Gatsby_(2013_film)" title="The Great Gatsby (2013 film)">The Great Gatsby</a> (2013, executive producer)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Made_in_America_(2013_film)" title="Made in America (2013 film)">Made in America</a> (2013, documentary)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annie_(2014_film)" title="Annie (2014 film)">Annie</a> (2014, producer)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rest_in_Power:_The_Trayvon_Martin_Story" title="Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story">Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story</a> (2018, executive producer)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Harder_They_Fall_(2021_film)" title="The Harder They Fall (2021 film)">The Harder They Fall</a> (2021, producer)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Book_of_Clarence" title="The Book of Clarence">The Book of Clarence</a> (2023, producer)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renaissance:_A_Film_by_Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé">Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé</a> (2023)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tours">Tours</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Headlining">Headlining</h3></div> <ul><li>Reasonable Doubt Tour (1996)</li> <li>Hard Knock Life Tour (1999)<a href="#cite_note-251">[250]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Blueprint#Blueprint_Lounge_Tour" title="The Blueprint">Blueprint Lounge Tour</a> (2001)<a href="#cite_note-252">[251]</a></li> <li>Hangar Tour (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Gangster_(album)#Tour" title="American Gangster (album)">American Gangster Live</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay-Z_Fall_Tour" title="Jay-Z Fall Tour">Jay-Z Fall Tour</a>/Blueprint 3 Tour (2009–2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magna_Carter_World_Tour" title="Magna Carter World Tour">Magna Carter World Tour</a> (2013–2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/4:44_Tour" title="4:44 Tour">4:44 Tour</a> (2017)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Co-headlining">Co-headlining</h3></div> <ul><li>Rock the Mic (with <a href="/wiki/50_Cent" title="50 Cent">50 Cent</a>) (2003)<a href="#cite_note-253">[252]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unfinished_Business_(R._Kelly_%26_Jay-Z_album)#Best_of_Both_Worlds_tour" class="mw-redirect" title="Unfinished Business (R. Kelly & Jay-Z album)">Best of Both Worlds Tour</a> (with <a href="/wiki/R._Kelly" title="R. Kelly">R. Kelly</a>) (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heart_of_the_City_Tour" title="Heart of the City Tour">Heart of the City Tour</a> (with <a href="/wiki/Mary_J._Blige" title="Mary J. Blige">Mary J. Blige</a>) (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay-Z_%26_Ciara_Live" title="Jay-Z & Ciara Live">Jay-Z & Ciara Live</a> (with <a href="/wiki/Ciara" title="Ciara">Ciara</a>) (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Home_%26_Home_Tour" title="The Home & Home Tour">The Home & Home Tour</a> (with <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a>) (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Watch_the_Throne_Tour" title="Watch the Throne Tour">Watch the Throne Tour</a> (with <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a>) (2011–2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legends_of_the_Summer_Stadium_Tour" title="Legends of the Summer Stadium Tour">Legends of the Summer Stadium Tour</a> (with <a href="/wiki/Justin_Timberlake" title="Justin Timberlake">Justin Timberlake</a>) (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/On_the_Run_Tour_(Beyonc%C3%A9_and_Jay-Z)" title="On the Run Tour (Beyoncé and Jay-Z)">On the Run Tour</a> (with <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a>) (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/On_the_Run_II_Tour" title="On the Run II Tour">On the Run II Tour</a> (with Beyoncé) (2018)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Supporting">Supporting</h3></div> <ul><li>No Way Out Tour (with <a href="/wiki/Sean_Combs" title="Sean Combs">Puff Daddy</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bad_Boy_Records" title="Bad Boy Records">Bad Boy Records</a>) (1997)<a href="#cite_note-254">[253]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Projekt_Revolution#2008" title="Projekt Revolution">Projekt Revolution 2008 Europe</a> (with <a href="/wiki/Linkin_Park" title="Linkin Park">Linkin Park</a>) (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viva_la_Vida_Tour" title="Viva la Vida Tour">Viva la Vida Tour</a> (with <a href="/wiki/Coldplay" title="Coldplay">Coldplay</a>) (2008)<a href="#cite_note-255">[254]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U2_360%C2%B0_Tour" title="U2 360° Tour">U2 360° Tour</a> (with <a href="/wiki/U2" title="U2">U2</a>) (2009–2011)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Books">Books</h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Decoded_(memoir)" title="Decoded (memoir)">Decoded</a> by Jay-Z (2010: <a href="/wiki/Random_House#Random_House_Publishing_Group" title="Random House">Spiegel & Grau</a>, 336 pages), <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4000-6892-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-4000-6892-0">978-1-4000-6892-0</a>. Part memoir and part a collection of Jay-Z lyrics with the stories behind them.<a href="#cite_note-256">[255]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_nominations">Awards and nominations</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Jay-Z" title="List of awards and nominations received by Jay-Z">List of awards and nominations received by Jay-Z</a></div> In 2006, he was <a href="/wiki/Enstooled" class="mw-redirect" title="Enstooled">enstooled</a> as the Sarkin Waka of Kwara in the <a href="/wiki/Nigerian_chieftaincy_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Nigerian chieftaincy system">Nigerian chieftaincy system</a>.<a href="#cite_note-257">[256]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_celebrities_who_own_cannabis_businesses" title="List of celebrities who own cannabis businesses">List of celebrities who own cannabis businesses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_who_reached_number_one_in_the_United_States" title="List of artists who reached number one in the United States">List of artists who reached number one in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists" title="List of best-selling music artists">List of best-selling music artists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_largest_music_deals" title="List of largest music deals">List of largest music deals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murder_Inc._(rap_group)" title="Murder Inc. (rap group)">Murder Inc.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Carters" title="The Carters">The Carters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">The Throne</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-8"><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a> <a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/dʒeɪˈziː/</a> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key">jay-ZEE</a>; alternately stylized as JAY-Z, Jaÿ-Z (appears on <a href="/wiki/Reasonable_Doubt_(album)" title="Reasonable Doubt (album)">Reasonable Doubt</a>), Jay Z, and Jay:Z throughout his career.<a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a> </li> </ol></div></div> <ul><li>Jay-Z is mentioned in Miley Cyrus' song <a href="/wiki/Party_in_the_U.S.A." title="Party in the U.S.A.">Party in the U.S.A.</a>.<a href="#cite_note-258">[257]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/2702599-The-Carter-Administration">"The Carter Administration | Discography | Discogs"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Discogs" title="Discogs">Discogs</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190526191859/https://www.discogs.com/artist/2702599-The-Carter-Administration">Archived</a> from the original on May 26, 2019. 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Allafrica.com.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Allafrica.com&rft.atitle=We+Are+Ready+For+Foreign+Collaboration&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fstories%2F200610091127.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJay-Z" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-258"><a href="#cite_ref-258">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMontgomery2009" class="citation news cs1">Montgomery, James (November 6, 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240508193526/https://www.mtv.com/news/rpg628/miley-cyrus-ive-never-heard-a-jay-z-song">"Miley Cyrus: I've never heard a Jay-Z song"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mtv.com/news/rpg628/miley-cyrus-ive-never-heard-a-jay-z-song">the original</a> on May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Miley+Cyrus%3A+I%27ve+never+heard+a+Jay-Z+song&rft.date=2009-11-06&rft.aulast=Montgomery&rft.aufirst=James&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mtv.com%2Fnews%2Frpg628%2Fmiley-cyrus-ive-never-heard-a-jay-z-song&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJay-Z" class="Z3988"> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1">Greenburg, Zack O'Malley (2011). Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went from Street Corner to Corner Office. New York: Portfolio/Penguin. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-59184-381-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-59184-381-8"><bdi>978-1-59184-381-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Empire+State+of+Mind%3A+How+Jay-Z+Went+from+Street+Corner+to+Corner+Office&rft.place=New+York&rft.pub=Portfolio%2FPenguin&rft.date=2011&rft.isbn=978-1-59184-381-8&rft.aulast=Greenburg&rft.aufirst=Zack+O%27Malley&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJay-Z" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFEdwards2009" class="citation book cs1">Edwards, Paul (2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/howtorapartscien00edwa">How to Rap: The Art and Science of the Hip-Hop MC</a>. Chicago: Chicago Review Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781556528163" title="Special:BookSources/9781556528163"><bdi>9781556528163</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=How+to+Rap%3A+The+Art+and+Science+of+the+Hip-Hop+MC&rft.place=Chicago&rft.pub=Chicago+Review+Press&rft.date=2009&rft.isbn=9781556528163&rft.aulast=Edwards&rft.aufirst=Paul&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fhowtorapartscien00edwa&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJay-Z" class="Z3988"></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid 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Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Dynasty:_Roc_La_Familia" title="The Dynasty: Roc La Familia">The Dynasty: Roc La Familia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Blueprint" title="The Blueprint">The Blueprint</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Blueprint_2:_The_Gift_%26_The_Curse" title="The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse">The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Black_Album_(Jay-Z_album)" title="The Black Album (Jay-Z album)">The Black Album</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Come_(Jay-Z_album)" title="Kingdom Come (Jay-Z album)">Kingdom Come</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Gangster_(album)" title="American Gangster (album)">American Gangster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Blueprint_3" title="The Blueprint 3">The Blueprint 3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magna_Carta_Holy_Grail" title="Magna Carta Holy Grail">Magna Carta Holy Grail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4:44" title="4:44">4:44</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Collaborative albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Best_of_Both_Worlds_(Jay-Z_and_R._Kelly_album)" title="The Best of Both Worlds (Jay-Z and R. Kelly album)">The Best of Both Worlds</a> (with <a href="/wiki/R._Kelly" title="R. Kelly">R. Kelly</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unfinished_Business_(Jay-Z_and_R._Kelly_album)" title="Unfinished Business (Jay-Z and R. Kelly album)">Unfinished Business</a> (with R. Kelly)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collision_Course_(EP)" title="Collision Course (EP)">Collision Course</a> (with <a href="/wiki/Linkin_Park" title="Linkin Park">Linkin Park</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Watch_the_Throne" title="Watch the Throne">Watch the Throne</a> (with <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everything_Is_Love" title="Everything Is Love">Everything Is Love</a> (with <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> as <a href="/wiki/The_Carters" title="The Carters">The Carters</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MTV_Unplugged_(Jay-Z_album)" title="MTV Unplugged (Jay-Z album)">MTV Unplugged</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Live_in_Brooklyn_(EP)" title="Live in Brooklyn (EP)">Live in Brooklyn</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilation albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Hits_Collection,_Volume_One" title="The Hits Collection, Volume One">The Hits Collection, Volume One</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Concert tours</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Heart_of_the_City_Tour" title="Heart of the City Tour">Heart of the City Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Projekt_Revolution#2008" title="Projekt Revolution">Projekt Revolution 2008 Europe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay-Z_%26_Ciara_Live" title="Jay-Z & Ciara Live">Jay-Z & Ciara Live</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay-Z_Fall_Tour" title="Jay-Z Fall Tour">Jay-Z Fall Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Home_%26_Home_Tour" title="The Home & Home Tour">The Home & Home Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U2_360%C2%B0_Tour" title="U2 360° Tour">U2 360° Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Watch_the_Throne_Tour" title="Watch the Throne Tour">Watch the Throne Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legends_of_the_Summer_Stadium_Tour" title="Legends of the Summer Stadium Tour">Legends of the Summer Stadium Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magna_Carter_World_Tour" title="Magna Carter World Tour">Magna Carter World Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/On_the_Run_Tour_(Beyonc%C3%A9_and_Jay-Z)" title="On the Run Tour (Beyoncé and Jay-Z)">On the Run Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4:44_Tour" title="4:44 Tour">4:44 Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/On_the_Run_II_Tour" title="On the Run II Tour">On the Run II Tour</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Roc-A-Fella_Records" title="Roc-A-Fella Records">Roc-A-Fella Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocawear" title="Rocawear">Rocawear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roc_Nation" title="Roc Nation">Roc Nation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/StarRoc" title="StarRoc">StarRoc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takeover_Roc_Nation" title="Takeover Roc Nation">Takeover Roc Nation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/40/40_Club_(venue)" title="40/40 Club (venue)">40/40 Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> (wife)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Ivy_Carter" title="Blue Ivy Carter">Blue Ivy</a> (daughter)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A_Written_Testimony" title="A Written Testimony">A Written Testimony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Streets_Is_Watching_(film)" title="Streets Is Watching (film)">Streets Is Watching (film)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Streets_Is_Watching_(soundtrack)" title="Streets Is Watching (soundtrack)">soundtrack</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Grey_Album" title="The Grey Album">The Grey Album</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaydiohead" title="Jaydiohead">Jaydiohead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fade_to_Black_(2004_film)" title="Fade to Black (2004 film)">Fade to Black</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Live_Nation_Entertainment" title="Live Nation Entertainment">Live Nation Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_2K13" title="NBA 2K13">NBA 2K13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">Brooklyn Nets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Made_in_America_Festival" title="Made in America Festival">Made in America Festival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Made_in_America_(2013_film)" title="Made in America (2013 film)">Made in America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murder_Inc._(rap_group)" title="Murder Inc. 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Carter</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Do_It_Again_(Put_Ya_Hands_Up)" title="Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)">Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Things_That_U_Do" title="Things That U Do">Things That U Do</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Big_Pimpin%27" title="Big Pimpin'">Big Pimpin'</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jigga_My_Nigga" title="Jigga My Nigga">Jigga My Nigga</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Girl%27s_Best_Friend" title="Girl's Best Friend">Girl's Best Friend</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/The_Dynasty:_Roc_La_Familia" title="The Dynasty: Roc La Familia">The Dynasty: Roc La Familia</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Change_the_Game" title="Change the Game">Change the Game</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Just_Wanna_Love_U_(Give_It_2_Me)" title="I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)">I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Guilty_Until_Proven_Innocent" title="Guilty Until Proven Innocent">Guilty Until Proven Innocent</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/The_Blueprint" title="The Blueprint">The Blueprint</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Takeover_(Jay-Z_song)" title="Takeover (Jay-Z song)">Takeover</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Izzo_(H.O.V.A.)" title="Izzo (H.O.V.A.)">Izzo (H.O.V.A.)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Girls,_Girls,_Girls_(Jay-Z_song)" title="Girls, Girls, Girls (Jay-Z song)">Girls, Girls, Girls</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jigga_That_Nigga" title="Jigga That Nigga">Jigga That Nigga</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Song_Cry" title="Song Cry">Song Cry</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Renegade_(Jay-Z_song)" title="Renegade (Jay-Z song)">Renegade</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/The_Blueprint_2:_The_Gift_%26_The_Curse" title="The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse">The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Hovi_Baby" title="Hovi Baby">Hovi Baby</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/%2703_Bonnie_%26_Clyde" title="'03 Bonnie & Clyde">'03 Bonnie & Clyde</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Excuse_Me_Miss" title="Excuse Me Miss">Excuse Me Miss</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/The_Black_Album_(Jay-Z_album)" title="The Black Album (Jay-Z album)">The Black Album</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/What_More_Can_I_Say" title="What More Can I Say">What More Can I Say</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Encore_(Jay-Z_song)" title="Encore (Jay-Z song)">Encore</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Change_Clothes" title="Change Clothes">Change Clothes</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dirt_off_Your_Shoulder" title="Dirt off Your Shoulder">Dirt off Your Shoulder</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/99_Problems" title="99 Problems">99 Problems</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Public_Service_Announcement_(song)" title="Public Service Announcement (song)">Public Service Announcement</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_1st_Song" title="My 1st Song">My 1st Song</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Unfinished_Business_(Jay-Z_and_R._Kelly_album)" title="Unfinished Business (Jay-Z and R. Kelly album)">Unfinished Business</a> (with <a href="/wiki/R._Kelly" title="R. Kelly">R. Kelly</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Big_Chips" title="Big Chips">Big Chips</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Let_Me_Die" title="Don't Let Me Die">Don't Let Me Die</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Come_(Jay-Z_album)" title="Kingdom Come (Jay-Z album)">Kingdom Come</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Show_Me_What_You_Got" title="Show Me What You Got">Show Me What You Got</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lost_One" title="Lost One">Lost One</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hollywood_(Jay-Z_song)" title="Hollywood (Jay-Z song)">Hollywood</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/American_Gangster_(album)" title="American Gangster (album)">American Gangster</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Roc_Boys_(And_the_Winner_Is)..." title="Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)...">Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)...</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Know_(Jay-Z_song)" title="I Know (Jay-Z song)">I Know</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Blue_Magic_(song)" title="Blue Magic (song)">Blue Magic</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/The_Blueprint_3" title="The Blueprint 3">The Blueprint 3</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/D.O.A._(Death_of_Auto-Tune)" title="D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)">D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Run_This_Town" title="Run This Town">Run This Town</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Empire_State_of_Mind" title="Empire State of Mind">Empire State of Mind</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/On_to_the_Next_One" title="On to the Next One">On to the Next One</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Star_Is_Born_(Jay-Z_song)" title="A Star Is Born (Jay-Z song)">A Star Is Born</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Young_Forever" title="Young Forever">Young Forever</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Watch_the_Throne" title="Watch the Throne">Watch the Throne</a> (with <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/No_Church_in_the_Wild" title="No Church in the Wild">No Church in the Wild</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lift_Off_(song)" title="Lift Off (song)">Lift Off</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Niggas_in_Paris" title="Niggas in Paris">Niggas in Paris</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Otis_(song)" title="Otis (song)">Otis</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Gotta_Have_It_(song)" title="Gotta Have It (song)">Gotta Have It</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Welcome_to_the_Jungle_(Jay-Z_and_Kanye_West_song)" title="Welcome to the Jungle (Jay-Z and Kanye West song)">Welcome to the Jungle</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Who_Gon_Stop_Me" title="Who Gon Stop Me">Who Gon Stop Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Murder_to_Excellence" title="Murder to Excellence">Murder to Excellence</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Made_in_America_(Jay-Z_and_Kanye_West_song)" title="Made in America (Jay-Z and Kanye West song)">Made in America</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Why_I_Love_You_(Jay-Z_and_Kanye_West_song)" title="Why I Love You (Jay-Z and Kanye West song)">Why I Love You</a>"</li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks vcard navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Deluxe" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Deluxe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Illest_Motherfucker_Alive" title="Illest Motherfucker Alive">Illest Motherfucker Alive</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/H.A.M." title="H.A.M.">H•A•M</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Magna_Carta_Holy_Grail" title="Magna Carta Holy Grail">Magna Carta Holy Grail</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Holy_Grail_(Jay-Z_song)" title="Holy Grail (Jay-Z song)">Holy Grail</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Picasso_Baby" title="Picasso Baby">Picasso Baby</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Tom_Ford_(song)" title="Tom Ford (song)">Tom Ford</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt" title="FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt">FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Oceans_(Jay-Z_song)" title="Oceans (Jay-Z song)">Oceans</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Heaven_(Jay-Z_song)" title="Heaven (Jay-Z song)">Heaven</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Part_II_(On_the_Run)" title="Part II (On the Run)">Part II (On the Run)</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/4:44" title="4:44">4:44</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Story_of_O.J." title="The Story of O.J.">The Story of O.J.</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/4:44_(song)" title="4:44 (song)">4:44</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Family_Feud_(song)" title="Family Feud (song)">Family Feud</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bam_(song)" title="Bam (song)">Bam</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/In_My_Lifetime_(song)" title="In My Lifetime (song)">In My Lifetime</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Who_You_Wit" title="Who You Wit">Who You Wit</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_Alright_(Jay-Z_and_Memphis_Bleek_song)" title="It's Alright (Jay-Z and Memphis Bleek song)">It's Alright</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Anything_(Jay-Z_song)" title="Anything (Jay-Z song)">Anything</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Honey_(Jay-Z_and_R._Kelly_song)" title="Honey (Jay-Z and R. Kelly song)">Honey</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/La-La-La_(Jay-Z_song)" title="La-La-La (Jay-Z song)">La-La-La</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Numb/Encore" title="Numb/Encore">Numb/Encore</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Swagga_Like_Us" title="Swagga Like Us">Swagga Like Us</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jockin%27_Jay-Z_(Dopeboy_Fresh)" title="Jockin' Jay-Z (Dopeboy Fresh)">Jockin' Jay-Z (Dopeboy Fresh)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Go_Hard" title="Brooklyn Go Hard">Brooklyn Go Hard</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lost!" title="Lost!">Lost!