JAY Z: How a Hustler From Brooklyn Became a Billionaire

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  • A Compilation project about the evolution of musician, songwriter, business mogul, father and husband, Shawn Carter - otherwise known as Jay Z.
    00:00 Intro
    1996
    Reasonable Doubt
    0:27 Start of Roc-a-fella (Jay Z, Biggs, Dame Dash)
    1:35 Dead Presidents/Dead Presidents II
    2:09 Brooklyn's Finest ft. The Notorious B.I.G.
    2:20 Marcy Projects
    2:43 D'evils
    2:49 Jay Z Reasonable Doubt Overview
    1997
    In My Lifetime Vol.1
    3:02 Jay Z on making another album
    3:34 A Million Questions
    3:56 Where I'm From
    4:08 Imaginary Player
    1998
    Vol.2 ... Hard Knock Life
    4:24 Dropping Vol 2 & Retiring
    5:30 Hard Knock Life/David Letterman
    5:57 Can I Get A
    6:20 Money, Cash, Hoes ft. DMX
    6:36 Number 1 Album
    1999
    Volume. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter
    7:11 Rocawear
    7:33 Jay Z stabbing
    8:46 Speaking on Vol. 3
    9:27 Come and Get me
    9:32 Big Pimpin ft. UGK
    2000
    The Dynasty
    9:53 The Dynasty Promo
    10:29 I Just Wanna Love U
    10:34 This Can't Be Life
    2001
    The Blueprint
    10:40 Intro of Jay-Z vs Nas
    10:49 We Will Survive
    10:54 Summer Jam 2001
    11:07 Ether
    11:13 Super Ugly
    11:23 Takeover
    11:29 (Making of) Heart of the City
    11:52 (Making of) Never Change
    12:09 Song Cry
    12:31 Kanye on The Blueprint
    2002
    The Blueprint 2 The Gift & The Curse
    12:37 Difference between The Blueprint 1 & 2
    12:59 The Blueprint 2 Commercial
    13:04 Relationship status with Beyonce
    13:36 03' Bonnie & Clyde ft. Beyonce
    13:42 Excuse Me Miss ft. Pharrell
    13:46 Working with Kanye West
    13:59 The Bounce ft. Kanye West
    2003
    The Black Album
    14:16 40/40 Club
    14:32 Black Album & Retirement
    15:06 Dame Dash Def Jam Feud
    15:58 Working with Pharrell/ Change Clothes ft. Pharrell
    16:15 Working with Just Blaze/ Public Service Announcement
    16:29 Working with Kanye West/ Lucifer
    17:09 Working with Rick Rubin/ 99 Problems
    17:28 Working with Timberland/ Dirt Off Your Shoulders
    17:49 Retirement
    18:09 Separation from Dame Dash
    2004
    19:17 New Jersey Nets Ownership
    19:42 Def Jam President rumours
    20:05 President of Def Jam
    20:50 Dame Dash sells Roc-a-fella to Def Jam
    2005
    21:15 Signing Rihanna
    22:28 Rihanna on auditioning for Jay Z
    22:37 Pon de Replay
    22:44 Signing Ne-yo
    23:25 So Sick
    2006
    Kingdom Come
    23:36 Jay Z & Nas squash beef
    24:26 Lost Ones ft. Chrisette Michele
    24:32 Show Me What You Got
    24:37 Minority Report
    24:52 Numb/Encore Grammy
    2007
    American Gangster
    25:05 American Gangster Inspiration
    25:23 American Dreaming'
    25:33 Roc Boys
    2008
    25:38 Glastonbury Interview (Noel Gallagher comments)
    26:14 Wonderwall @ Glastonbury
    26:21 Endorses Obama 2008 Presidency
    2009
    The Blueprint 3
    26:28 Jay Z leaves Def Jam starts Roc Nation
    26:43 Blueprint 3 Expectations
    27:04 Recreating Album Covers (Blueprint 3 Commercial)
    28:00 Empire State of Mind ft. Alicia Keys
    28:38 A Star is Born ft. J. Cole (Signs J. Cole to Roc Nation)
    29:04 On To The Next One ft. Swizz Beats
    29:10 Run This Town ft. Rihanna, Kanye West
    29:18 Run This Town Grammy
    29:34 Jay Z & Beyonce get married
    2010
    29:58 Jay Z releases book 'Decoded'
    2011
    Watch The Throne
    30:52 Watch the Throne Interview/ working with Kanye
    31:26 Otis w/ Kanye West
    31:33 N***as in Paris w/ Kanye West
    31:41 No Church in the Wild w/ Kanye West ft Frank Ocean
    31:47 Watch the Throne Number 1 World Wide
    2012
    32:03 New Jersey Nets move to Brooklyn
    32:24 Jay Z headlines first 'Made in America' Festival
    32:50 Executive Producer NBA 2K13
    2013
    Magna Carta... Holy Grail
    32:59 Sells Nets stake to start Roc Nation Sports
    33:32 Making of Magna Carta... Holy Grail
    33:57 Holy Grail ft Justin Timberlake
    34:03 Part II (On the Run) ft. Beyonce
    34:12 Tom Ford
    34:20 Holy Grail Grammy
    2014
    34:46 Buys Ace of Spades
    35:05 Dusse
    35:23 Starts Tidal
    35:43 Drunk in Love Beyonce ft. Jay Z Grammy
    2016
    35:53 JetSmarter
    2017
    4:44
    36:06 Trayvon Martin Tv series
    36:30 Jay Z Beyonce birth Twins
    36:41 Vulnerability of 4:44
    37:06 Kill Jay z
    37:12 The Story of OJ
    37:19 Family Feud
    2018
    Everything is Love (The Carters)
    37:26 APESH*T
    37:32 FRIENDS
    2019
    37:38 Roc Nation DreamChasers Deal w/ Meek Mill
    37:55 NFL Deal
    38:04 Hip Hop's First Billionaire
    2020
    38:12 Roc Nation Brooklyn LIU Partnership
    Footage From:
    Hov Videos
    Complex
    BBC 1xtra
    MTV
    Bloomberg
    Grammy's
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  • @andersonwhiteman751
    @andersonwhiteman751 Před rokem +629

