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.

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He then attended the nearby with future rappers and, followed by a stint at in, though he did not graduate. 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.' Jay-Z became embroiled in several battles with rapper in the early 1990s. He first became known to a wide audience on the 'Show and Prove' on the 1994 album. Jay-Z has been referred to as Big Daddy Kane's during this period, although Kane explains that he didn't fill the traditional hype man role, and was instead basically making cameo appearances on stage. 'When I would leave the stage to go change outfits, I would bring out Jay-Z and and let them freestyle until I came back to the stage.' The young Jay-Z appeared on a popular song by, 'Da Graveyard', and on 's 'Time to Build', which also featured early appearances by and in 1995.

His first official rap single was called ', for which he released a music video in 1995. An unreleased music video was also produced for the B-side 'I Can't Get with That.' Music career 1995–1997: Reasonable Doubt and In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 With no major label to give him a record deal, Jay-Z sold CDs out of his car and, with and Kareem Biggs, created as an independent label in 1995. After striking a distribution deal with, Jay-Z released his 1996 debut album with from acclaimed producers such as and and an appearance.

The album reached number 23 on the, and was generally favored by critics. This album would later be included in Rolling Stone's ' as No. 248 and eventually reach platinum status. After reaching a new distribution deal with in 1997, Jay-Z released his follow-up. Produced by, it sold better than his previous effort. 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.

Proshivka chipov xerox 6000. The album was a personal revelation for Jay-Z as he told the stories of his difficult upbringing. The album's glossy production stood as a contrast to his first release, and some dedicated fans felt he had 'sold out.'

However, the album did feature some beats from producers who had worked with him on Reasonable Doubt, namely DJ Premier. Like its predecessor, earned platinum status in the United States. 1998–2000: Vol. And The Dynasty In 1998, Jay-Z released which spawned the biggest hit of his career at the time, '. He relied more on and wordplay, and he continued with his penchant for mining beats from the popular producers of the day such as, an upstart in-house producer for,.

Other producers included,,,. Charting hits from this album included ', featuring and, and ', also featuring Amil.

2 would eventually become Jay-Z's most commercially successful album; it was certified 5× Platinum in the United States and has to date sold over five million copies. The album went on to win a Grammy Award, although Jay-Z boycotted the ceremony protesting DMX's failure to garner a Grammy nomination. In 1999, Jay-Z dueted with on ', a song from her seventh album,. In that same year, Jay-Z released. The album proved successful and sold over 3 million copies. 3's most successful single was ', featuring. In 2000, Jay-Z released, which was originally intended to become a compilation album for Roc-A-Fella artists but Def Jam turned into a Jay-Z album.

The album helped to introduce newcomer producers,,, and, which have all gone on to achieve notable success. This is also the first album where Jay-Z utilizes a more soulful sound than his previous albums.

The Dynasty sold over two million units in the U.S. 2001–2002: Feud with Nas, The Blueprint and The Blueprint 2 In 2001, Jay-Z spoke out against after he took an issue with a Jay-Z line from ' that he felt alluded disparagingly to Mobb Deep and his dispute [ ]with,,. He later performed the song ', at 2001, which initially attacked Prodigy and revealed photos of Prodigy dressed like. A line at the end of 'Takeover' referred to, who criticized him on 'We Will Survive'.