</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Stranded_(Haiti_Mon_Amour)" title="Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)">Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Glory_(Jay-Z_song)" title="Glory (Jay-Z song)">Glory</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Clique_(song)" title="Clique (song)">Clique</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/All_the_Way_Up_(Fat_Joe_and_Remy_Ma_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="All the Way Up (Fat Joe and Remy Ma song)">All the Way Up</a>" (Remix)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Apeshit" title="Apeshit">Apeshit</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Boss_(The_Carters_song)" title="Boss (The Carters song)">Boss</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What_It_Feels_Like_(song)" title="What It Feels Like (song)">What It Feels Like</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Featured songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Can_I_Get_Open" class="mw-redirect" title="Can I Get Open">Can I Get Open</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Show_%26_Prove" title="Show & Prove">Show & Prove</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Be_(Foxy_Brown_song)" title="I'll Be (Foxy Brown song)">I'll Be</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Be_Alone_No_More" title="Be Alone No More">Be Alone No More</a>" (Remix)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Money_Ain%27t_a_Thang" title="Money Ain't a Thang">Money Ain't a Thang</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ha_(song)" title="Ha (song)">Ha</a>" (Remix)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Heartbreaker_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Heartbreaker (Mariah Carey song)">Heartbreaker</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Best_of_Me_(Mya_song)#Part_II" title="The Best of Me (Mya song)">Best of Me Part II</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Mind_Right" title="My Mind Right">My Mind Right</a>" (Remix)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Is_That_Your_Chick_(The_Lost_Verses)" title="Is That Your Chick (The Lost Verses)">Is That Your Chick (The Lost Verses)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Do_My..." title="Do My...">Do My...</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fiesta_(R._Kelly_song)" title="Fiesta (R. Kelly song)">Fiesta</a>" (Remix)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Welcome_to_New_York_City" title="Welcome to New York City">Welcome to New York City</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Guess_Who%27s_Back" title="Guess Who's Back">Guess Who's Back</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What_We_Do_(song)" title="What We Do (song)">What We Do</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mundian_To_Bach_Ke" title="Mundian To Bach Ke">Beware of the Boys (Mundian To Bach Ke)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Back_in_the_Day_(Missy_Elliott_song)" title="Back in the Day (Missy Elliott song)">Back in the Day</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Crazy_in_Love" title="Crazy in Love">Crazy in Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Frontin%27" title="Frontin'">Frontin'</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Get_By" title="Get By">Get By</a>" (Remix)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Never_Let_Me_Down_(Kanye_West_song)" title="Never Let Me Down (Kanye West song)">Never Let Me Down</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dear_Summer" title="Dear Summer">Dear Summer</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Diamonds_from_Sierra_Leone" title="Diamonds from Sierra Leone">Diamonds from Sierra Leone</a>" (Remix)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Shake_It_Off_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Shake It Off (Mariah Carey song)">Shake It Off</a>" (Remix)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Go_Crazy_(Young_Jeezy_song)" title="Go Crazy (Young Jeezy song)">Go Crazy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Get_Throwed" title="Get Throwed">Get Throwed</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/D%C3%A9j%C3%A0_Vu_(Beyonc%C3%A9_song)" title="Déjà Vu (Beyoncé song)">Déjà Vu</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Upgrade_U" title="Upgrade U">Upgrade U</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Thriller_(Fall_Out_Boy_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thriller (Fall Out Boy song)">Thriller</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Umbrella_(song)" title="Umbrella (song)">Umbrella</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Get_Money" title="I Get Money">I Get Money (Forbes 1-2-3 Billion Dollar Remix)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rehab_(Amy_Winehouse_song)" title="Rehab (Amy Winehouse song)">Rehab</a>" (Remix)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bye_Bye_(Mariah_Carey_song)" title="Bye Bye (Mariah Carey song)">Bye Bye</a>" (Remix)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mr._Carter" title="Mr. Carter">Mr. Carter</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Put_On" title="Put On">Put On</a>" (Remix)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Go_Hard_(DJ_Khaled_song)" title="Go Hard (DJ Khaled song)">Go Hard</a>" (Remix)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_President" title="My President">My President (DC Mix)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Wanna_Rock_(Snoop_Dogg_song)" title="I Wanna Rock (Snoop Dogg song)">I Wanna Rock (The Kings' G-Mix)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hot_Tottie" title="Hot Tottie">Hot Tottie</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/XXXO" title="XXXO">XXXO</a>" (Remix)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Power_(Kanye_West_song)#Remix" title="Power (Kanye West song)">Power</a>" (Remix)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/So_Appalled" title="So Appalled">So Appalled</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Monster_(Kanye_West_song)" title="Monster (Kanye West song)">Monster</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Shiny_Suit_Theory" title="Shiny Suit Theory">Shiny Suit Theory</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Do_(Young_Jeezy_song)" title="I Do (Young Jeezy song)">I Do</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Talk_That_Talk_(Rihanna_song)" title="Talk That Talk (Rihanna song)">Talk That Talk</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Suit_%26_Tie" title="Suit & Tie">Suit & Tie</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bitch,_Don%27t_Kill_My_Vibe" title="Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe">Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe</a>" (Remix)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Pound_Cake_/_Paris_Morton_Music_2" title="Pound Cake / Paris Morton Music 2">Pound Cake</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Know_Bout_Me" title="Know Bout Me">Know Bout Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Drunk_in_Love" title="Drunk in Love">Drunk in Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Devil_Is_a_Lie" title="The Devil Is a Lie">The Devil Is a Lie</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/They_Don%27t_Love_You_No_More" title="They Don't Love You No More">They Don't Love You No More</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jungle_(X_Ambassadors_and_Jamie_N_Commons_song)" title="Jungle (X Ambassadors and Jamie N Commons song)">Jungle</a>" (Remix)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Seen_It_All_(Jeezy_song)" title="Seen It All (Jeezy song)">Seen It All</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Pop_Style" title="Pop Style">Pop Style</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Drug_Dealers_Anonymous" title="Drug Dealers Anonymous">Drug Dealers Anonymous</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Got_the_Keys" title="I Got the Keys">I Got the Keys</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Shining_(song)" title="Shining (song)">Shining</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Biking_(song)" title="Biking (song)">Biking</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Top_Off" title="Top Off">Top Off</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Talk_Up" title="Talk Up">Talk Up</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sorry_Not_Sorry_(DJ_Khaled_song)" title="Sorry Not Sorry (DJ Khaled song)">Sorry Not Sorry</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jail_(song)" title="Jail (song)">Jail</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_All_(song)" title="Love All (song)">Love All</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Neck_%26_Wrist" title="Neck & Wrist">Neck & Wrist</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/God_Did_(song)" title="God Did (song)">God Did</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /> <a href="/wiki/Category:Jay-Z_songs" title="Category:Jay-Z songs">Category</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link 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title="MC Hammer">MC Hammer</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sir_Mix-a-Lot" title="Sir Mix-a-Lot">Sir Mix-a-Lot</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dr._Dre" title="Dr. Dre">Dr. Dre</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snoop_Dogg" title="Snoop Dogg">Snoop Dogg</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coolio" title="Coolio">Coolio</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tupac_Shakur" title="Tupac Shakur">Tupac Shakur</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bone_Thugs-n-Harmony" title="Bone Thugs-n-Harmony">Bone Thugs-n-Harmony</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Master_P" title="Master P">Master P</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/DMX" title="DMX">DMX</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dr._Dre" title="Dr. Dre">Dr. Dre</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nelly" title="Nelly">Nelly</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> / <a href="/wiki/Mary_J._Blige" title="Mary J. Blige">Mary J. Blige</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/50_Cent" title="50 Cent">50 Cent</a> / <a href="/wiki/Missy_Elliott" title="Missy Elliott">Missy Elliott</a> (2003)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jay-Z</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> / <a href="/wiki/Missy_Elliott" title="Missy Elliott">Missy Elliott</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T.I." title="T.I.">T.I.</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> (2008)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jay-Z</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicki_Minaj" title="Nicki Minaj">Nicki Minaj</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicki_Minaj" title="Nicki Minaj">Nicki Minaj</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macklemore_%26_Ryan_Lewis" title="Macklemore & Ryan Lewis">Macklemore & Ryan Lewis</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iggy_Azalea" title="Iggy Azalea">Iggy Azalea</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicki_Minaj" title="Nicki Minaj">Nicki Minaj</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cardi_B" title="Cardi B">Cardi B</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cardi_B" title="Cardi B">Cardi B</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juice_Wrld" title="Juice Wrld">Juice Wrld</a> / <a href="/wiki/Nicki_Minaj" title="Nicki Minaj">Nicki Minaj</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> / <a href="/wiki/Megan_Thee_Stallion" title="Megan Thee Stallion">Megan Thee Stallion</a> (2021)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="BET_Award_for_Best_Collaboration" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:BET_Award_for_Best_Collaboration" title="Template:BET Award for Best Collaboration"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:BET_Award_for_Best_Collaboration" title="Template talk:BET Award for Best Collaboration"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:BET_Award_for_Best_Collaboration" title="Special:EditPage/Template:BET Award for Best Collaboration"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="BET_Award_for_Best_Collaboration" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/BET_Award_for_Best_Collaboration" title="BET Award for Best Collaboration">BET Award for Best Collaboration</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Snoop_Dogg" title="Snoop Dogg">Snoop Dogg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pharrell_Williams" title="Pharrell Williams">Pharrell Williams</a> and <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Wilson_(singer)" title="Charlie Wilson (singer)">Charlie Wilson</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> and <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jay-Z</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ciara" title="Ciara">Ciara</a> and <a href="/wiki/Missy_Elliott" title="Missy Elliott">Missy Elliott</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Foxx" title="Jamie Foxx">Jamie Foxx</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ludacris" title="Ludacris">Ludacris</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mary_J._Blige" title="Mary J. 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class="mw-selflink selflink">Jay-Z</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T.I." title="T.I.">T.I.</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T.I." title="T.I.">T.I.</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lil_Wayne" title="Lil Wayne">Lil Wayne</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nipsey_Hussle" title="Nipsey Hussle">Nipsey Hussle</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/DaBaby" title="DaBaby">DaBaby</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lil_Baby" title="Lil Baby">Lil Baby</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="BET_Award_for_Video_of_the_Year" 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Badu">Erykah Badu</a> (2003)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hey_Ya!" title="Hey Ya!">Hey Ya!