    Every family has that one person who will break the family's financial struggle, I hope you become the one 😊

    • @christopherhobb7702
      @christopherhobb7702 Před rokem +14

      Assets that can make you rich
      Bitcoin
      Stocks
      Real estate

    • @chrispaul3778
      @chrispaul3778 Před rokem +2

      @@christopherhobb7702 You're right, it's obvious a lot of people remain poor due to ignorance

    • @jeremygood3246
      @jeremygood3246 Před rokem +3

      I advice everyone to start investing and never rely on just salary. No billionaire made it through salary

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      @christianajoe8563 Před rokem +1

      Investments are stepping stone to SUCCESS, Investing is what create wealth

    • @mbalimaka6393
      @mbalimaka6393 Před rokem

      That's very impressive are you giving her your money or does it stays in your trading account? What's really the idea behind the copying trades?

  • @EmEs1018
    @EmEs1018 Před rokem +355

    Jay is an icon of a business man. The rap was just his foot in the door. Respect the hustle.

    • @ronaldbailey8676
      @ronaldbailey8676 Před rokem +5

      Jay-Z says: I'm a business man !

    • @Moneyovertruth
      @Moneyovertruth Před rokem +8

      Yet he is one of the best MCs ever... his skill and longevity shows me he must love hip hop and also the music will be what ppl remember 50 to 100 years after he dies not his ace of spades purchase

    • @MrBUGS713
      @MrBUGS713 Před rokem +3

      He’s a cornball. Sold drugs to his own people

    • @barrywhite5502
      @barrywhite5502 Před rokem +1

      @@ronaldbailey8676 Nothing says businessman like a big time drug dealer for the elite

    • @animebrospodcast4577
      @animebrospodcast4577 Před rokem

      @@Moneyovertruth we’ll if he plays his card right ace of spades can be a dynasty

  • @JujuGurgel
    @JujuGurgel Před 2 lety +307

    26 years ago they told him he was garbage, today he’s considered the best rapper in the world. Moral of the story: don’t listen when people trash you, just prove them wrong.

    • @vturner
      @vturner Před rokem +20

      fact, its crazy how they made roc-a-fella because no labels wanted him. Definitely a blessing in disguise

    • @maxdamion1
      @maxdamion1 Před rokem +18

      Yup just become a freemason and you'll be taken care of.

