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Jigga Man: Jay-Z Trivia
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Shawn Corey Carter, better known as Jay-Z, is an American rapper and current president and CEO of Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella Records. Here's what I know about him; what do you know?
| | MTV named him as "The Greatest MC Of All-Time." Really? |
| | In 2004, his request to be knighted was turned down by Prince Charles. Ooo, burn. |
| | With P. Diddy joined forces to donate $1.3 million to Hurricane Katrina victims. Why is it necessary to "join forces" in order to give money. |
| | Called for a boycott of expensive Cristal champagne after the managing director of the company that produces Cristal, described the hip-hop community’s patronage as ‘unwelcome attention’. Double burn. |
| | Jay-Z has sampled or paralleled gangsta movies in his songs such as "Goodfellas", "Carlito's Way", and "Scarface". Those are some original song titles. |
| | "Big Pimpin'" is based off "Khosara" a 40-year-old Egyptian song. Two bars were taken from "Khosara," and these two bars are looped continuously throughout the song. Now I know who to blame for the nightmare of a song. |
| | Has a street in Nigeria named after him. |
| | Is part-majority owner of the NBA team New Jersey Nets. |
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