</a>" – <a href="/wiki/OutKast" class="mw-redirect" title="OutKast">OutKast</a> (2004)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jesus_Walks" title="Jesus Walks">Jesus Walks</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> (2005)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Be_Without_You" title="Be Without You">Be Without You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Mary_J._Blige" title="Mary J. Blige">Mary J. Blige</a> / "<a href="/wiki/Gold_Digger_(Kanye_West_song)" title="Gold Digger (Kanye West song)">Gold Digger</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Foxx" title="Jamie Foxx">Jamie Foxx</a> (2006)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Irreplaceable" title="Irreplaceable">Irreplaceable</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> (2007)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/International_Players_Anthem_(I_Choose_You)" title="International Players Anthem (I Choose You)">International Players Anthem (I Choose You)</a>" – <a href="/wiki/UGK" title="UGK">UGK</a> (2008)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Single_Ladies_(Put_a_Ring_on_It)" title="Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)">Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Video_Phone_(song)" title="Video Phone (song)">Video Phone</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a> (2010)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Look_at_Me_Now_(Chris_Brown_song)" title="Look at Me Now (Chris Brown song)">Look at Me Now</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Chris_Brown" title="Chris Brown">Chris Brown</a> (2011)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Otis_(song)" title="Otis (song)">Otis</a>" – <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jay-Z</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Otis_Redding" title="Otis Redding">Otis Redding</a> (2012)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Started_from_the_Bottom" title="Started from the Bottom">Started from the Bottom</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> (2013)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Happy_(Pharrell_Williams_song)" title="Happy (Pharrell Williams song)">Happy</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Pharrell_Williams" title="Pharrell Williams">Pharrell Williams</a> (2014)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/7/11_(song)" title="7/11 (song)">7/11</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> (2015)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Formation_(song)" title="Formation (song)">Formation</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> (2016)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sorry_(Beyonc%C3%A9_song)" title="Sorry (Beyoncé song)">Sorry</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> / "<a href="/wiki/24k_Magic_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="24k Magic (song)">24K Magic</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Bruno_Mars" title="Bruno Mars">Bruno Mars</a> (2017)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/God%27s_Plan_(song)" title="God's Plan (song)">God's Plan</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> (2018)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/This_Is_America_(song)" title="This Is America (song)">This Is America</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Donald_Glover" title="Donald Glover">Childish Gambino</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Higher_(DJ_Khaled_song)" title="Higher (DJ Khaled song)">Higher</a>" – <a href="/wiki/DJ_Khaled" title="DJ Khaled">DJ Khaled</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Nipsey_Hussle" title="Nipsey Hussle">Nipsey Hussle</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Legend" title="John Legend">John Legend</a> (2020)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/WAP_(song)" title="WAP (song)">WAP</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Cardi_B" title="Cardi B">Cardi B</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Megan_Thee_Stallion" title="Megan Thee Stallion">Megan Thee Stallion</a> (2021)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Family_Ties_(song)" title="Family Ties (song)">Family Ties</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Baby_Keem" title="Baby Keem">Baby Keem</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> / "<a href="/wiki/Smokin_out_the_Window" title="Smokin out the Window">Smokin out the Window</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Silk_Sonic" title="Silk Sonic">Silk Sonic</a> (2022)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Kill_Bill_(SZA_song)" title="Kill Bill (SZA song)">Kill Bill</a>" – <a href="/wiki/SZA" title="SZA">SZA</a> (2023)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/On_My_Mama" title="On My Mama">On My Mama</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Mon%C3%A9t" title="Victoria Monét">Victoria Monét</a> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Brit_Award_for_International_Male_Solo_Artist" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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Horvitz</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Weiss" title="Glenn Weiss">Glenn Weiss</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Roy_King" title="Don Roy King">Don Roy King</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Kail" title="Thomas Kail">Thomas Kail</a> and Alex Rudzinski (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Weiss" title="Glenn Weiss">Glenn Weiss</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Weiss" title="Glenn Weiss">Glenn Weiss</a> (2018)</li> <li>Thom Zimny (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Lathan" title="Stan Lathan">Stan Lathan</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bo_Burnham" title="Bo Burnham">Bo Burnham</a> (2021)</li> <li>Paul Dugdale (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamish_Hamilton_(director)" title="Hamish Hamilton (director)">Hamish Hamilton</a> and <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Shawn Carter</a> (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamish_Hamilton_(director)" title="Hamish Hamilton (director)">Hamish Hamilton</a> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" 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href="/wiki/Tom_Arnold_(actor)" title="Tom Arnold (actor)">Tom Arnold</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Spelling" title="Aaron Spelling">Aaron Spelling</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Tisch" title="Steve Tisch">Steve Tisch</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sidney_Sheinberg" title="Sidney Sheinberg">Sidney Sheinberg</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cristina_Saralegui" title="Cristina Saralegui">Cristina Saralegui</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cher" title="Cher">Cher</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whoopi_Goldberg" title="Whoopi Goldberg">Whoopi Goldberg</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Taylor" title="Elizabeth Taylor">Elizabeth Taylor</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shirley_MacLaine" title="Shirley MacLaine">Shirley MacLaine</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_McCormack" title="Eric McCormack">Eric McCormack</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Banderas" title="Antonio Banderas">Antonio Banderas</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liza_Minnelli" title="Liza Minnelli">Liza Minnelli</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlize_Theron" title="Charlize Theron">Charlize Theron</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Aniston" title="Jennifer Aniston">Jennifer Aniston</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathy_Griffin" title="Kathy Griffin">Kathy Griffin</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drew_Barrymore" title="Drew Barrymore">Drew Barrymore</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kristin_Chenoweth" title="Kristin Chenoweth">Kristin Chenoweth</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josh_Hutcherson" title="Josh Hutcherson">Josh Hutcherson</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Lopez" title="Jennifer Lopez">Jennifer Lopez</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerry_Washington" title="Kerry Washington">Kerry Washington</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demi_Lovato" title="Demi Lovato">Demi Lovato</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Arquette" title="Patricia Arquette">Patricia Arquette</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Britney_Spears" title="Britney Spears">Britney Spears</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> & <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jay-Z</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kacey_Musgraves" title="Kacey Musgraves">Kacey Musgraves</a> (2022)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rap_Album" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" 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title="Grammy Award for Best Rap Album">Grammy Award for Best Rap Album</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Poverty%27s_Paradise" title="Poverty's Paradise">Poverty's Paradise</a> – <a href="/wiki/Naughty_by_Nature" title="Naughty by Nature">Naughty by Nature</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Score_(album)" title="The Score (album)">The Score</a> – <a href="/wiki/Fugees" title="Fugees">Fugees</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No_Way_Out_(Puff_Daddy_album)" title="No Way Out (Puff Daddy album)">No Way Out</a> – <a href="/wiki/Sean_Combs" title="Sean Combs">Puff Daddy</a> and the Family (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vol._2..._Hard_Knock_Life" title="Vol. 2... 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Below</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outkast" title="Outkast">Outkast</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_College_Dropout" title="The College Dropout">The College Dropout</a> – <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Late_Registration" title="Late Registration">Late Registration</a> – <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Release_Therapy" title="Release Therapy">Release Therapy</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ludacris" title="Ludacris">Ludacris</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graduation_(album)" title="Graduation (album)">Graduation</a> – <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tha_Carter_III" title="Tha Carter III">Tha Carter III</a> – <a href="/wiki/Lil_Wayne" title="Lil Wayne">Lil Wayne</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Relapse_(Eminem_album)" title="Relapse (Eminem album)">Relapse</a> – <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> 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href="/wiki/The_Marshall_Mathers_LP_2" title="The Marshall Mathers LP 2">The Marshall Mathers LP 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/To_Pimp_a_Butterfly" title="To Pimp a Butterfly">To Pimp a Butterfly</a> – <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coloring_Book_(mixtape)" title="Coloring Book (mixtape)">Coloring Book</a> – <a href="/wiki/Chance_the_Rapper" title="Chance the Rapper">Chance the Rapper</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damn_(Kendrick_Lamar_album)" title="Damn (Kendrick Lamar album)">Damn</a> – <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Invasion_of_Privacy_(album)" title="Invasion of Privacy (album)">Invasion of Privacy</a> – <a href="/wiki/Cardi_B" title="Cardi B">Cardi B</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Igor_(album)" title="Igor (album)">Igor</a> – <a href="/wiki/Tyler,_the_Creator" title="Tyler, the Creator">Tyler, the Creator</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Disease" title="King's Disease">King's Disease</a> – <a href="/wiki/Nas" title="Nas">Nas</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Call_Me_If_You_Get_Lost" title="Call Me If You Get Lost">Call Me If You Get Lost</a> – <a href="/wiki/Tyler,_the_Creator" title="Tyler, the Creator">Tyler, the Creator</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mr._Morale_%26_the_Big_Steppers" title="Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers">Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers</a> – <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_(Killer_Mike_album)" title="Michael (Killer Mike album)">Michael</a> – <a href="/wiki/Killer_Mike" title="Killer Mike">Killer Mike</a> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Grammy_Award_for_Best_Melodic_Rap_Performance" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#cedff2;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Grammy_Award_for_Best_Melodic_Rap_Performance" title="Template:Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance"><abbr title="View 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href="/wiki/Let_Me_Blow_Ya_Mind" title="Let Me Blow Ya Mind">Let Me Blow Ya Mind</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Eve_(rapper)" title="Eve (rapper)">Eve</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Gwen_Stefani" title="Gwen Stefani">Gwen Stefani</a> (2001)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dilemma_(Nelly_song)" title="Dilemma (Nelly song)">Dilemma</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Nelly" title="Nelly">Nelly</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Kelly_Rowland" title="Kelly Rowland">Kelly Rowland</a> (2002)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Crazy_in_Love" title="Crazy in Love">Crazy in Love</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> featuring <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jay-Z</a> (2003)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Yeah!_(Usher_song)" title="Yeah! (Usher song)">Yeah!</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Usher_(musician)" title="Usher (musician)">Usher</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Ludacris" title="Ludacris">Ludacris</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lil_Jon" title="Lil Jon">Lil Jon</a> (2004)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Numb/Encore" title="Numb/Encore">Numb/Encore</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Linkin_Park" title="Linkin Park">Linkin Park</a> and <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jay-Z</a> (2005)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Love_(Justin_Timberlake_song)" title="My Love (Justin Timberlake song)">My Love</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Justin_Timberlake" title="Justin Timberlake">Justin Timberlake</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/T.I." title="T.I.">T.I.