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      @mikem4904 Před rokem +7

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    @divonteschiller8788 Před rokem +1350

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      @Jorgmiller Před rokem +4

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      @carolsitsons443 Před rokem +1

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      @stefanodsica2522 Před rokem

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      @Lincoln191 Před rokem

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  • @Prettytony0627
    @Prettytony0627 Před 3 lety +245

    Even his normal convo sounds like he spittin’ bars. Crazy.

  • @willltd9548
    @willltd9548 Před 2 lety +128

    "I'd rather die enormous than live dormant, that's how we on it"
    That's the theme by which I now roll

  • @renegadetherapper
    @renegadetherapper Před 3 lety +425

    When he said at the start that every label he sent his music to said he sucks, that gave me a lot of hope

    • @wtfsamusidk7574
      @wtfsamusidk7574 Před 3 lety +12

      I just checked out UFC yeah, you gone make it.

    • @renegadetherapper
      @renegadetherapper Před 3 lety +7

      @@wtfsamusidk7574 I had to screenshot that cuz it meant a lot to read. Thank you 💗

    • @australium7374
      @australium7374 Před 3 lety +16

      The standards in the 90s were different I’m not saying U won’t make it but the sound was different and labels only wanted to play it safe with people they could indefinitely crank out multi platinum albums. You could see it in every artist

    • @tsheporamasimong7359
      @tsheporamasimong7359 Před 3 lety +2

      Yeah that's inspirational... There will always be failures on the road to success

    • @List3rr
      @List3rr Před 3 lety +3

      Keep grinding..... The time come

  • @jamesdubeck4920
    @jamesdubeck4920 Před 3 lety +530

    The fact that nobody wanted reasonable doubt is insane. Its a classic album that can be played front to back without skipping a song

    • @reesyman8354
      @reesyman8354 Před 2 lety +21

      Was listening to the album last night.... shits a classic!!!

    • @jamesdubeck4920
      @jamesdubeck4920 Před 2 lety +10

      @@reesyman8354 forreal. It's a album u can listen from front to back without skipping a track....
      They don't make em like that anymore

    • @ferrynpalmer3875
      @ferrynpalmer3875 Před 2 lety +7

      FACTS!!! My favorite album of all time....bar none. I concur....I can pop it in and just ride. Even the skits are top notch. The illest!!

    • @ferrynpalmer3875
      @ferrynpalmer3875 Před 2 lety +10

      @Antwan Barnes ....I hear you there. Same thing here. NAS is one of my favorites. Illmatic is definitely in my personal top 5. But it is NOT as good as Reasonable Doubt from my vantage point. If Illmatic is brought up I can't really argue against it though. Personal taste is what it comes down to.

    • @davidsmart8754
      @davidsmart8754 Před 2 lety +4

      Insane my G that album is one of the greatest of all time!!! Who’s the best MC BIGGIE JAY Z or NAS!!! Hot line fire 🔥 song!!!!

  • @gotitgone2483
    @gotitgone2483 Před 3 lety +261

    Jay plays the game of chess in a unique way. Salute

    • @jenniferbartolomei2161
      @jenniferbartolomei2161 Před 3 lety +5

      Same time a was breathing him some how u was birthing him h2 o

    • @1sgr1999
      @1sgr1999 Před 2 lety +2

      Yea by literally killing every player off

    • @dwaynekeenum1916
      @dwaynekeenum1916 Před 2 lety +1

      @@1sgr1999 meh

    • @BusyB07
      @BusyB07 Před 2 lety +1

      was literally just watching chess vibes

    • @ronaldbailey8676
      @ronaldbailey8676 Před rokem +1

      That how I'm trying desperately to move forward Mr. Carter is the king of the culture ( hip hop) and I really pray 🙏 to my ancestors some one 🙏 please tell him to text me so he can school me on investments or joining his team 🙏

  • @Richard-rz4ug
    @Richard-rz4ug Před 2 lety +72

    I've always love Jay Z rap growth , he brought it to such a maturity and class

  • @kiko6217
    @kiko6217 Před 3 lety +635

    Crazy to think every album was supposed to be his last.

