Jay-Z

Shawn Corey Carter born December 4 1969 known professionally as JayZ 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 worlds bestselling music artists with over 140 million records sold JayZ has won 24 Grammy Awards jointly with Kanye West the most Grammy awards of any rapper JayZ 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