</a> (2006)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Umbrella_(song)" title="Umbrella (song)">Umbrella</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a> featuring <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jay-Z</a> (2007)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/American_Boy" title="American Boy">American Boy</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Estelle_(musician)" title="Estelle (musician)">Estelle</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> (2008)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Run_This_Town" title="Run This Town">Run This Town</a>" – <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jay-Z</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Empire_State_of_Mind" title="Empire State of Mind">Empire State of Mind</a>" – <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jay-Z</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a> (2010)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/All_of_the_Lights" title="All of the Lights">All of the Lights</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kid_Cudi" title="Kid Cudi">Kid Cudi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fergie_(singer)" title="Fergie (singer)">Fergie</a> (2011)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/No_Church_in_the_Wild" title="No Church in the Wild">No Church in the Wild</a>" – <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jay-Z</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frank_Ocean" title="Frank Ocean">Frank Ocean</a> and <a href="/wiki/The-Dream" title="The-Dream">The-Dream</a> (2012)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Holy_Grail_(Jay-Z_song)" title="Holy Grail (Jay-Z song)">Holy Grail</a>" – <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jay-Z</a> and <a href="/wiki/Justin_Timberlake" title="Justin Timberlake">Justin Timberlake</a> (2013)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Monster_(song)" title="The Monster (song)">The Monster</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a> (2014)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/These_Walls_(Kendrick_Lamar_song)" title="These Walls (Kendrick Lamar song)">These Walls</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Bilal_(American_singer)" title="Bilal (American singer)">Bilal</a>, Anna Wise & <a href="/wiki/Thundercat_(musician)" title="Thundercat (musician)">Thundercat</a> (2015)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hotline_Bling" title="Hotline Bling">Hotline Bling</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> (2016)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Loyalty_(Kendrick_Lamar_song)" title="Loyalty (Kendrick Lamar song)">LOYALTY.</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a> (2017)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/This_Is_America_(song)" title="This Is America (song)">This Is America</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Donald_Glover" title="Donald Glover">Childish Gambino</a> (2018)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Higher_(DJ_Khaled_song)" title="Higher (DJ Khaled song)">Higher</a>" – <a href="/wiki/DJ_Khaled" title="DJ Khaled">DJ Khaled</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Nipsey_Hussle" title="Nipsey Hussle">Nipsey Hussle</a> & <a href="/wiki/John_Legend" title="John Legend">John Legend</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"Lockdown" – <a href="/wiki/Anderson_.Paak" title="Anderson .Paak">Anderson .Paak</a> (2020)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hurricane_(Kanye_West_song)" title="Hurricane (Kanye West song)">Hurricane</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd">The Weeknd</a> & <a href="/wiki/Lil_Baby" title="Lil Baby">Lil Baby</a> (2021)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Wait_for_U" title="Wait for U">Wait for U</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Future_(rapper)" title="Future (rapper)">Future</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tems" title="Tems">Tems</a> (2022)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/All_My_Life_(Lil_Durk_song)" title="All My Life (Lil Durk song)">All My Life</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Lil_Durk" title="Lil Durk">Lil Durk</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole">J. Cole</a> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rap_Song" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#cedff2;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rap_Song" title="Template:Grammy Award for Best Rap Song"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li 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title="Eminem">Eminem</a> & <a href="/wiki/Luis_Resto_(musician)" title="Luis Resto (musician)">Luis Resto</a> (songwriters) (2003)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jesus_Walks" title="Jesus Walks">Jesus Walks</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Miri_Ben-Ari" title="Miri Ben-Ari">Miri Ben-Ari</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rhymefest" title="Rhymefest">Che Smith</a> & <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> (songwriters) (2004)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Diamonds_from_Sierra_Leone" title="Diamonds from Sierra Leone">Diamonds from Sierra Leone</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Devo_Harris" title="Devo Harris">Devon Harris</a> & <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> (songwriters) (2005)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Money_Maker" title="Money Maker">Money Maker</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Ludacris" title="Ludacris">Ludacris</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pharrell_Williams" title="Pharrell Williams">Pharrell Williams</a> (songwriters) (2006)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Good_Life_(Kanye_West_song)" title="Good Life (Kanye West song)">Good Life</a> – <a href="/wiki/Aldrin_Davis" class="mw-redirect" title="Aldrin Davis">Aldrin Davis</a>, <a href="/wiki/T-Pain" title="T-Pain">Faheem Najm</a> & <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> (songwriters) (2007)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lollipop_(Lil_Wayne_song)" title="Lollipop (Lil Wayne song)">Lollipop</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Lil_Wayne" title="Lil Wayne">Dwayne Carter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Static_Major" title="Static Major">Stephen Garrett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deezle" title="Deezle">Darius Harrison</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Jonsin" title="Jim Jonsin">Jim Jonsin</a> & Rex Zamor (songwriters) (2008)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Run_This_Town" title="Run This Town">Run This Town</a>" – <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Shawn Carter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Robyn Fenty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Makeba_Riddick" title="Makeba Riddick">Makeba Riddick</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> & <a href="/wiki/No_I.D." title="No I.D.">Ernest Wilson</a> (songwriters) (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Empire_State_of_Mind" title="Empire State of Mind">Empire State of Mind</a>" – <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Shawn Carter</a>, <a href="/wiki/7669_(group)" title="7669 (group)">Angela Hunte</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a>, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & <a href="/wiki/Al_Shux" title="Al Shux">Alexander Shuckburgh</a> (songwriters) (2010)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/All_of_the_Lights" title="All of the Lights">All of the Lights</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Bhasker" title="Jeff Bhasker">Jeff Bhasker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fergie_(singer)" title="Fergie (singer)">Stacy Ferguson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malik_Yusef" title="Malik Yusef">Malik Jones</a>, Warren Trotter & <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> (songwriters) (2011)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Niggas_in_Paris" title="Niggas in Paris">Niggas in Paris</a>" – <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Shawn Carter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Dean_(producer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mike Dean (producer)">Mike Dean</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chauncey_Hollis" class="mw-redirect" title="Chauncey Hollis">Chauncey Hollis</a> & <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> (songwriters) (2012)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Thrift_Shop" title="Thrift Shop">Thrift Shop</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Macklemore" title="Macklemore">Ben Haggerty</a> & <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Lewis" title="Ryan Lewis">Ryan Lewis</a> (songwriters) (2013)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_(Kendrick_Lamar_song)" title="I (Kendrick Lamar song)">i</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Duckworth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rahki" title="Rahki">Columbus Smith</a> & <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Isley" title="Ronald Isley">Ronald Isley</a> (songwriters) (2014)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Alright_(Kendrick_Lamar_song)" title="Alright (Kendrick Lamar song)">Alright</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Duckworth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kawan_Prather" title="Kawan Prather">Kawan Prather</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Spears" class="mw-redirect" title="Mark Spears">Mark Spears</a> & <a href="/wiki/Pharrell_Williams" title="Pharrell Williams">Pharrell Williams</a> (songwriters) (2015)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hotline_Bling" title="Hotline Bling">Hotline Bling</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Aubrey Graham</a> & <a href="/wiki/Nineteen85" title="Nineteen85">Paul Jefferies</a> (songwriters) (2016)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Humble_(song)" title="Humble (song)">Humble</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Duckworth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asheton_Hogan" class="mw-redirect" title="Asheton Hogan">Asheton Hogan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Mike_Will_Made_It" title="Mike Will Made It">Michael Williams II</a> (songwriters) (2017)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/God%27s_Plan_(song)" title="God's Plan (song)">God's Plan</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Aubrey Graham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cardo_(record_producer)" title="Cardo (record producer)">Ronald LaTour</a>, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, <a href="/wiki/Boi-1da" title="Boi-1da">Matthew Samuels</a> & <a href="/wiki/40_(record_producer)" title="40 (record producer)">Noah Shebib</a> (songwriters) (2018)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Lot_(song)" title="A Lot (song)">A Lot</a>" – <a href="/wiki/J._Cole" title="J. Cole">Jermaine Cole</a>, <a href="/wiki/DJ_Dahi" title="DJ Dahi">Dacoury Natche</a>, <a href="/wiki/21_Savage" title="21 Savage">21 Savage</a> & <a href="/wiki/J._White_Did_It" title="J. White Did It">Anthony White</a> (songwriters) (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Savage_(Megan_Thee_Stallion_song)" title="Savage (Megan Thee Stallion song)">Savage</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Shawn Carter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Starrah" title="Starrah">Brittany Hazzard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Milano" title="Derrick Milano">Derrick Milano</a>, <a href="/wiki/The-Dream" title="The-Dream">Terius Nash</a>, <a href="/wiki/Megan_Thee_Stallion" title="Megan Thee Stallion">Megan Pete</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Sessions" title="Bobby Sessions">Bobby Sessions Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pardison_Fontaine" title="Pardison Fontaine">Jordan Kyle Lanier Thorpe</a> & <a href="/wiki/J._White_Did_It" title="J. White Did It">Anthony White</a> (songwriters) (2020)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jail_(song)" title="Jail (song)">Jail</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Dem_Jointz" title="Dem Jointz">Dwayne Abernathy, Jr.