  • @LaceChaser
    @LaceChaser Před 3 lety +314

    10 Grammys was insane back then! Now you have Billie whatever getting like 9 in a single night for whispering songs her brother wrote... It’s truly a shame that real talent and hard work isn’t recognized anymore like HOV. #RESPECT

    • @Sijan.G
      @Sijan.G Před 3 lety +12

      Factss

    • @contentboxx5527
      @contentboxx5527 Před 3 lety +25

      I agree but Billie’s hella talented though

    • @kingbro6652
      @kingbro6652 Před 3 lety +37

      @@contentboxx5527 but she didn't deserve all those Grammys she was just hype that year

    • @nielsenmakaba5777
      @nielsenmakaba5777 Před 2 lety +3

      Lol Billie never won 9 grammys in one night though lmfao

    • @Sijan.G
      @Sijan.G Před 2 lety +19

      @@nielsenmakaba5777 either way that’s not the point

  • @iamcharlie05
    @iamcharlie05 Před 2 lety +38

    Wow!!! Fast forward to 20:15 and that’s ME. Jay had a concert in Cape Town, South Africa back in 2006, and I just had to be there. I even made a t-shirt for myself 😂😂😂 Best concert experience ever

  • @dankpiggy1525
    @dankpiggy1525 Před rokem +22

    His story seems like something out of a fiction novel. Truly. From having reaching the pinnacle of success with his third album, creating a label with iconic artists, creating businesses that amassed him a BILLION dollars, and marrying a bombshell and world class talent wife. I can’t believe JayZ isn’t talked about incessantly 🤯

  • @hdfloyd
    @hdfloyd Před 3 lety +66

    Jay never stood on his own he always stood with others, but kept it business and not personal, if you was moving you thrived with him, if you was comfortable you got left behind. Thats how mentors and bosses role.

  • @callmejohntre
    @callmejohntre Před 3 lety +196

    Shout out to the editor! You pieced together some history! Great content! I don’t know why people thumb down this video.. IJS..

  • @koreysylver9276
    @koreysylver9276 Před 3 lety +138

    Jay is addicted to hip hop like fiends are addicted to crack. Because he has been quitting since 96, and in 2020 he is still dropping music

    • @sellyboy727
      @sellyboy727 Před 3 lety +2

      Yessir

    • @princekiki2565
      @princekiki2565 Před 3 lety +3

      2021

    • @Nostalgic-J
      @Nostalgic-J Před 3 lety +7

      You don't think that was a marketing trick?... just curious

    • @princekiki2565
      @princekiki2565 Před 3 lety +2

      @@Nostalgic-J it is absolutely a marketing trick

    • @koreysylver9276
      @koreysylver9276 Před 3 lety

      @@Nostalgic-J I don’t think so. It would be very poor marketing, if so. The world would have saw through that at least a decade ago if he was just saying that to sell records.

  • @EmpressKima
    @EmpressKima Před 3 lety +245

    Jay-Z got me through alot growing up in my teen years and late 20's just dropping jewels in his music made me understand that he's not just a rapper, he's very enlightened, awakened and intelligent..I am not surprised by his success, he was destined for greatness and helped many people listening...I was street smart and wasn't even in the streetd lol but I was home listening to EVERY ALBUM...yes 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

    • @abiolafolarin9321
      @abiolafolarin9321 Před 3 lety +9

      Exactly! His music was and still the sound track to my life

    • @EmpressKima
      @EmpressKima Před 3 lety +3

      @@abiolafolarin9321 🙌

    • @beb5407
      @beb5407 Před 3 lety +10

      Yes his music was my bible. He enlightened me a lot

    • @RedstaarTV
      @RedstaarTV Před 3 lety +3

      I concur 😇

    • @Oomtet
      @Oomtet Před 2 lety +2

      Most important artist hands down!! Sound track of aging man!!

  • @bigfoot131
    @bigfoot131 Před 3 lety +75

    Jay so humble and really really calculated how he handles the question between him and dame dash! that’s why he’s so respected.

    • @jerz0069
      @jerz0069 Před 3 lety +9

      Humble ??? 😂😂😂 u bugging

    • @43VirginiaSlim
      @43VirginiaSlim Před 3 lety +4

      More like black baller

    • @grichkatayou7558
      @grichkatayou7558 Před 3 lety +3

      How can people listen and read and not understand anything ... smh . Big foot is right

    • @DetroitRed03
      @DetroitRed03 Před 3 lety +5

      He’s FARRR from humble 😂

  • @taylorcliff6609
    @taylorcliff6609 Před 2 lety +147

    i find it sad that at the start of this video you can see how much love everyone has for albums and projects and just the package as a whole. the expression and artistic approach early rappers took with their albums will never be replicated. singles are cool, but nothing beats listening from 1-12 and feel like you just watched a movie.

