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The Special child is born
“He was the last of my four children,” Jay-Z’s mother later recalled, “the only child who didn’t give me any pain when I gave birth, and thats, how I knew he was a special child”. -
Roc-A-Fella Records
His rise to Hip Hop wasn't easy he remained anonymous until he and his two friends Damon Dash and Kareem Burke, founded their own record label Roc-a-Fella records in 1996 -
Hard Knock Life
The title track, which sampled the famous chorus from the Broadway Musical Annie became Carters most popular single to date and got him his first grammy nomination. -
Big Pimpin
In 1999 Carter released Vol. 3 Life and Times of S.Carter. The album went platinum three times and launched the hit single ‘Big Pimpin’. -
Blue Print
Carters next solo album Blue Print was released in 2001 and was consider one of the best Hip Hop album of all time. Kanye West produced a number of albums off of that track which launched his music career. -
Here Comes the Bride
In 2008 Carter married American R&B singer Beyonce Knowles. -
Baby Baby Baby
Blue Ivy Carter is born.After the birth of Blue Ivy Carter released a song Glory dedicated to her. At the end of the song Glory, Blue Ivy cries are heard and at two days old she became the youngest person to appear on the Billboard charts.