</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Shawn Carter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ojivolta" title="Ojivolta">Raul Cubina</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Dean_(record_producer)" title="Mike Dean (record producer)">Michael Dean</a>, <a href="/wiki/88-Keys" title="88-Keys">Charles M. Njapa</a>, Sean Solymar, <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> & <a href="/wiki/Ojivolta" title="Ojivolta">Mark Williams</a> (songwriters) (2021)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Heart_Part_5" title="The Heart Part 5">The Heart Part 5</a>" – Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Duckworth</a> & Matt Schaeffer (songwriters) (2022)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Scientists_%26_Engineers" title="Scientists & Engineers">Scientists & Engineers</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_3000" title="André 3000">Andre Benjamin</a>, <a href="/wiki/DJ_Paul" title="DJ Paul">Paul Beauregard</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Blake_(musician)" title="James Blake (musician)">James Blake</a>, <a href="/wiki/Killer_Mike" title="Killer Mike">Michael Render</a>, Tim Moore & <a href="/wiki/No_I.D." title="No I.D.">Dion Wilson</a> (songwriters) (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link 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title="DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince">DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince</a> (1988)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bust_a_Move_(song)" title="Bust a Move (song)">Bust a Move</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Young_MC" title="Young MC">Young MC</a> (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Otis_(song)" title="Otis (song)">Otis</a>" – <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jay-Z</a> & <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> (2011)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Niggas_in_Paris" title="Niggas in Paris">Niggas in Paris</a>" – <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jay-Z</a> & <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> (2012)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Thrift_Shop" title="Thrift Shop">Thrift Shop</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Macklemore_%26_Ryan_Lewis" title="Macklemore & Ryan Lewis">Macklemore & Ryan Lewis</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Wanz" title="Wanz">Wanz</a> (2013)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_(Kendrick_Lamar_song)" title="I (Kendrick Lamar song)">I</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> (2014)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Alright_(Kendrick_Lamar_song)" title="Alright (Kendrick Lamar song)">Alright</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> (2015)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/No_Problem_(Chance_the_Rapper_song)" title="No Problem (Chance the Rapper song)">No Problem</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Chance_the_Rapper" title="Chance the Rapper">Chance the Rapper</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Lil_Wayne" title="Lil Wayne">Lil Wayne</a> & <a href="/wiki/2_Chainz" title="2 Chainz">2 Chainz</a> (2016)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Humble_(song)" title="Humble (song)">Humble</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> (2017)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bubblin_(song)" title="Bubblin (song)">Bubblin</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Anderson_.Paak" title="Anderson .Paak">Anderson .Paak</a> / "<a href="/wiki/King%27s_Dead" title="King's Dead">King's Dead</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jay_Rock" title="Jay Rock">Jay Rock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Future_(rapper)" title="Future (rapper)">Future</a> & <a href="/wiki/James_Blake_(musician)" title="James Blake (musician)">James Blake</a> (2018)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Racks_in_the_Middle" title="Racks in the Middle">Racks in the Middle</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Nipsey_Hussle" title="Nipsey Hussle">Nipsey Hussle</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Roddy_Ricch" title="Roddy Ricch">Roddy Ricch</a> & <a href="/wiki/Hit-Boy" title="Hit-Boy">Hit-Boy</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Savage_(Megan_Thee_Stallion_song)" title="Savage (Megan Thee Stallion song)">Savage</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Megan_Thee_Stallion" title="Megan Thee Stallion">Megan Thee Stallion</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> (2020)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Family_Ties_(song)" title="Family Ties (song)">Family Ties</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Baby_Keem" title="Baby Keem">Baby Keem</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> (2021)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Heart_Part_5" title="The Heart Part 5">The Heart Part 5</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> (2022)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Scientists_%26_Engineers" title="Scientists & Engineers">Scientists & Engineers</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Killer_Mike" title="Killer Mike">Killer Mike</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_3000" title="André 3000">André 3000</a>, <a href="/wiki/Future_(rapper)" title="Future (rapper)">Future</a> & <a href="/wiki/Eryn_Allen_Kane" title="Eryn Allen Kane">Eryn Allen Kane</a> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background:#cedff2;"><div>Between 1990–2010, the category was split into two categories <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rap_Solo_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance">Best Rap Solo Performance</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rap_Performance_by_a_Duo_or_Group" title="Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group">Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group</a>.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rap_Solo_Performance" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist 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href="/wiki/Sir_Mix-a-Lot" title="Sir Mix-a-Lot">Sir Mix-a-Lot</a> (1992)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Let_Me_Ride" title="Let Me Ride">Let Me Ride</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Dr._Dre" title="Dr. Dre">Dr. Dre</a> (1993)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/U.N.I.T.Y." title="U.N.I.T.Y.">U.N.I.T.Y.</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Queen_Latifah" title="Queen Latifah">Queen Latifah</a> (1994)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Gangsta%27s_Paradise" title="Gangsta's Paradise">Gangsta's Paradise</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Coolio" title="Coolio">Coolio</a> (1995)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hey_Lover" title="Hey Lover">Hey Lover</a>" – <a href="/wiki/LL_Cool_J" title="LL Cool J">LL Cool J</a> (1996)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Men_in_Black_(song)" title="Men in Black (song)">Men in Black</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Will_Smith" title="Will Smith">Will Smith</a> (1997)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Gettin%27_Jiggy_wit_It" title="Gettin' Jiggy wit It">Gettin' Jiggy wit It</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Will_Smith" title="Will Smith">Will Smith</a> (1998)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Name_Is" title="My Name Is">My Name Is</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Real_Slim_Shady" title="The Real Slim Shady">The Real Slim Shady</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> (2000)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Get_Ur_Freak_On" title="Get Ur Freak On">Get Ur Freak On</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Missy_Elliott" title="Missy Elliott">Missy Elliott</a> (2001)</li> <li>"Scream a.k.a. Itchin'" – <a href="/wiki/Missy_Elliott" title="Missy Elliott">Missy Elliott</a> / "<a href="/wiki/Hot_in_Herre" title="Hot in Herre">Hot in Herre</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Nelly" title="Nelly">Nelly</a> (2002)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Work_It_(Missy_Elliott_song)" title="Work It (Missy Elliott song)">Work It</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Missy_Elliott" title="Missy Elliott">Missy Elliott</a> / "<a href="/wiki/Lose_Yourself" title="Lose Yourself">Lose Yourself</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> (2003)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/99_Problems" title="99 Problems">99 Problems</a>" – <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jay-Z</a> (2004)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Gold_Digger_(Kanye_West_song)" title="Gold Digger (Kanye West song)">Gold Digger</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> (2005)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What_You_Know_(T.I._song)" title="What You Know (T.I. song)">What You Know</a>" – <a href="/wiki/T.I." title="T.I.">T.I.</a> (2006)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Stronger_(Kanye_West_song)" title="Stronger (Kanye West song)">Stronger</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> (2007)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Milli" title="A Milli">A Milli</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Lil_Wayne" title="Lil Wayne">Lil Wayne</a> (2008)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/D.O.A._(Death_of_Auto-Tune)" title="D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)">D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)</a>" – <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jay-Z</a> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Not_Afraid" title="Not Afraid">Not Afraid</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> (2010)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Grammy_Award_for_Best_Music_Video" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" 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Best Music Video">Grammy Award for Best Music Video</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Video_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Video of the Year">Video of the Year</a> (1981−1982)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elephant_Parts" title="Elephant Parts">Elephant Parts</a> – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Nesmith" title="Michael Nesmith">Michael Nesmith</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olivia_Physical" title="Olivia Physical">Olivia Physical</a> – <a href="/wiki/Olivia_Newton-John" title="Olivia Newton-John">Olivia Newton-John</a> (1982)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1983–1986</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Girls_on_Film" title="Girls on Film">Girls on Film</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/Hungry_Like_the_Wolf" title="Hungry Like the Wolf">Hungry Like the Wolf</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Duran_Duran" title="Duran Duran">Duran Duran</a> (1983)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jazzin%27_for_Blue_Jean" title="Jazzin' for Blue Jean">Jazzin' for Blue Jean</a>" – <a href="/wiki/David_Bowie" title="David Bowie">David Bowie</a> (1984)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We_Are_the_World" title="We Are the World">We Are the World</a>" – <a href="/wiki/USA_for_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="USA for Africa">USA for Africa</a> (1985)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Brothers_in_Arms_(song)" title="Brothers in Arms (song)">Brothers in Arms</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Dire_Straits" title="Dire Straits">Dire Straits</a> (1986)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Concept_Music_Video" title="Grammy Award for Best Concept Music Video">Best Concept Music Video</a> (1987−1988)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Land_of_Confusion" title="Land of Confusion">Land of Confusion</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Genesis_(band)" title="Genesis (band)">Genesis</a> (1987)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fat_(song)" title="Fat (song)">Fat</a>" – <a href="/wiki/%22Weird_Al%22_Yankovic" title=""Weird Al" Yankovic">"Weird Al" Yankovic</a> (1988)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1989–2009</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Leave_Me_Alone_(Michael_Jackson_song)" title="Leave Me Alone (Michael Jackson song)">Leave Me Alone</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> (1989)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Opposites_Attract" title="Opposites Attract">Opposites Attract</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Paula_Abdul" title="Paula Abdul">Paula Abdul</a> (1990)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Losing_My_Religion" title="Losing My Religion">Losing My Religion</a>" – <a href="/wiki/R.E.M." title="R.E.M.">R.E.M.</a> (1991)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Digging_in_the_Dirt" title="Digging in the Dirt">Digging in the Dirt</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Peter_Gabriel" title="Peter Gabriel">Peter Gabriel</a> (1992)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Steam_(Peter_Gabriel_song)" title="Steam (Peter Gabriel song)">Steam</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Peter_Gabriel" title="Peter Gabriel">Peter Gabriel</a> (1993)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_Is_Strong" title="Love Is Strong">Love Is Strong</a>" – <a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones" title="The Rolling Stones">The Rolling Stones</a> (1994)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Scream_(Michael_Jackson_and_Janet_Jackson_song)" title="Scream (Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson song)">Scream</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> & <a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a> (1995)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Free_as_a_Bird" title="Free as a Bird">Free as a Bird</a>" – <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> (1996)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Got_%27til_It%27s_Gone" title="Got 'til It's Gone">Got 'til It's Gone</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a> (1997)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ray_of_Light_(song)" title="Ray of Light (song)">Ray of Light</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Madonna" title="Madonna">Madonna</a> (1998)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Freak_on_a_Leash" title="Freak on a Leash">Freak on a Leash</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Korn" title="Korn">Korn</a> (1999)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Learn_to_Fly" title="Learn to Fly">Learn to Fly</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Foo_Fighters" title="Foo Fighters">Foo Fighters</a> (2000)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Weapon_of_Choice_(song)" title="Weapon of Choice (song)">Weapon of Choice</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Fatboy_Slim" title="Fatboy Slim">Fatboy Slim</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Bootsy_Collins" title="Bootsy Collins">Bootsy Collins</a> (2001)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Without_Me_(Eminem_song)" title="Without Me (Eminem song)">Without Me</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> (2002)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hurt_(Nine_Inch_Nails_song)" title="Hurt (Nine Inch Nails song)">Hurt</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Cash" title="Johnny Cash">Johnny Cash</a> (2003)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Vertigo_(U2_song)" title="Vertigo (U2 song)">Vertigo</a>" – <a href="/wiki/U2" title="U2">U2</a> (2004)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lose_Control_(Missy_Elliott_song)" title="Lose