Jay Z First Album Release

Jay-Z discography and songs: Music profile for Jay-Z, born 4 December 1969. Genres: East Coast Hip Hop, Hip Hop, Pop Rap. Albums include My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, The College Dropout, and Late Registration.

Jay-Z performing at the in 2010 Studio albums 13 Live albums 1 Compilation albums 5 Music videos 82 Singles 115 Soundtrack albums 1 Promotional singles 9 Collaborative albums 4 American rapper has released thirteen solo, four collaboration albums, one, five, one, two, one hundred and fifteen (including forty-five as a featured artist), nine and eighty-two. As of December 2014, Jay-Z sold 55 million studio albums worldwide. Jay-Z began his music career in the 1980s, building a reputation as a fledgling rapper in his hometown of and collaborating with his mentor and fellow rapper. Jay-Z later founded with close friends and Kareem 'Biggs' Burke and released his debut studio album in June 1996. The album peaked at number twenty-three on the United States record chart and has since been recognized as a seminal work of the genre.

Jay-Z later explained that the album was made during one of the worst periods of his life when he was reeling from the death of his close friend, The Notorious B.I.G. The album was a personal revelation for Jay-Z as he told the stories of his difficult upbringing. Jump to 2003–2005: The Black Album, initial retirement and collaborative albums - Born and raised in New York City, Jay-Z began his musical career in the mid-1990s, after which he released his debut studio album, Reasonable Doubt, in 1996, to widespread critical and commercial success. He released the album a year after founding the record label Roc-A-Fella Records.

Its singles included ', ' and ', all of which reached the top ten on the Billboard chart. (1997), which saw Jay-Z collaborating with producers such as and, peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and earned a platinum from the (RIAA). Was released in September 1998 and became his first number-one album in the United States.

The album featured the international hits ' and ', which both reached top twenty of the. 2 was certified five times platinum by the RIAA and won the in 1999.

Two more chart-topping albums – and – followed in December 1999 and October 2000 respectively. The albums included hit singles such as ' and ' and featured several guest appearances from artists signed to Roc-A-Fella Records. Jay-Z's sixth studio album, released in September 2001, became controversial for including lyrics attacking other New York City rappers. Nonetheless, The Blueprint topped the Billboard 200 and produced Jay-Z's first Billboard Hot 100 top ten single, '. The Blueprint is critically reviewed as his best album., a collaboration with American R&B singer, and were both released the following year. The latter album peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and featured the top ten singles ' and '., released in November 2003, was intended by Jay-Z to be his final studio album and features his impending retirement as a recurring theme. The album performed well commercially and was later certified three times platinum by the RIAA.

Following a period of dormancy, Jay-Z became president of in December 2004 and resumed his rap career two years later with the release of, which peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 and was certified two times platinum from the RIAA. The concept album followed in 2007 and continued his streak of number-one albums in the United States. With the release of in September 2009, Jay-Z surpassed as the solo artist with the most number-one albums on the Billboard 200. The album included the international hits ', ' and '., a collaborative album with American rapper, followed in August 2011 and became Jay-Z's eleventh number-one album in the United States. His album was released in July 2013 to great commercial success, topping the Billboard 200 and having the second-biggest sales week for 2013 at the time of its release.

And Jay-Z just dropped new music as they continue their On the Run II tour. On Saturday, the two released on their first joint album, the nine-track record Everything Is Love, and a music video for its debut single 'Apes.t.'

The footage shows Bey and Jay at the Louvre museum in Paris. There are shots of them standing in front of the Mona Lisa painting while wearing pink and mint suits as well as shots of dancers performing in skin-colored tights and crop tops. Two performers appear on the cover of the Everything Is Love album. The video was filmed on location last month, a Tidal rep told E!

Beyonce sings and raps on the song 'Apes.t.' Sample lyrics include, 'I can't believe we made it / This is what we're thankful for / I can't believe we made it / Have you ever seen the crowd going apes.t?' The couple announced their surprise Everything Is Love album at their concert in London and also debuted their video there. Jay-Z and Beyonce have collaborated on other songs in the past but never on a full album. He told the in 2017 that the two both used their 'art almost like a therapy session' when they had marital problems—which ultimately resulted in her Lemonade alum and his 4:44 album.

'And we started making music together. And then the music she was making at that time was further along. So her album came out as opposed to the joint album that we were working on,' Jay-Z said.