Nathaniel Thomas Wilson,better known by his stage name Kool G Rap,is an American rapper. He began his career in the mid-1980s as one half of the group Kool G Rap &DJ Polo and as a member of the Juice Crew. He is widely considered to be one of the most influential and skilled MCs of all time,and a pioneer of mafioso rap/street/hardcore content and multisyllabic rhyming. On his album The Giancana Story,he stated that the "G" in his name stands for "Giancana",but on other occasions he has stated that it stands for "Genius".
Reasonable Doubt is the debut studio album by American rapper Jay-Z. It was released on June 25,1996,by his own record label Roc-A-Fella Records and distributed by Priority Records. The album features production provided by DJ Premier,Ski,Knobody and Clark Kent,and also includes guest appearances from Memphis Bleek,Mary J. Blige,Jaz-O,and the Notorious B.I.G.,among others. The album features mafioso rap themes and gritty lyrics about the "hustler" lifestyle and material obsessions.
The Black Album is the eighth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z. It was released on November 14,2003,through Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. It was advertised as his final album before retiring,which is also a recurring theme throughout the songs,although Jay-Z resumed his recording career in 2005. For the album,Jay-Z wanted to enlist a different producer for each song,working with Just Blaze,Kanye West,The Neptunes,Eminem,DJ Quik,Timbaland,9th Wonder and Rick Rubin,among others. The album also features a guest appearance by Pharrell Williams.
The Blueprint is the sixth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z,released on September 11,2001,through Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. Its release was set a week earlier than initially planned in order to combat bootlegging. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2001 at Manhattan Center Studios and Baseline Studios in New York City. Contrasting the radio-friendly sound of Jay-Z's previous work,The Blueprint features soul-based sampling and production handled primarily by Kanye West,Just Blaze,and Bink,as well as Timbaland,Trackmasters,and Eminem,who also contributes the album's sole guest feature.
Collision Course is a collaborative EP from American rapper Jay-Z and rock band Linkin Park,released on November 30,2004,by Roc-A-Fella,Machine Shop,Warner Bros. and Def Jam. From Linkin Park's catalog,Collision Course features three songs from Meteora and four from Hybrid Theory. From Jay-Z's catalog,it features three songs from The Black Album,one from Vol. 3:Life and Times of S. Carter,one from Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life and one from The Blueprint. Before the album,Jay-Z had released collaborations with The Roots and R. Kelly,and Linkin Park had collaborated with various artists on their remix album Reanimation.
American hip hop artist Jay-Z has released thirteen solo studio albums,four collaboration albums,one live album,one compilation album,one soundtrack album,two extended plays,one hundred and fifteen singles,nine promotional singles and eighty-two music videos. As of December 2014,Jay-Z has sold 29,179,000 studio albums in United States.
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life is the third studio album by American rapper Jay-Z. It was released on September 29,1998,by Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. It went on to become his most commercially successful album,selling over 6 million copies in the United States. In the liner notes of the album,Jay-Z gives his thoughts on various tracks. The lyrics to the fast-paced "Nigga What,Nigga Who " are also included.
The Blueprint 2:The Gift &the Curse is the seventh studio album by American rapper Jay-Z. It was released on November 12,2002,by Roc-A-Fella Records and Island Def Jam Music Group. The album serves as a sequel to his sixth album The Blueprint (2001). Parts of the album were later reissued for his album,titled Blueprint 2.1 (2003). The album debuted at number one,shipping with first-week sales of 545,000 units. The album is certified 3x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA. In 2013,Jay-Z cited this album as his second-worst due to an overabundance of songs on the album.
Unfinished Business is the second and final collaboration album between American rapper Jay-Z and American singer R. Kelly. The album was released worldwide on October 26,2004. It was distributed in the United States and Canada by Jive Records and Island Def Jam Music Group,by the Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) and its subsidiary Jive Records,except in Canada and the United States of America where Island Def Jam Music Group and its labels Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records replaced BMG. The album was composed of unreleased tracks from the recording sessions of 2002's The Best of Both Worlds,although slight additions were made.
MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 is a live album by American singer and rapper Lauryn Hill. The performance comes from her 2002 MTV Unplugged special recorded on July 21,2001,at MTV Studios in Times Square,New York City. Hill abandoned the hip hop sounds of her debut album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998) in favor of folk and soul songs she performed with an acoustic guitar. The songs were interspersed with spoken interludes about her personal and artistic struggles.
"Nigga What,Nigga Who" is a single by rapper Jay-Z's third album Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life. It was released on March 1,1999. The song is produced by Timbaland and features two artists:Big Jaz,who raps one verse and Amil,who speaks the track's chorus.
"Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)" is the lead single from rapper Jay-Z's fourth album Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter. The song features production by Rockwilder,including guest vocals by Amil and Beanie Sigel.
"Ain't No Nigga" is the second single from the American rapper Jay-Z's first album,Reasonable Doubt,and is featured on the soundtrack to the 1996 film The Nutty Professor. It was released on March 19,1996. The track features Foxy Brown,and uncredited vocals by Jaz-O.
"Jigga My Nigga" is a single by Jay-Z from the Ruff Ryders Entertainment compilation Ryde or Die Vol. 1. It was released on May 28,1999. It also appeared as a hidden track on Jay-Z's fourth album,Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter,contained within the final track "Hova Song (Outro)". Produced by Swizz Beatz,it reached number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song interpolates "Just You Just Me" by The Counts and "What's My Name?" by Snoop Dogg,using the line "what's my motherfuckin' name?". The beat was later remade for "Scenario 2000" by Eve featuring Ruff Ryders.
"Jigga That Nigga" is a song by the American rapper Jay-Z. It was the third single from his sixth studio album,The Blueprint. It has additional vocals from Stephanie Miller and Michelle Mills but they are not credited as featuring. In the US,the song peaked at #66 on the Hot 100. In recent years,his nickname "jigga" has become synonymous with being "fresh,fly" and "stylish."
The Nutty Professor Soundtrack is the soundtrack to Tom Shadyac's 1996 comedy film The Nutty Professor. It was released in June 1996 via Def Jam Recordings,and contained hip hop and R&B music.
"Niggas in Paris" is a song by American rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West from their collaborative album Watch the Throne (2011). The song is built around a synth bell loop from the Dirty South Bangaz music library,and contains vocal samples from "Baptizing Scene" by Reverend W.A. Donaldson,an interpolation of "Victory" by Puff Daddy featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Busta Rhymes,and dialogue excerpts from the 2007 film Blades of Glory. On the week of the album's release,"Niggas in Paris" debuted at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100,eventually peaking at number five. Outside of the United States,"Niggas in Paris" peaked within the top ten of the charts in the United Kingdom. As of 2018,it has sold 6.7 million archetype digital units in the United States. The song won Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.
Chopper is a hip hop music subgenre that originated in the Midwestern United States and features fast-paced rhyming or rapping. Those that rap in the style are known as choppers,and rapping in the style is sometimes referred to as chopping. The style is one of the major forms of Midwest hip hop,though by the early 2000s,it had spread to other parts of the United States including California and New York City,and it has spread around the world since.
The singles discography of American rapper Jay-Z consists of 68 singles as a lead artist,and 51 singles as a featured artist,as well as 14 promotional singles.
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