Genre
Hip hop
Instruments
Vocals
Labels
Def Jam, Roc-A-Fella, Roc Nation
Build
Average
Height
6 ft true in or 187 cm
Weight
83 kg or 183 pounds
Girlfriend / Spouse
Jay Z dated –
- Carmen Bryan (1996) – In 1996, Jay-Z dated American personality, Carmen Bryan.
- Lil’ Kim (1998-2000) – From 1998 to 2000, the two rappers were romantically linked to each other. Lil’ Kim is more than 1 feet shorter than Jay-Z. She stands 4 ft 11 in.
- Charlie Baltimore (1999) – In 1999, Jay-Z was RUMORed to had fling with Charlie.
- Aaliyah (1999) – Jay-Z had a short relationship with singer Aaliyah in 1999. She died two years later, after that.
- Rosario Dawson (2000) – He had fling with actress Rosario Dawson in 2000.
- Shenelle Scott (2000-2001) – Jay-Z met Trinidadian and Tobagonian glamour model during Big Pimpin video shoot in 2000. They dated for a year from 2000 to 2001. It is assumed that he is the father of Shenelle’s child, Isa Jael.
- Blu Cantrell (2001) – The two singers were romantically linked to each other in 2001.
- Beyonce Knowles (2002-Present) – American singer Beyonce after, many years of dating with Jay-Z married him. They first met each other when they were on a tour in 2002 and soon they started dating. The duo, then engaged in May 2005 and married on April 4, 2008 secretly in New York City. Beyonce gave birth to couple’s first child, a daughter – Blue Ivy Carter (born – January 7, 2012).
Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles
Race / Ethnicity
Black
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Measurements
Jay-Z plausible body specifications are –
- Chest – 44 in or 112 cm
- Arms / Biceps – 15 in or 38 cm
- Waist – 35 in or 89 cm
Shoe Size
His shoe size is not known.
Brand Endorsements
Budweiser Select, American Red Cross, Reebok (2005), Hewlett-Packard (2006), Ace of Spades, etc.
Religion
Atheist
Best Known For
His various albums such as The Blueprint 3 (2009), Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter (1999), In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 (1997) and others.
First Album
Jay-Z released his debut album Reasonable Doubt on June 25, 1996 in USA via Roc-A-Fella records. It charted at #23 in USA. It got the certification of Platinum in America.
Jay-Z sold 1,514,000 copies of the album in U.S.
First Film
Jay-Z starred in his debut film Streets Is Watching. The musical film, which is written by Jay-Z himself was released in 1998.
Personal Trainer
For Grammys 2014, Beyonce and Jay Z did the workout together, which mainly involved dance moves to shed off pounds. No doubt, there were running sessions and other exercises too.
Marco Borges is the man behind their amazing bodies. He made Jay Z to eat vegan diet to prepare for the music show, Grammys 2014.
Check out his workout routine and diet plan.
Jay-Z Favorite Things
- Album (Personal) – Reasonable Doubt
- Britney Spears Song – Toxic
- Michael Jackson Song – Human Nature
- Movies – Cliche (2003), Godfather II (1974), True Romance (1993)
- Cereal – Cap’n Crunch
- Pasta – Linguine with clam
Jay-Z Facts
- Jay-Z owns a record label company “Roc Nation”.
- His father left the family, when Jay-Z was very young. So, he is primarily raised by his mother.
- In 1982 (when Jay-Z was 12), he shot his older brother in the shoulder for stealing his jewelry.
- Via his music, Jay-Z revealed that he had been involved in selling crack cocaine in the past.
- He received the nickname Jazzy in his childhood. It gradually turned into Jay-Z. On July 18 2013, he dropped the hyphen in Jay-Z and now wants to be known as Jay Z.
- He does not like puns.
- He had a great interest in music since childhood and due to that reason her mother bought him a boom box on his birthday.
- He is the co-owner of his clothing line Rocawear. He also owns a sports bar called 40/40 Club.
- Jaz-O is his musical mentor and that is why, Jay-Z adopted the stage name as Jay-Z.
- Jay-Z started his own blog like lifestyle website in April 2011, which covers wide variety of topics. Visit his official website @ lifeandtimes.com. (Connect with it via Facebook, Twitter)
- Hear more from Jay-Z via Twitter and Facebook.