Biography of Jay-Z
With the help of his gold-certified 1996 single -- a duet with Foxy Brown entitled "Ain't No N-G-A (Like the One I Got)" -- Brooklyn's Jay-Z (b. Sean Carter) signed a contract with the Priority label that same year and released his debut album, Reasonable Doubt. The single "Can't Knock the Hustle" hit the R&B Top 40, pushing Reasonable Doubt into gold territory once again. In 1997, Jay-Z resurfaced with In My Lifetime; the best-selling Vol. 2...Hard Knock Life followed a year later. The release of 1999's Volume 3: The Life & Times of S. Carter was preceded by news that on December 2, Jay-Z was arrested and charged with stabbing record executive Lance "Un" Rivera at a party. ~ John Bush
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