Jay-Z

back, to me that 's the win-win" – Jay Z (Carter, 2003) Shawn “Jay Z” Carter is among the most recognized identities in pop culture; one of the wealthiest recording artists alive (Lynch, 2014), as well as being widely considered in the hip-hop community to be a contender for the greatest rapper of all time. However, his rags to riches life story includes a checkered past, which he has never shied away from exploiting. This has made him a controversial figure, who comes under scrutiny from a surprisingly diverse set of groups (D’Errico, 2013). Despite valid criticisms of Jay Z’s glorification…

"From Rags to Riches: The Death of Jay-Z" the author Cynthia Fuchs discusses the history of Jay Z (Shawn Carter) how history and the background of the artist. As music fans, we know Jay-Z as the musician who made several songs that include “Tom Ford”, “99 Problems”, and “Holy Grail”. However, there is more to Jay-Z than being a musician. His music videos contain a lot more contextual meaning than what it may appear at face value. He is able to do this by remembering/ demonstrating his roots of…

In “Decoded”, Jay-Z discusses his life in hip-hop. He connects his career to past artists and events in history. Jay-Z has become one of the most influential people in hip-hop. He has been a prominent figure for decades in music. Jay-Z’s influence on other artists has changed hip-hop’s history itself. The stories of his past, which he shares in “Decoded”, are a part of history because they all shaped his career and made hip-hop what it is today. In “Decoded”, Jay-Z shares a few moments…

Jay-Z’s Current and Previous Positions and Career Highlights Shawn Corey Carter better known as his stage name Jay Z is one of the most successful music artist and business man today. Born on December 4, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York, Jay Z wasn’t born with a silver spoon in his mouth nor did he have a trust fund for him. He lived with his mother in the Marcy housing complex. Marcy is a drug infested housing complex. Jay Z escape from his bad environment was through music. When Jay Z got older…

Jay-Z: The American Dream While Jay-Z is known for his incredible abilities as a lyricist, few recognize his remarkable abilities as a business tycoon. Shawn Corey Carter has changed the business industry forever. He has made a top-of-the-line brand for himself, and created opportunities to churn out more and more revenue at each and every turn of his career. While rappers are known to blow money as quickly as they make it, Jay-Z has certainly distanced himself from that stereotype.…

Jay-z grew up in Brooklyn's drug-infested Marcy Projects. During a rough childhood detailed in many of his life songs. Jay-z dealt cocaine and messing with gun violence. So he used his music to escape all the drugs and violence. As Jay-Z later he said in one of his songs "I went to school, got good grades, could behave when I wanted But I had demons deep inside that would raise when confronted." He went to many schools such as George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School in…

Jay Z is currently in court for a lawsuit filed against his 1999 hit, "Big Pimpin'." He is scheduled to testify on Wednesday. The lawsuit was filed by Osama Ahmed Fahmy, the nephew of late Egyptian songwriter Baligh Hamdi; Fahmy accused Jay Z, née Shawn Carter, of using part of Hamdi's composition in "Big Pimpin'." The composition Jay Z is being accused of violating is titled "Khosara Khosara." Defending alongside Jay Z is Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley, who helped produce the track. According to…

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…

After less than three months in the job, interim CEO of Jay Z’s very own business venture, the streaming music service called Tidal, has resigned. In a press statement on Tuesday announcing the Stockholm-based executive Peter Tonstad’s departure, a Tidal official actually hinted that Tonstad might have been ousted, rather than stepping down. The reason for Tonstad’s leaving the company is not entirely clear. Tidal’s official statement remains: “We are thankful to Peter for stepping in as interim…

I think the coupling of the Jay-Z autobiography "Decoded" and the gaming of finding the sites helped to raise awareness or popularity of the Bing website because it gave Bing grab the attention of a market that they normally wouldn’t appeal to. In most cases people use google as their normal search engine. What Bing did in this partnership was appeal to the younger generation who doesn’t necessary use books anymore. We tend to use social media, nooks, iPhone more to get access to information on…