Information: Jay-Z > Facts

• "Ghostwriter" for such stars as: Foxy Brown, Ma$e, Dr. Dre, etc.
• 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).
• Has had six consecutive albums make number 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.
• Since his album Hard Knock Life/ Volume 2, every Jay-Z solo album has gone at least double platinum.
• In 2003 he opened a sports bar called 40/40 Club
• Created urban clothing line 'Roca Wear'
• Calls Reasonable Doubt his favorite of his own recordings because "it's the first."
• The second rapper (Master P was first affiliated with Converse) to have his own signature sneaker, the S. Carter by Reebok. It went on to become one of the biggest-selling sneakers of 2003.
• Ended the feud with Rapper Nas.
• Has often been called "The God MC." This is why he has been called Hova. J-Hova (Jehovah).
• Discovered rapper Malicious Jynx.
• Has a sneaker deal with Reebok to create his S. Carter sneaker line. (July 2004)