Control (Missy Elliott song)">Lose Control</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Missy_Elliott" title="Missy Elliott">Missy Elliott</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Ciara" title="Ciara">Ciara</a> & <a href="/wiki/Fatman_Scoop" title="Fatman Scoop">Fatman Scoop</a> (2005)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Here_It_Goes_Again" title="Here It Goes Again">Here It Goes Again</a>" – <a href="/wiki/OK_Go" title="OK Go">OK Go</a> (2006)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/God%27s_Gonna_Cut_You_Down" title="God's Gonna Cut You Down">God's Gonna Cut You Down</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Cash" title="Johnny Cash">Johnny Cash</a> (2007)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Pork_and_Beans_(song)" title="Pork and Beans (song)">Pork and Beans</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Weezer" title="Weezer">Weezer</a> (2008)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Boom_Boom_Pow" title="Boom Boom Pow">Boom Boom Pow</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Black_Eyed_Peas" title="Black Eyed Peas">Black Eyed Peas</a> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2010–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Bad_Romance" title="Bad Romance">Bad Romance</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a> (2010)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rolling_in_the_Deep" title="Rolling in the Deep">Rolling in the Deep</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a> (2011)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We_Found_Love_(music_video)" title="We Found Love (music video)">We Found Love</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Calvin_Harris" title="Calvin Harris">Calvin Harris</a> (2012)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Suit_%26_Tie" title="Suit & Tie">Suit & Tie</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Justin_Timberlake" title="Justin Timberlake">Justin Timberlake</a> featuring <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jay-Z</a> (2013)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Happy_(Pharrell_Williams_song)" title="Happy (Pharrell Williams song)">Happy</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Pharrell_Williams" title="Pharrell Williams">Pharrell Williams</a> (2014)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bad_Blood_(Taylor_Swift_song)" title="Bad Blood (Taylor Swift song)">Bad Blood</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> (2015)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Formation_(song)" title="Formation (song)">Formation</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> (2016)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Humble_(song)" title="Humble (song)">Humble</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> (2017)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/This_Is_America_(song)" title="This Is America (song)">This Is America</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Donald_Glover" title="Donald Glover">Childish Gambino</a> (2018)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Old_Town_Road" title="Old Town Road">Old Town Road</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X">Lil Nas X</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Billy_Ray_Cyrus" title="Billy Ray Cyrus">Billy Ray Cyrus</a> (2019)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Brown_Skin_Girl" title="Brown Skin Girl">Brown Skin Girl</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blue_Ivy_Carter" title="Blue Ivy Carter">Blue Ivy</a> & <a href="/wiki/Wizkid" title="Wizkid">Wizkid</a> (2020)</li> <li>"Freedom" – <a href="/wiki/Jon_Batiste" title="Jon Batiste">Jon Batiste</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Too_Well:_The_Short_Film" title="All Too Well: The Short Film">All Too Well: The Short Film</a> – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> (2022)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Only_Sleeping" title="I'm Only Sleeping">I'm Only Sleeping</a>" – <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Best_Collaboration" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Telephone_(song)" title="Telephone (song)">Telephone</a>" (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katy_Perry" title="Katy Perry">Katy Perry</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> – <a href="/wiki/E.T._(song)" title="E.T. (song)">E.T.</a> (2011)</li> <li>No Award (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pink_(singer)" title="Pink (singer)">Pink</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Nate_Ruess" title="Nate Ruess">Nate Ruess</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Just_Give_Me_a_Reason" title="Just Give Me a Reason">Just Give Me a Reason</a>" (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> featuring <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jay-Z</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Drunk_in_Love" title="Drunk in Love">Drunk in Love</a>" (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Bad_Blood_(Taylor_Swift_song)" title="Bad Blood (Taylor Swift song)">Bad Blood</a>" (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Harmony" title="Fifth Harmony">Fifth Harmony</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Ty_Dolla_Sign" title="Ty Dolla Sign">Ty Dolla Sign</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Work_from_Home_(song)" title="Work from Home (song)">Work from Home</a>" (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zayn_Malik" title="Zayn Malik">Zayn</a> and <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> – "<a href="/wiki/I_Don%27t_Wanna_Live_Forever" title="I Don't Wanna Live Forever">I Don't Wanna Live Forever</a>" (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Lopez" title="Jennifer Lopez">Jennifer Lopez</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/DJ_Khaled" title="DJ Khaled">DJ Khaled</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cardi_B" title="Cardi B">Cardi B</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Dinero_(Jennifer_Lopez_song)" title="Dinero (Jennifer Lopez song)">Dinero</a>" (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Mendes" title="Shawn Mendes">Shawn Mendes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Camila_Cabello" title="Camila Cabello">Camila Cabello</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Se%C3%B1orita_(Shawn_Mendes_and_Camila_Cabello_song)" title="Señorita (Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello song)">Señorita</a>" (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ariana_Grande" title="Ariana Grande">Ariana Grande</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Rain_on_Me_(Lady_Gaga_and_Ariana_Grande_song)" title="Rain on Me (Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande song)">Rain on Me</a>" (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doja_Cat" title="Doja Cat">Doja Cat</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/SZA" title="SZA">SZA</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Kiss_Me_More" title="Kiss Me More">Kiss Me More</a>" (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X">Lil Nas X</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jack_Harlow" title="Jack Harlow">Jack Harlow</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Industry_Baby" title="Industry Baby">Industry Baby</a>" (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karol_G" title="Karol G">Karol G</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shakira" title="Shakira">Shakira</a> – "<a href="/wiki/TQG" title="TQG">TQG</a>" (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Post_Malone" title="Post Malone">Post Malone</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Fortnight_(song)" title="Fortnight (song)">Fortnight</a>" (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Best_R&amp;B_Video" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#cedff2;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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Softly</a>" (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Combs" title="Sean Combs">Puff Daddy</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Faith_Evans" title="Faith Evans">Faith Evans</a> and <a href="/wiki/112_(band)" title="112 (band)">112</a> – "<a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Be_Missing_You" title="I'll Be Missing You">I'll Be Missing You</a>" (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wyclef_Jean" title="Wyclef Jean">Wyclef Jean</a> featuring Refugee Allstars – "<a href="/wiki/Gone_till_November" title="Gone till November">Gone till November</a>" (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lauryn_Hill" title="Lauryn Hill">Lauryn Hill</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Doo_Wop_(That_Thing)" title="Doo Wop (That Thing)">Doo Wop (That Thing)</a>" (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Destiny%27s_Child" title="Destiny's Child">Destiny's Child</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Say_My_Name" title="Say My Name">Say My Name</a>" (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Destiny%27s_Child" title="Destiny's Child">Destiny's Child</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Survivor_(Destiny%27s_Child_song)" title="Survivor (Destiny's Child song)">Survivor</a>" (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_J._Blige" title="Mary J. Blige">Mary J. Blige</a> – "<a href="/wiki/No_More_Drama_(song)" title="No More Drama (song)">No More Drama</a>" (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> featuring <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jay-Z</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Crazy_in_Love" title="Crazy in Love">Crazy in Love</a>" (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a> – "<a href="/wiki/If_I_Ain%27t_Got_You" title="If I Ain't Got You">If I Ain't Got You</a>" (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Karma_(Alicia_Keys_song)" title="Karma (Alicia Keys song)">Karma</a>" (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Slim_Thug" title="Slim Thug">Slim Thug</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bun_B" title="Bun B">Bun B</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Check_on_It" title="Check on It">Check on It</a>" (2006)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Normani" title="Normani">Normani</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/6lack" title="6lack">6LACK</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Waves_(Normani_song)" title="Waves (Normani song)">Waves</a>" (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd">The Weeknd</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Blinding_Lights" title="Blinding Lights">Blinding Lights</a>" (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruno_Mars" title="Bruno Mars">Bruno Mars</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anderson_.Paak" title="Anderson .Paak">Anderson .Paak</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Silk_Sonic" title="Silk Sonic">Silk Sonic</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Leave_the_Door_Open" title="Leave the Door Open">Leave the Door Open</a>" (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd">The Weeknd</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Out_of_Time_(The_Weeknd_song)" title="Out of Time (The Weeknd song)">Out of Time</a>" (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SZA" title="SZA">SZA</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Shirt_(song)" title="Shirt (song)">Shirt</a>" (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SZA" title="SZA">SZA</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Snooze_(SZA_song)" title="Snooze (SZA song)">Snooze</a>" (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background:#cedff2;"><div>Between 2007–2018, the category was retired.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" 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class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MC_Hammer" title="MC Hammer">MC Hammer</a> – "<a href="/wiki/U_Can%27t_Touch_This" title="U Can't Touch This">U Can't Touch This</a>" (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/LL_Cool_J" title="LL Cool J">LL Cool J</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Mama_Said_Knock_You_Out_(song)" title="Mama Said Knock You Out (song)">Mama Said Knock You Out</a>" (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arrested_Development_(group)" title="Arrested Development (group)">Arrested Development</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Tennessee_(Arrested_Development_song)" title="Tennessee (Arrested Development song)">Tennessee</a>" (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arrested_Development_(group)" title="Arrested Development (group)">Arrested Development</a> – "<a href="/wiki/People_Everyday" title="People Everyday">People Everyday</a>" (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snoop_Dogg" title="Snoop Dogg">Snoop Doggy Dogg</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Doggy_Dogg_World" title="Doggy Dogg World">Doggy Dogg World</a>" (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dr._Dre" title="Dr. Dre">Dr. Dre</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Keep_Their_Heads_Ringin%27" title="Keep Their Heads Ringin'">Keep Their Heads Ringin'</a>" (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coolio" title="Coolio">Coolio</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/L.V._(singer)" title="L.V. (singer)">L.V.</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Gangsta%27s_Paradise_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gangsta's Paradise (song)">Gangsta's Paradise</a>" (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Notorious_B.I.G." title="The Notorious B.I.G.">The Notorious B.I.G.