    • @silentsage2462
      @silentsage2462 Před 2 lety +10

      Hey there’s this dude Kendrick Lamar, he’s kinda good. Maybe check him out

    • @taylorcliff6609
      @taylorcliff6609 Před 2 lety +3

      ​@@silentsage2462 not a fan of kendrick. as much as i think hes a good artist, what he writes about just doesnt relate to me so its hard for me to fully understand the amazement with him. His projects are well made etc i just think im to white and not educated enough to the oppression that went on over there therefore its not as impactful to me.

    • @silentsage2462
      @silentsage2462 Před 2 lety +11

      @@taylorcliff6609 I don’t think being white or experiencing racial oppression has anything to do with the quality of the music but okay..

    • @silentsage2462
      @silentsage2462 Před 2 lety +1

      And your whole point was that artists essentially don’t put enough creative effort into how the formulate their albums. I can’t think of another rap artist from any decade that is more creative then Kendrick is in terms of his album concepts and the effort it takes to see them through.

    • @taylorcliff6609
      @taylorcliff6609 Před 2 lety +4

      @@silentsage2462 it doesnt, which is why i stated he was good, twice but i will never sit here and say im a massive fan or influenced by something that has had no impact on me or that i enjoy something that im completely ignorant to. not saying kendrick isnt a great artist but i personally don't put him in my top 20 because his targeted audience isnt me and i relate to nothing he says. nothing wrong with anything ive said either. his first 3 albums were talking about issues he faced in his community, which i wont sit here and pretend to know anything about. whats worse, is die hard fans of artists loving songs and repeating them without knowing any of the history or meaning behind it.
      Much love.

  • @newstory-vol.3-clickaboutf538

    You can tell that he had a strong passion for success. Thanks for posting.

  • @chancecooper4006
    @chancecooper4006 Před 2 lety +25

    Dame was to loud...Jay Z fugured that out quick and moved like a silent assassin...

  • @Canal-cc7vb
    @Canal-cc7vb Před rokem +7

    The most detailed documentary I saw about Jay, he's a legend

  • @KenRobert1
    @KenRobert1 Před 3 lety +82

    I got goose bumps seeing these geniuses so young in the making. I truly wish them greater happiness.

    • @nasirjones-bey6565
      @nasirjones-bey6565 Před rokem

      J is a very dumb man, far from a genius.

    • @shirleyminassian1547
      @shirleyminassian1547 Před 8 měsíci

      Genius 😂😂😂 there's many other talented ppl and n businessmen who have been self made unlike Jay Z....he got the help.

  • @paymyself1st430
    @paymyself1st430 Před 3 lety +161

    Jay-Z hands down have some of the best rap songs ever to hit the Mainstream Music Scene..I mean they come to life and you feel the Spirit of every word being recited over them beats....

    • @beb5407
      @beb5407 Před 3 lety +7

      TRUTH

    • @kobrathadon4956
      @kobrathadon4956 Před 2 lety +4

      False tupac has that title
      All eyes on me and me against the world says otherwise

    • @sprig6043
      @sprig6043 Před rokem

      But isn't that the effect of rap music of not all music in general ??

    • @cynthiavacca9631
      @cynthiavacca9631 Před 7 měsíci

      Tupac was a better rapper then jay-z , jay-z and beyonce worship satan , that is how he got famous, do your research before you comment.

  • @MikaJackson-ht8vv
    @MikaJackson-ht8vv Před 11 měsíci +8

    Jay smooth as hell. Love his outlook on things and the way he Dodge questions or should I say response to questions he consider to be stupid

  • @mash0wnt
    @mash0wnt Před 3 lety +40

    Jay Z an icon, he did it in the golden era and still today. Adaptability.

