Jay-Z: I carry my nephews like my sons, always have, and they have filled that void for me.
Jay-Z: I can think of no one more relevant and credible in the hip-hop community to build upon Def Jam's fantastic legacy and move the company into its next groundbreaking era.
Jay-Z (On his father): He wasn't around for me from the age of 12. At that time, I just thought about myself and how him not being there affected me. Since then, I discovered he was going through a lot himself. It was a real learning curve.
Jay-Z (On New Orleans): This is our community. When I turn on CNN, I see a lot of black people on the streets. I know it's other people too, but those projects have been hit hard.
His song "Can I Live?" samples "The Look Of Love" by Issac Hayes.
Jay-Z appears on Fall Out Boy's song Thriller from their album “Infinity On High.”
In 2004, Jay-Z's request to be knighted was turned down by Prince Charles.
When he was 12, Jay-Z's father walked out on the family.
Jay-Z often spoke of his nephews in his music, including tributes in hits U Don't Know, Sunshine and Anything.
Jay-Z and P. Diddy joined forces to donate $1.3 million to Hurricane Katrina victims.
Jay-Z is worth a reported $182.1 million.
Damon Wayans request to patent the controversial word that rhymes with Jay-Z's trademark persona "Jigga" was rejected by the U.S. patent office.
He was named the greatest hip-hop MC of all time by MTV.
Jay-Z is part-majority owner of the NBA team New Jersey Nets.
He is CEO, owner, and founder of his own record label, Roc-a-Fella Records.
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