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
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
Biography of UGK
Southern gangsta rappers Pimp C and Bun B formed UGK (aka Underground Kingz) in the late '80s and signed to Jive Records for their major-label debut album, 1992's Too Hard to Swallow. After second album Super Tight..., UGK hit the R&B charts with 1996's Ridin' Dirty, which ascended to the number two spot. Dirty Money followed in late 2001. Pimp C began serving at three-year jail sentence in early 2002, putting UGK on ice until 2007, when the double album Underground Kingz appeared. ~ John Bush
Biography of UGK
Southern gangsta rappers Pimp C and Bun B formed UGK (aka Underground Kingz) in the late '80s and signed to Jive Records for their major-label debut album, 1992's Too Hard to Swallow. After second album Super Tight..., UGK hit the R&B charts with 1996's Ridin' Dirty, which ascended to the number two spot. Dirty Money followed in late 2001. Pimp C began serving at three-year jail sentence in early 2002, putting UGK on ice until 2007, when the double album Underground Kingz appeared. ~ John Bush
