Jay-Z: Successful People Without A Degree

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Successful People Without A Degree
In this essay I will discuss three great individuals even though they lacked a college education. They have either build an empire for themselves or impacted society as we know it. From the great Hip-hop mobile Jay-Z to the talented Tyler Perry who was achieve greatness. In not to forget Thomas Edison who has impacted history or so many levels. These are three received the minim education without a college degree that shows that world what they can do.
Jay-Z in addition to his award winning Hip-Hop albums, Jay is known for array successful business interests. Rapper Jay-Z was born Shawn Corey Carter on December 4, 1969, in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Eli Whitney High School in Brooklyn where also his formal classmate was the Notorious B.I.G. Carter turned to rap at a young age to escape drugs and violence. In 1989 he joined rapper Jaz-O which they won an appearance on an episode of Yo! MTV Raps. 1996 jay released his debut album, Reasonable Doubt. That album reached No.23 on the billiard charts but it was also a classical, hip-hop album. In 1998 he achieved even broader success
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Perry was born Emmitt Perry Jr. on September 13,1969, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Perry forged his way in entertainment industry, building an empire that consists successful films, play, and also books. When Perry was 16 of age he changed his name to Tyler so that he could separate his self from his father. Tyler dropped out of high school but earned a general equivalency diploma, or GED later. I Know I’ve Been Changed was his first series he came out with. He saved $12,000 to debut the show in 1992 in the Atlanta Theater. In 1998 Perry tried one more time to win over theater audiences. After so many years of hard work on the series he finally earned critical acclaim and commercial

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