Shawn Corey Carter is actually well known by the audience as the hip hop artist - Jay-Z. He has a lot of Grammy Awards and he’s one of the most financially successful hip hop singers in America. His albums are so demanded that in the United States has sold over 30 million copies of them.
The newest sensation is that on 9th October Jay-Z will present one of the most expected tours all over the world with the participation of NERD, Wale and J. Cole. The Jay Z tour will be held at Penn State University and will continue twenty-four days.
The new album “The Blueprint 3” caused a great furor and ranks first position on the Billboard 200. The demand was brisk that they sold about 298.000 copies from him.
The famous and well known of all hip-hop artists Jay-Z is planning a large series of concerts starts from 9 October to 22 November. ay Z concerts schedule starts from Pennsylvania through Kentucky, Alberta, Columbia, Washington, Ontario, Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island Illinois and New Mexico and will end at Texas.
On 11th September he has made an unforgettable concert, a benefit for New York Police and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund. The event was held at Madison Square Garden and some of the hits that Jay-Z has played were "99 Problems" and "Heart of the City". Big surprise for the public was that he performed his new hit, "Run This Town" with special participation of Rihanna.
Jay-Z logged two tracks in the top five: "Run This Town," with Rihanna and Kanye West, raised two places to No. 2; and "Empire State of Mind," Jay-Z's duet with Alicia Keys, vaulted 45 places to No. 5. The pair performed the song at the end of the MTV Video Music Awards on September 13.
The career of the legendary hip hop artist begins in 1999 where he won Best Rap Video, "Can I Get a. .." with Ja Rule and Ami. It continues to evolve and to gain more and more prizes. In 2009 he was nominated for four Grammy Awards. For example: Best Rap Song, "Swagga Like Us" with TI, Kanye West, and Lil Wayne and for Best Rap Album, American Gangster and others. In the same year he was nominated for an Award Best Male Hip Hop Artist.
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