Rapper Jay-Z was born December 4, 1969, in Brooklyn, New York. His real name is Shawn Carter. He grew up on welfare from a young age and his father left home when he was 11. He discovered his passion for rap through the influence of other rappers who lived in the same housing complex. He moved to Washington in his late teens and had the opportunity to tour with Big Daddy Kane, but it was unsuccessful. At the age of 26, he was shot by a random assailant, which prompted him to renew his ambitions as a rapper. He met Damon Dash and founded Roc-A-Fella Records in 1996. That same year, he released the album "Reasonable Doubt," followed by a string of hits. His sixth album, "The Blueprint," released in September 2001, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. Since then, he has released five consecutive albums that debuted at number one in the US. In his private life, he dated Beyonce, with whom he co-starred in a music video, and married her in March 2008. They had a baby girl in January 2012. He was chosen by MTV as "the world's greatest rapper whose brilliance continues to fade" and "the rapper most reigning supreme in the world," and his estimated net worth is said to be 50 billion yen.