Jay-Z

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1969-12-04 (55 years old)

Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As Shawn Carter, Shawn Corey Carter, Shawn 'Jay-Z'Carter

Jay-Z

Biography

Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and chairman of entertainment company Roc Nation, and was the president and chief executive officer of Def Jam Recordings from 2004 to 2007. One of the world's best-selling music artists with over 140 million records sold, Jay-Z has won 24 Grammy Awards, jointly with Kanye West the most Grammy awards of any rapper. Jay-Z was the first rapper to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the first solo living rapper inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2013, Time included him on its list of the "100 Most Influential People in the World".

Known For

Actor

2024
Piece by Piece

as Jay-Z (voice)

2024
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy

as Self (archive footage)

2022
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

as Self (archive footage)

2021
2021
This Is Pop

as Self (archive footage)

2020
Hydration

as Self

2020
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert

as Self (archive footage)

2020
History 101

as Self (archive footage)

2019
Music Videos That Defined the 00’s

as Self (archive footage)

2019
Free Meek

as Self

2018
Quincy

as Self

2018
Family Feud

as Self

2018
Shut Up and Dribble

as Self - Musician & Businessman

2018
The Shop

as Self

2018
Explained

as Self (archive footage)

2018
Explained

as Self (voice)

2017
Moonlight

as Richard (voice)

2017
Kill Jay-Z

as Narrator

2017
Bam

as Self

2017
4:44

as Self (archive footage)

2017
The Story of O.J.

as Jaybo (voice)

2016
RD20

as Self

2016
Lemonade

as Self

2014
2014
2014
Bang Bang

as Jay-Z

2014
BEYONCÉ

as Self

2013
2013
Picasso Baby

as Self

2012
…Sings Musicals

as Self (archive footage)

2011
2011
2009
2009
Skavlan

as Self - Guest

2007
2007
Beef IV

as Self

2007
Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life

as Self (archive footage)

2005
Live 8

as Self

2005
Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

as Self (segment "Through the Wire")

2004
2003
R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection

as Jay Z (segment "Fiesta (Remix)")

2003
Beef

as Self

2002
Paper Soldiers

as Jay-Z (Rapper in Studio)

2002
State Property

as Untouchable J

2002
2000
Backstage

as Self

1999
Teen Choice Awards

as Self - Nominee

1998
1998
1997
1996
1995
MADtv

as Self

1993
1989
1984
MTV Video Music Awards

as Self - Presenter

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Musical Guest

1959
1952
Today

as Self

Producer

Legacy

as Executive Producer

Legacy

as Producer

Forty Acres

as Producer

Teddy

as Producer

2024
2022
Women of the Movement

as Executive Producer

2021
The Harder They Fall

as Executive Producer

2021
2019
Free Meek

as Executive Producer

2018
Family Feud

as Producer

2018
2017
MaNyfaCedGod

as Executive Producer

2017
Marcy Me

as Executive Producer

2017
Time: The Kalief Browder Story

as Executive Producer

2016
RD20

as Executive Producer

2014
Annie

as Producer

2014
Top Five

as Co-Producer

2013
The Great Gatsby

as Executive Producer

2013
Made in America

as Executive Producer

2012
2002
Paid in Full

as Producer

Sound

2024
Space Dogg

as Music

2018
Family Feud

as Musician

2017
4:44

as Songs

2013
Picasso Baby

as Music

2011
Hot 97

as Musician

1998

Director

2017
The Story of O.J.

as Director

2017
Adnis

as Director

Writer

2018
Family Feud

as Writer

Creator

2019
Free Meek

as Creator