- Is good friends with Eminem. They have worked together three times since 2003.
- Since his album "Hard Knock Life/Volume 2", every Jay-Z solo album has gone at least double platinum.
- His album, "The Black Album", was supposed to be his last.
- Is part owner of the Nets basketball team.
- The second rapper to have his own signature sneaker, the S. Carter by Reebok. (Master P was first, affiliated with Converse.) It went on to become one of the biggest-selling sneakers of 2003.
- Has had six consecutive albums make #1 debuts on The Billboard Hot 100 Pop Charts: "Volume 2: Hard Knock Life"; "Volume 3: The Life and Times of S. Carter"; "The Dynasty/Roc la' Familia"; "The Blueprint"; "Blueprint 2: The Gift and the Curse", and "The Black Album".
- Good friends with Rihanna. He is also her mentor. He discovered her in 2005 and signed her to his label, he had her wait until 3 AM to make sure lawyers could get there for her to sign a contract.
- Has 3 children: daughter, Blue Ivy Carter (b. January 7, 2012) and daughter, Rumi Carter & son, Sir Carter (b. June 13, 2017) with wife, Beyoncé.
- His ex-girlfriend's pregnancy led to a miscarriage two years ago, a fact he laments in the song "This Can't Be Life", from 2000's The Dynasty: Roc La Familia (2000).
- Calls "Blueprint 2" his weakest album because of "too many songs.".
- Is portrayed by Jimmie 'JJ' Walker in rapper Cam'ron's video, "Wet Wipes".
- Son-in-law of Mathew Knowles and Tina Knowles.
- Old schoolmate and friend of the late The Notorious B.I.G (Also known as Biggie Smalls). The two later made songs together including "I Love The Dough" and "Brooklyn's Finest".
- His "The Blueprint 2" has sold a total of 3 million copies.
- July 2004: Has a sneaker deal with Reebok to create his S. Carter sneaker line.
- In 2006, came out of retirement to begin recording again. He left the presidency of DefJam and sold his remaining stake in Rocafella to found RocNation in 2008.
- Gives credit to Kool G Rap as one of his inspirations.
- Nominated for 6 Grammy Awards including best Rap Album and Rap Song. (December 2003)
- He and Beyoncé are buying a house in Miami as well as in London, England.
- It was controversially announced on February 2, 2008 that Jay-Z would headline Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, England, becoming the first major hip-hop artist to headline the British festival.
- Calls "Reasonable Doubt" the favorite of his own recordings because "it's the first.".
- "The Black Album" was to be accompanied by his autobiography, "The Black Book". Instead the autobiography came later under the title of "Decoded".
- Ranked #10 on VH1's 50 Greatest Hip Hop Artists.
- Created urban clothing line 'Roca Wear'
- Has often been called "The God MC." This is why he has been called Hova. J-Hova (Jehovah).
- Ranked #7 in the 2008 Forbes The Celebrity 100 list.
- An avid fine art collector.
- According to Forbes estimated net worth of $810 million. (May 2017)
- Was among the guests at Usher's 26th birthday party.
- Was born on the same day that A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969), the first theatrical, feature-length "Peanuts" film, premiered at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
- 2003" Opened a sports bar called 40/40 Club.
- In 2004, it was reported that he had amassed a fortune worth $286 million as founder of Roc-a-fella Entertainment.
- Received a Tony award nomination in 2010 for Best Musical as part of the producing team of "Fela!".
- Ends the feud with Rapper Nas.
- Brother-in-law of Solange.
- President of Def Jam Records (April 2005)
- Released "Glory", a song dedicated to their daughter. (January 2012)
- Discovered rapper Malicious Jynx.
- Recording his final album, "The Black Album", due out in November (2003)
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