10 Things You Didn’t Know About Jay-Z

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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Jay-Z

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Sir Paul McCartney knighted him “Sir Hova of Brooklyn” (with a sword) in an unofficial ceremony.

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When he was 15, he lost a rap contest judged by LL Cool J.

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Years later, he beat LL Cool J in a rap battle.

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Jay-Z was the first rapper honored in the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the first solo living rapper inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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He says his greatest NYC moment was when he attended a Diana Ross concert in Central Park that was famously rained out.

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Jay-Z simply comes from his childhood nickname “Jazzy,” not an homage to Jaz-O or the J/Z subway line at Marcy Avenue.

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Beyoncé and Jay-Z are officially a billion-dollar couple, whose combined net worth is $1.25 billion.

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Hip-hop scholar, professor and author Michael Eric Dyson is teaching a course at Georgetown University dedicated to Jay-Z and his career called "Sociology of Hip-Hop: Jay-Z."

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Jay-Z was recognized as the third best-selling rap artist of all time, after Eminem and Tupac, with over 28 million units sold worldwide.

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He is also the second wealthiest rap artist of all time, beaten only by Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, who holds the crown for many years.