Shawn Corey Carter aka Jay-Z aka Jigga has gone from a street hustler to a hip hop legend, entertainer and businessman. He is one of the most financially successful entrepreneurs in America, having an estimated net worth of over $460 million as of December 2014.
Jay-Z is founder of Roc Nation, created out of a $150 million, 10-year, profit-sharing deal with concert giant Live Nation. He was previously CEO of Def Jam/Roc-a-fella records from 2005 to 2007. He was a co-founders of the Roc-A-Fella empire, which includes Roc-A-Fella Records, Roc-La-Familia, Roc-A-Fella Films and Rocawear.
Jay is the youngest of four kids brought up by a single mother, in Brooklyn’s notorious Marcy projects. “When I left the block, everyone was saying I was crazy, I was doing well for myself on the streets, and cats around me were like, These rappers are ho’s. They just record, tour, and get separated from their families, while some white person takes all their money. I was determined to do it differently,” he said in a New York Metro interview
He and wife Beyonce (Married April 4, 2008) have a daughter Blue Ivey Carter
