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This presentation will take you on tour with the greatest rapper

of all time.Presented by: Soccy PanageasProject 13: My Favorite Band or Solo Artist1/11/12

JAY-Z

COME BACKSTAGE FOR A BRIEF HISTORY ON HOW IT ALL BEGAN FOR

JAY-Z He began freestyling, writing lyrics, and followed the music of many artists popular at the time. In his neighborhood, Carter was known as "Jazzy", a nickname that eventually developed into his showbiz/stage name, "Jay-Z". He owns roc-a-fella records.

MEET JAY-Z

Jay-z(Rapper)

JAY-Z’S TOP SELLING ALBUMS OF ALL-TIME

Album Title Year Released

Reasonable Doubt 1996

The Blueprint 2001

The Blueprint2 2002

The Black Album 2003

Kingdom Come 2006

BIOGRAPHY OF JAY-Z Shawn Corey Carter was born 12/4/1969 in

Brooklyn, New York, USA. Raised in Brooklyn, Carter was a school friend of the Notorious B.I.G. He started releasing records in the late 1980s. In 1990, he appeared on records by his close friend Jaz ("The Originators") and Original Flavor. Jay-Z set up his own Roc-A-Fella label in 1996. His debut, Reasonable Doubt, went on to produce the US number 50 pop single. The album attracted fans with a mixture of hard-hitting lyrics and rhymes, shown by the collaboration with Notorious B.I.G. on "Brooklyn's Finest".

MY TOP TEN SONGS BY JAY-Z 10. Encore 9. Feelin It 8. Takeover 7. Dirt off Your Shoulder 6. Big Pimpin 5.Young Forever 4. Run This Town 3. Renegade 2. Hard Knock Life

MY #1 FAVORITE SONG BY JAY-Z IS… Empire State of Mind This is my favorite song because it has a great

rhythm and a catchy beat. This song has the best flow of all Jay-z songs.

“I used to cop in Harlem, all of my Dominicano'sright there up on Broadway, pull me back to that McDonald'sTook it to my stashbox, 560 State St.catch me in the kitchen like a Simmons with them Pastry'sCruisin' down 8th St., off white Lexusdrivin' so slow, but BK is from TexasMe, I'm out that Bed-Stuy, home of that boy Biggie”