  • @lovehate8286
    @lovehate8286 Před 3 lety +39

    This man has literally done it all.
    #GOAT

  • @Antonio_
    @Antonio_ Před 2 lety +30

    I have been rocking with this man since Roc La Familia officially, and then I went back and listened to all of his prior albums. This man is a legend; Feelin' it, regrets, never change, guess who's back, song cry, party life.. the list goes on and on for me, thank you HOV

  • @TheOneTestPrep
    @TheOneTestPrep Před 3 lety +42

    What a comprehensive anthology this is. I watched it twice and am saving it for my sons. This is the music of my era and my lifetime.

  • @diontaedaughtry974
    @diontaedaughtry974 Před 3 lety +43

    I've been following him since hard knock life. The man literally has done it all and still doing more. And of course he changed everybody changes but it's what you change into. Jay progressed.

  • @nolantrickey457
    @nolantrickey457 Před 2 lety +31

    Jay Z is such an inspiration... especially if you make music have aspire to be successful 💪🏻

  • @bunnysb2587
    @bunnysb2587 Před 3 lety +87

    Jayz said every album was supposed to be his last was to make him get a high record sell.

    • @I65Boyz_
      @I65Boyz_ Před 3 lety +5

      That’s what young dolph doin rn

    • @irvinglainez713
      @irvinglainez713 Před 2 lety

      “Treat everything like it’s your first”

  • @frankwhite7851
    @frankwhite7851 Před 3 lety +45

    My man's need to do a movie about his life !! 💯💰💰 #ROCNATION #HOV

    • @emoney8368
      @emoney8368 Před 3 lety

      Gay Z A FRAUD

    • @moneyonfleek305
      @moneyonfleek305 Před 3 lety

      They usually do that when the individual dies. Even tho 50 & EM has one.

    • @frankwhite7851
      @frankwhite7851 Před 3 lety

      @@moneyonfleek305 Give my man his roses b 💯 💰

    • @naturallynailah6983
      @naturallynailah6983 Před 3 lety

      @@frankwhite7851 I don't think Jay would want a movie about his life. He is a very private person

    • @frankwhite7851
      @frankwhite7851 Před 3 lety

      @@naturallynailah6983 you know Jay Z ??

  • @JohnRichardson1983
    @JohnRichardson1983 Před rokem +4

    28:25 I was at the same club in Fayetteville NC on Brag when J-COLE & others were doing Rap Battles. Jay-Z & his team of Security hopped out, & walked in the Club. They had deep interest in J-COLE. Walked him out & signed him to ROC NATION on the spot. I will never forget that night. #910StandUp 🎙🎼🎵🎶🎤🎧♥♥♥

  • @matthewrobinson7427
    @matthewrobinson7427 Před 3 lety +29

    Jaz y is very intelligent my opinion and your music is the most inspiring movement in my Life!

    • @Oomtet
      @Oomtet Před 2 lety +1

      I live on his music it help me become who iam today.. All the way from South Africa Johannesburg...

  • @rogerrojas9914
    @rogerrojas9914 Před 3 lety +52

    Rather die enormous than live dormant perfect ending!!!

    • @booblam6919
      @booblam6919 Před 3 lety +1

      Dont speak of dying ...greetings from Jamaica

  • @DavidJones-fz8or
    @DavidJones-fz8or Před 3 lety +49

    These so-called rappers in 2021 can’t compete with Jay Z

    • @kobrathadon4956
      @kobrathadon4956 Před 2 lety +2

      Facts only 90's & 80's rappers can

    • @rileyfreeman7094
      @rileyfreeman7094 Před 2 lety +2

      Real talk

    • @antoniobaugh707
      @antoniobaugh707 Před 2 lety +3

      True and most of these new rappers especially Southern rappers have the nerve to say jayz is overrated he has way more classics than any of new these rappers in the 20 years you probably won't even remember half of these new rappers

  • @lindonrocky4395
    @lindonrocky4395 Před 2 lety +43

    the blue print has to be one of the most important albums that came into my life age 16 it gave me ambition unfortunatly id already been "gangsterfied" buying life after death age 10 crack commandments had already skewed my path.But Jay z helped give me the right type of mindset that led to success . the black album came at a dark time for me and gave me strength and the blue p 2 got blasted loud!

    • @chrisakabusi3224
      @chrisakabusi3224 Před 2 lety +1

      Jay be over rated

    • @akwwalker8782
      @akwwalker8782 Před rokem

      Hooooold up. You act like The 10 crack Commandments was a lie? It was literally street truth. Let's not act like Jay didn't have rhymes about selling crack. Did you post this because you're thinking Biggie was a terrible influence or just the fact that those type of songs may have misconstrued some youth?

