JAY-Z
Real Name: Sean Carter
A.K.A.: Jay-Z, Jigga
Born: December 4, ~1970 in Brooklyn, New York

With the help of his gold-certified 1996 single -- a duet with Foxy Brown entitled "Ain't No Nigga (Like the One I Got)" -- Brooklyn's Jay-Z 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; Vol. 2...Hard Knock Life followed a year later.
wow that's hard work lol