How Many Albums Jay Z Sold
JAY-Z's new 4:44 album was only released last Thursday night (June 29), but the LP has already been certified platinum on Wednesday, July 5, according to the Recording Industry Association of America. Metallica sold 60 million albums in u.s. And 115 million albums in allover world.
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Jay-Z (top) with a friend (bottom) in, circa 1988 Carter was born in the borough of and was raised in, a housing project in the neighborhood. After their father, Adnis Reeves, abandoned the family, Shawn and his three siblings were raised by their mother, Gloria Carter. Reeves would later meet and reconcile with Jay-Z before dying in 2003. Jay-Z claims in his lyrics that in 1982 at age 12, he shot his older brother in the shoulder for stealing his jewelry. Along with future rapper, Carter attended Eli Whitney High School in Brooklyn until it was closed down. He then attended the nearby with future rappers and, followed by a stint at in, though he did not graduate.
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According to his interviews and lyrics, during this period he sold and was shot at three times. According to his mother, Carter used to wake up his siblings at night banging out drum patterns on the kitchen table. She bought him a for his birthday, sparking his interest in music. He began and writing lyrics. Known as 'Jazzy' around the neighborhood, Carter later adopted the showbiz/stage name 'Jay-Z' in homage to his mentor. Jay-Z can be briefly heard on several of Jaz-O's early recordings in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including 'The Originators' and 'Hawaiian Sophie.'