Jay Z Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio
Real Name	Shawn Corey Carter
Nick Name	S-dot, Young Hov, Jazzy (or Jay-Z), Hova, Jigga, J-Hova, Jiggaman, Iceberg Slim, Lucky Lefty, Joe Camel, Hov
Profession	Rapper song writer investor entrepreneur
Famous For	Reasonable Doubt (1996), The Blueprint (2001) The Black Album (2003)
Physical Stats & More
Height	in centimeters- 188 cm in meters- 1.88 m in Feet Inches- 6' 2"
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 83 kg in Pounds- 183 lbs
Body Measurements	- Chest: 44 Inches - Waist: 36 Inches - Biceps: 14 Inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	December 4, 1969
Age (as of 2024)	55 Years
Birth Place	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	American
Hometown	Bedford-Stuyvesant area, Brooklyn
School	Eli Whitney High School, Brooklyn
College	N/A
Education Qualification	High School drop out
Debut	Reasonable Doubt (1996)
Family	Father- Adness Reeves Mother- Gloria Carter Brother- Eric Carter Sister- Andrea (Corrections officer at Rikers Island) Sister- Michelle Carter
Religion	Non-denominational monotheistic (Does not believe in any religion but does believe in God)
Ethnicity	African-American
Fan Mail Address	Jay-Z The 40/40 Club 6 W 25th Street New York, NY 10010-2703 USA
Hobbies	Reading, Listening and Writing Music, Art, Philanthropy
Favorite Sports	Basketball
Favorite Color	Blue
Favorite Music	Hip-hop
Favorite Movie	Godfather 2
Favorite Song	"Respect" by Aretha Franklin, "I can't get no satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones, "Imagine" by John Lennon, "Like a Rolling Stone" by The Rolling Stones
Favorite Books	The Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav, The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield, and The Odyssey by Homer
Favorite Rappers	Kool G Rap, Eminem
Favorite Food	Pasta, Cereal
Favorite Drink	Aemand de Brignac Champagne
Favorite Perfume	Gold Jay Z
Favorite Pet	Dogs
Favorite Cigar	Montecristos, Cohiba Comador Cigar
Favorite Album	Reasonable Doubt
Major Controversies	• Jay Z and Beyonce were sued for using a Hungarian artist's voice in their song "Drunk in love". • His business Tidal has been sued by "The American Dollar" artists Richard Cupolo and John Emanuele for not paying full royalties to them. • He was sued for using Hamdi’s 1957 hit ‘Khosara Khosara’ song in creating ‘Big Pimpin.' • In 2024, a woman named Jane Doe filed a complaint against Jay-Z in a court claiming that he had sexually assaulted her when she was just 13 years old during a party in 2000. Jay-Z, however, later refuted the allegations and called them baseless.
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Blu Cantrell Aaliyah Rosario Dawson Karrine Steffans Shenelle Scott T-Boz Carmen Bryan Marie “Free” Wright Cathy Michelle White
Wife/Spouse	Beyoncé Knowles (m. 2008)
Children	Blue Ivy Carter
Money Factor
Net Worth	US$700 million (2016)
House	Tribeca apartment ( $6.85 million) Trump World Tower apartment (Rent - $65000 a month) Indian Creek village ($9,300,000)
Car	Maybach Exelero, Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport, Pagani Zonda, Rolls Royce Phantom, Ferrari F430 Spider, Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet
Plane	Bombardier Challenger 850 ($40 million)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Jay Z

• Does Jay Z smoke ?: Yes

• Does Jay Z drink alcohol?: Yes

• Jay Z has received 21 Grammy Awards for his music as well as for other categories.

• He is an affluent entrepreneur who owns the New York sports bar 40/40 Club and is the co-creator of the clothing line Rocawear (Annual revenue – $700 million). He also is the founder of Roc Nation and co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records. Runs a website by the name of Life+Times.

• Jay Z was raised by a single mother; he met his father after 33 years and forgave him.

• He shot his elder brother in the shoulder for stealing Jay Z’s jewellery.

• Jay Z and Busta Rhymes went to the same school and also did a rap battle in the cafeteria.

• He is close friends with Barrack Obama but he never wants to be a politician.

• He pledged $1 million to the American Red Cross after the hurricane Katrina.

• In 2009, Jay Z and his wife Beyonce were named the most powerful couple in the world, with a combined income of $162 million.

• Jay Z does not write his lyrics down anywhere, he creates them just in his head.

• His name Jay Z is inspired by his old nickname Jazzy.

• His song ‘Show Me What You Got’ was leaked online and the FBI was probed to take care of the matter.

• Jay Z sold CDs out of his car before he founded his own record label with Damon Dash and Kareem Biggs.

• Jay Z used to sell crack to earn money and used a rubber band as the money clip.

• His nephew Colleek D. Luckie died in 2005, driving the Chrystler 300 that Jay Z had gifted him as a graduation gift.

• Takes Beyonce on a Pizza date every Sunday.

• Of the few people that talked to Biggie on the phone before he died, Jay Z was one of them.

• His testing level was that of a twelfth grade when he was just in sixth grade; close to a child prodigy.

• His father died the night he had the opening ceremony of his club.

• Jay Z has more number one albums than Elvis.

• Jay Z is a co-owner in the basketball team Brooklyn Nets.

• Beyonce and Jay Z are supposed to be coming up with a collaborative album and it is said that it is completed already but there is no news about its release.