    • @akwwalker8782
      @akwwalker8782 Před rokem

      @@chrisakabusi3224 so is ya moms.

    • @hanzoY248
      @hanzoY248 Před rokem +1

      @@akwwalker8782 biggie was a rapper who rapped about his struggles. jay z a messenger for all the hustlers and ambitious peoples. to me jayz earlier music is scripture. he literally gave us the blueprint.

    • @akwwalker8782
      @akwwalker8782 Před rokem

      @@hanzoY248 ? Yes, I know? I actually said that.

  • @bruceperez2283
    @bruceperez2283 Před 3 lety +15

    From Marcy Projects to BILLI .. Jay-z life should be in a movie!

  • @SummerRenaissance
    @SummerRenaissance Před 3 lety +13

    Groundbreaking individual. HipHop's first billionaire, first induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, tie for most GRAMMY nominated artist in history and most GRAMMY wins by a HipHop artist, the only post 2000 HipHop album to be inducted into the US Congress Arts Archive with "the Blueprint" and the list goes on. More importantly tho he stayed true to his character and the words he spoke in his debut album. From never dumbing down and staying lyrically ahead of the rest, still at 51 to his REFORM alliance and his bid to challenge drug laws, this man is ONE of a kind. One of one, period. Young HOV the GOAT, Shawn Carter the King!

  • @kenyongladney1421
    @kenyongladney1421 Před 3 lety +30

    "i'd rather die enormous than live dormant thats how we on it........"

  • @heavysauce3451
    @heavysauce3451 Před 2 lety +11

    They were the BEST MARKETERS…. my last album… my last album… my last album… 🔥

  • @A.r351
    @A.r351 Před 3 lety +34

    Now that’s what you call a hustler.

  • @blessin420
    @blessin420 Před 3 lety +36

    Him and Brady have a similar story at the beginning of there careers and now they are both living the good life..they worked hard!!!

  • @chi-townlowend1812
    @chi-townlowend1812 Před 3 lety +224

    Jay always was playing chess ♟ while everybody else was playing checkers😄

    • @RuffPackt
      @RuffPackt Před 3 lety +16

      Long term thinking. It’s that simple

    • @ericpabon2458
      @ericpabon2458 Před 3 lety +11

      yeah even early on the way he thought, the way he acted more business like and professional, that made him stand out. he surrounded himself with guys that knew how to make deals.

    • @emoney8368
      @emoney8368 Před 3 lety +3

      Yea.. HE Surrounded HIMSELF Wit THEM PPL!! FK JAY Z -2PAC

    • @divulgewithchip1099
      @divulgewithchip1099 Před 3 lety +4

      @@emoney8368 what you think Pac was doing? 😂 you think he was clean

    • @kennethdavid6630
      @kennethdavid6630 Před 3 lety +3

      No lie... I just told my dad that before seeing your comment at the end of the day... you got some insight yo! Respect

  • @jermaineturner7364
    @jermaineturner7364 Před 2 lety +11

    He told us “Put me anywhere on God’s green earth and I will triple my worth”

  • @PYahWeh
    @PYahWeh Před 3 lety +74

    I see big things for the future of this channel if you stick to shit like this 🔥🔥💯

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      @1takesauly Před 3 lety

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    • @downsouthn.o.1537
      @downsouthn.o.1537 Před 3 lety

      Facts bro. Real comment

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      @1takesauly Před 3 lety

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  • @MADD-MANX
    @MADD-MANX Před rokem +10

    I can literally watch this all day, every day. Hov the GOAT, the master artist, master rapper, a MASTER business, man, a pop culture icon. So inspirational, makes me want to grind and hustle hard as shit!😤

  • @missatbw
    @missatbw Před 3 lety +63

    You’re channel is about to blow up keep working

  • @dieseljagwar6673
    @dieseljagwar6673 Před 3 lety +21

    You spent time putting this together. Great work!

  • @austins.2495
    @austins.2495 Před rokem +7

    Yo, this is a smart man right here. I’m feeling extremely motivated by the things that Jay Z is saying here. Good stuff man, much respect

  • @wendellsloan8200
    @wendellsloan8200 Před 3 lety +19

    Jay z u got rhymes and you pick tight beats,you got a good ear to hip hop blessings.