</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Hypnotize_(The_Notorious_B.I.G._song)" title="Hypnotize (The Notorious B.I.G. song)">Hypnotize</a>" (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Smith" title="Will Smith">Will Smith</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Gettin%27_Jiggy_wit_It" title="Gettin' Jiggy wit It">Gettin' Jiggy wit It</a>" (1998)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jay-Z</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Ja_Rule" title="Ja Rule">Ja Rule</a> and <a href="/wiki/Amil_(rapper)" class="mw-redirect" title="Amil (rapper)">Amil</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Can_I_Get_A..." title="Can I Get A...">Can I Get A...</a>" (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dr._Dre" title="Dr. Dre">Dr. Dre</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Forgot_About_Dre" title="Forgot About Dre">Forgot About Dre</a>" (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nelly" title="Nelly">Nelly</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Ride_wit_Me" title="Ride wit Me">Ride wit Me</a>" (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Without_Me_(Eminem_song)" title="Without Me (Eminem song)">Without Me</a>" (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/50_Cent" title="50 Cent">50 Cent</a> – "<a href="/wiki/In_da_Club" title="In da Club">In da Club</a>" (2003)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jay-Z</a> – "<a href="/wiki/99_Problems" title="99 Problems">99 Problems</a>" (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ludacris" title="Ludacris">Ludacris</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Number_One_Spot" title="Number One Spot">Number One Spot</a>" (2005)</li> <li><a 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style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%;text-align:center;">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Might_Think" title="You Might Think">You Might Think</a>" – <a href="/wiki/The_Cars" title="The Cars">The Cars</a> (1984)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Boys_of_Summer_(song)" title="The Boys of Summer (song)">The Boys of Summer</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Don_Henley" title="Don Henley">Don Henley</a> (1985)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Money_for_Nothing_(song)" title="Money for Nothing (song)">Money for Nothing</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Dire_Straits" title="Dire Straits">Dire Straits</a> (1986)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sledgehammer_(Peter_Gabriel_song)" title="Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel song)">Sledgehammer</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Peter_Gabriel" title="Peter Gabriel">Peter Gabriel</a> (1987)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Need_You_Tonight" title="Need You Tonight">Need You Tonight</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/Mediate_(song)" title="Mediate (song)">Mediate</a>" – <a href="/wiki/INXS" title="INXS">INXS</a> (1988)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/This_Note%27s_for_You" title="This Note's for You">This Note's for You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Neil_Young" title="Neil Young">Neil Young</a> (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%;text-align:center;">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Nothing_Compares_2_U" title="Nothing Compares 2 U">Nothing Compares 2 U</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Sin%C3%A9ad_O%27Connor" title="Sinéad O'Connor">Sinéad O'Connor</a> (1990)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Losing_My_Religion" title="Losing My Religion">Losing My Religion</a>" – <a href="/wiki/R.E.M." title="R.E.M.">R.E.M.</a> (1991)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Right_Now_(Van_Halen_song)" title="Right Now (Van Halen song)">Right Now</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Van_Halen" title="Van Halen">Van Halen</a> (1992)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jeremy_(song)" title="Jeremy (song)">Jeremy</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Pearl_Jam" title="Pearl Jam">Pearl Jam</a> (1993)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cryin%27_(Aerosmith_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cryin' (Aerosmith song)">Cryin'</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Aerosmith" title="Aerosmith">Aerosmith</a> (1994)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Waterfalls_(TLC_song)" title="Waterfalls (TLC song)">Waterfalls</a>" – <a href="/wiki/TLC_(group)" title="TLC (group)">TLC</a> (1995)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Tonight,_Tonight_(The_Smashing_Pumpkins_song)" title="Tonight, Tonight (The Smashing Pumpkins song)">Tonight, Tonight</a>" – <a href="/wiki/The_Smashing_Pumpkins" title="The Smashing Pumpkins">The Smashing Pumpkins</a> (1996)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Virtual_Insanity" title="Virtual Insanity">Virtual Insanity</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Jamiroquai" title="Jamiroquai">Jamiroquai</a> (1997)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ray_of_Light_(song)" title="Ray of Light (song)">Ray of Light</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Madonna" title="Madonna">Madonna</a> (1998)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Doo_Wop_(That_Thing)" title="Doo Wop (That Thing)">Doo Wop (That Thing)</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Lauryn_Hill" title="Lauryn Hill">Lauryn Hill</a> (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%;text-align:center;">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Real_Slim_Shady" title="The Real Slim Shady">The Real Slim Shady</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> (2000)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lady_Marmalade" title="Lady Marmalade">Lady Marmalade</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Christina_Aguilera" title="Christina Aguilera">Christina Aguilera</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lil%27_Kim" title="Lil' Kim">Lil' Kim</a>, <a href="/wiki/M%C3%BDa" class="mw-redirect" title="Mýa">Mýa</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Pink_(singer)" title="Pink (singer)">Pink</a> (2001)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Without_Me_(Eminem_song)" title="Without Me (Eminem song)">Without Me</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> (2002)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Work_It_(Missy_Elliott_song)" title="Work It (Missy Elliott song)">Work It</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Missy_Elliott" title="Missy Elliott">Missy Elliott</a> (2003)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hey_Ya!" title="Hey Ya!">Hey Ya!</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Outkast" title="Outkast">Outkast</a> (2004)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Boulevard_of_Broken_Dreams_(Green_Day_song)" title="Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Green Day song)">Boulevard of Broken Dreams</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Green_Day" title="Green Day">Green Day</a> (2005)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Write_Sins_Not_Tragedies" title="I Write Sins Not Tragedies">I Write Sins Not Tragedies</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Panic!_at_the_Disco" title="Panic! at the Disco">Panic! at the Disco</a> (2006)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Umbrella_(song)" title="Umbrella (song)">Umbrella</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a> featuring <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jay-Z</a> (2007)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Piece_of_Me" title="Piece of Me">Piece of Me</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Britney_Spears" title="Britney Spears">Britney Spears</a> (2008)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Single_Ladies_(Put_a_Ring_on_It)" title="Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)">Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%;text-align:center;">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Bad_Romance" title="Bad Romance">Bad Romance</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a> (2010)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Firework_(song)" title="Firework (song)">Firework</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Katy_Perry" title="Katy Perry">Katy Perry</a> (2011)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We_Found_Love_(music_video)" title="We Found Love (music video)">We Found Love</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Calvin_Harris" title="Calvin Harris">Calvin Harris</a> (2012)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mirrors_(Justin_Timberlake_song)" title="Mirrors (Justin Timberlake song)">Mirrors</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Justin_Timberlake" title="Justin Timberlake">Justin Timberlake</a> (2013)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Wrecking_Ball_(Miley_Cyrus_song)" title="Wrecking Ball (Miley Cyrus song)">Wrecking Ball</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Miley_Cyrus" title="Miley Cyrus">Miley Cyrus</a> (2014)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bad_Blood_(Taylor_Swift_song)" title="Bad Blood (Taylor Swift song)">Bad Blood</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> (2015)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Formation_(song)" title="Formation (song)">Formation</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> (2016)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Humble_(song)" title="Humble (song)">Humble</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> (2017)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Havana_(Camila_Cabello_song)" title="Havana (Camila Cabello song)">Havana</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Camila_Cabello" title="Camila Cabello">Camila Cabello</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Young_Thug" title="Young Thug">Young Thug</a> (2018)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Need_to_Calm_Down" title="You Need to Calm Down">You Need to Calm Down</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%;text-align:center;">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Blinding_Lights" title="Blinding Lights">Blinding Lights</a>" – <a href="/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd">The Weeknd</a> (2020)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Montero_(Call_Me_by_Your_Name)" title="Montero (Call Me by Your Name)">Montero (Call Me by Your Name)</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X">Lil Nas X</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Too_Well:_The_Short_Film" title="All Too Well: The Short Film">All Too Well: The Short Film</a> – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> (2022)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Anti-Hero_(song)" title="Anti-Hero (song)">Anti-Hero</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> (2023)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fortnight_(song)" title="Fortnight (song)">Fortnight</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Post_Malone" title="Post Malone">Post Malone</a> (2024)</li></ul> 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href="/wiki/Jesse_Jackson" title="Jesse Jackson">Rev. Jesse Jackson</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jheryl_Busby" title="Jheryl Busby">Jheryl Busby</a> (1988)</li> <li>Antoinette Stroman & <a href="/wiki/Ryan_White" title="Ryan White">Ryan White</a> (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Kent Amos & Carmen Amos (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryant_Gumbel" title="Bryant Gumbel">Bryant Gumbel</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexis_Herman" title="Alexis Herman">Alexis Herman</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lauryn_Hill" title="Lauryn Hill">Lauryn Hill</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tavis_Smiley" title="Tavis Smiley">Tavis Smiley</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tom_Joyner" title="Tom Joyner">Tom Joyner</a> (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Condoleezza_Rice" title="Condoleezza Rice">Condoleezza Rice</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venus_Williams" title="Venus Williams">Venus</a> & <a href="/wiki/Serena_Williams" title="Serena Williams">Serena Williams</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._D._Jakes" title="T. D. Jakes">T. D. Jakes</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Susan_L._Taylor" title="Susan L. Taylor">Susan L. Taylor</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soledad_O%27Brien" title="Soledad O'Brien">Soledad O'Brien</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruby_Dee" title="Ruby Dee">Ruby Dee</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali" title="Muhammad Ali">Muhammad Ali</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Van_Jones" title="Van Jones">Van Jones</a> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Colin_Powell" title="Colin Powell">Colin Powell</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Stuntmen%27s_Association" title="Black Stuntmen's Association">Black Stuntmen's Association</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerry_Washington" title="Kerry Washington">Kerry Washington</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spike_Lee" title="Spike Lee">Spike Lee</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Legend" title="John Legend">John Legend</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lonnie_Bunch" title="Lonnie Bunch">Lonnie Bunch</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Glover" title="Danny Glover">Danny Glover</a> (2017)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jay-Z</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Harry,_Duke_of_Sussex" title="Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex">Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex</a> & <a href="/wiki/Meghan,_Duchess_of_Sussex" title="Meghan, Duchess of Sussex">Meghan, Duchess of Sussex</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gabrielle_Union" title="Gabrielle Union">Gabrielle Union</a> & <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a> 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