As a couple, they have an estimated net worth of $1.16 billion, while Carter's individual net worth of $930 million makes him the richest hip hop artist in the world. In 2015, Carter acquired the tech company Aspiro, and took charge of their media streaming service Tidal, which has since become the world's third-largest online streaming company. He also founded the sports agency Roc Nation Sports and is a certified NBA and MLB sports agent. He is the former president of Def Jam Recordings, and the founder of the entertainment company Roc Nation, which also serves as his current record label. Jay-Z owns the New York 40/40 Club sports bar and is the co-creator of the clothing line Rocawear. He has also had four number ones on the Billboard Hot 100, with one (" Empire State of Mind") as the lead artist.
Jay-Z holds the record for most number one albums by a solo artist on the US Billboard 200 with 14. Three of his albums - Reasonable Doubt (1996), The Blueprint (2001), and The Black Album (2003) - are considered landmarks in hip hop.
Jay-Z has sold more than 50 million albums and 75 million singles worldwide while receiving 22 Grammy Awards for his music. Jay-Z released his first twelve solo studio albums, as well as four collaborative albums, on the label, but it became defunct in 2013. Carter is regarded as one of the world's most significant cultural icons and has been a global figure in popular culture for over two decades.īeginning his career as a hype man for Jaz-O in the late 1980s, Jay-Z co-founded the label Roc-A-Fella Records in 1995 with Damon Dash and Kareem "Biggs" Burke. He is one of the world's best-selling music artists, and one of the most acclaimed rappers of all-time. Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), better known by his stage name Jay-Z (stylised as JAY-Z), is an American rapper and businessman from Brooklyn, New York.
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This led to Roc-A-Fella file the suit, seeking a trial by jury for declaratory judgment, breach of fiduciary duty, conversion, replevin and unjust enrichment against Dash.The Carters, Jaz-O, Memphis Bleek, The Notorious B.I.G., Kanye West A similar letter was sent to Dash, but according to the complaint, he “refused to stop his efforts” to sell the NFT. Roc-A-Fella’s attorneys then sent a letter to SuperFarm explaining that the sale was “improper” and requested the auction to be cancelled, which SuperFarm obliged. “This marks a new milestone in the history of NFT’s, entitling the new owner to future revenue generated by the unique asset,” SuperFarm wrote in the announcement. The auction was originally planned to take place over two days starting June 23 and running through June 25. Roc-A-Fella became aware of the auction when SuperFarm revealed its collaboration with Dash in an announcement of the auction. The three Roc-A-Fella owners each hold a third share of the label, with no individual ownership of the “Reasonable Doubt” album rights assigned, which, according to the label, make it a company asset. In a statement made to Music Business Worldwide, Dash called the lawsuit “meritless” and “factually incorrect”, claiming that he had not planned on selling the entire album as an NFT, rather just his one-third share. The original auction was cancelled but Roc-A-Fella believes Dash had already minted the NFT and that he planned to sell “as soon as possible”.ĭash will have until tomorrow, June 25, to file and deliver answering papers to Roc-A-Fella attorneys. Dash had allegedly planned to auction off the copyright to the album on SuperFarm Foundation-a platform allowing anyone to launch their own NFTs.