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Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America. In 2012, Forbes estimated Carter's net worth at nearly $500 million. He has sold approximately 50 million albums worldwide, while receiving fourteen Grammy Awards for his musical work, and numerous additional nominations. He is consistently ranked as one of the greatest rappers of all-time. He was ranked #1 by MTV in their list of The Greatest MCs of All-Time in 2006. Two of his albums, Reasonable Doubt (1996) and The Blueprint (2001) are considered landmarks in the genre with both of them being ranked in Rolling S… more »

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2006

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The game's fucked up 
Niggas beats is banging 
Nigga ya hooks did it 
Ya lyrics didn't 
Ya gangsta look did it 
So I would write it if y'all could get it 
Being intricate'll get ya wood critics 
On the internet 
They like you should spit it, I'm like you should buy it 
Nigga that's good business 
Forget this rap shit I need a new hustle 
A little bit of everything, a new improved Russell 
I say that reluctantly cause I do struggle 
As you see I can't leave so I do love you 
But I'm just a hustler disguised as a rapper 
In fact you can't fit this hustle inside of a wrapper 
Back when crack was what these pills are 
I was a real star complete with real cars 
No video ones, you can and come set up a camera 
Let the video run 
In my real life complete with real ice 
VVS boulders all invisibly set 
Head and shoulders my invisible neck 
You see hova wasn't digital yet 
Before Steve jobs made the ipod 
Was getting head jobs, we call that intimate 
Back when rappers wouldn't dare play lyrical roulette 
With an automatic weapon I was rapping with a tek 
Fresh like Manny be chain like antifreeze 
Shoe box full of cash 
Dealer man hand me keys 
Pantries full of arm n hammer 
Don't take Nancy drew to see what it do 
I'ma damn g 
Just sent a million dollars through a hands free 
That's big money talk can you answer me? 
Before the Answer was a 3 I was down in Georgetown with a Hoya chick, loyal chick 
Sure he's rich now 'cause he saw this shit, all this shit 
That's why they call him hov cause he came before all this shit 
Bought a 6, quarter 7 skipped on them quarter 8s 
Bought a 9 for nonstop glockwork all the time 
Guess who's back 
Since this is a New Era got a fresh new hat 
10 yr veteran 
I been said I been through with this bullshit game 
But I never can 
I used to think rapping at 38 was ill 
When last year alone I grossed about 38 mill 
I know I ain't quite 38 but still 
The flow so Special got a .38 feel 
The real is back

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