  • @Mikitadesse837
    @Mikitadesse837 Před 3 lety +10

    This channel is going places it has some of the most intriguing documentaries once u start watching u can't get enough

  • @tadiwatamanikwanyamazunzu1925

    It's still amazing how one take a single step forward and keep taking more steps forward without falling back or looking backwards... Exceptional grace and outstanding talent manifestation!! Go Hov

  • @PHHussler
    @PHHussler Před 2 lety +5

    First time I heard Jay. I was in Coxsackie correctional.
    As soon as I heard the album I knew it was a hit.
    Reasonable was a mix of Biggie, Nas and AZ.

  • @danielnavarrete6786
    @danielnavarrete6786 Před 3 lety +9

    Nice very well put together video. I realized i grew with jayz since i was in the 5th grade with a hard knock life. I remember my friends mom took us to taco bell in her car and the song was playing on the radio. It was hard growing up.

  • @ceetvjamaica5094
    @ceetvjamaica5094 Před 3 lety +22

    JAYZ is for real. He came and took up where the likes of Pac and Biggie left off... He's just so good that we need not make comparisons.

  • @theenatashasheree
    @theenatashasheree Před rokem +6

    Mr. Carter is such an inspiration and this video was such a great rundown of some of his legacy. His charitable contributions and foundation are also key components of his success.

  • @dr.deeannwaite3943
    @dr.deeannwaite3943 Před 2 lety +6

    Look at this young man doing the CHALLENGE ahead of time ... bless you, and your family, Jay Z!

  • @dareosawe3251
    @dareosawe3251 Před 3 lety +7

    Why would anyone thumb down this video ? It's a great piece of history on the greatness of Hov ...Great work !

  • @positivevibes9891
    @positivevibes9891 Před 3 lety +14

    Great video 🔥 The man is an icon and he will b remembered in the history of rap music for quite some time.... Indeed his name will forever be Young 😉

  • @remiem-iw7uk
    @remiem-iw7uk Před 3 lety +1

    Respect on a well designed video! Love for the opening clip of Jay next to his mentor BDK!!!

  • @pettybetty2699
    @pettybetty2699 Před 2 lety +15

    Jay z was playing chess frfr …it’s a reason why lebron don’t sign long term deals because the salary cap goes up every season…. So teams would try to lock a franchise type player in with a 5 plus year contract knowing damn well that player only loses money that way …. Jay was only signing 1 or 2 album joint deals witch means after every album we gotta renegotiate that was fucking genius for a NEW YORK rapper at that time…. He kept saying This my last album 😂😂😂 that man was 3 steps ahead of everybody

  • @silentambitionbronxgold2410

    Well put together 💯

  • @djjorgecastellanos4972
    @djjorgecastellanos4972 Před 3 lety +7

    Good footage man! Subscribed

  • @Iamchrisshorts
    @Iamchrisshorts Před 2 lety +6

    One thing I got from this is dash was never wrong his initiation is amazing. The he wasn’t wrong about a lot of people he just had a aggressive way of explaining it but as humans we need to learn to listen to all ways of expression

  • @dugdrilly
    @dugdrilly Před 3 lety +2

    Listening to his music before his first album is awesome to me, because I can remember that

  • @okangdengo6993
    @okangdengo6993 Před 3 lety +4

    Hi @Growingpains, from the way you've done the vídeo.. The keenly detailed compilation.. You could tell that you really appriciate what he does.. And what you do as well..
    Kind Regards, from Mozambique

  • @connieadams3430
    @connieadams3430 Před 3 lety +24

    He made all the right moves

  • @floydgavin7978
    @floydgavin7978 Před 3 lety +32

    He delivery seems effortlessly. Top 5

  • @Sendzik23
    @Sendzik23 Před rokem

    Great Job! Amazing video. HOV!

  • @munirshemsu6994
    @munirshemsu6994 Před 3 lety +6

    This was excellent work

  • @juliorosa8516
    @juliorosa8516 Před 2 lety +9

    Jay has deff come a long way and must be in the top 5 conversations always. He may not be my #1 rapper but he most deff is in my top 5 . An he has gone a long way longer then any rapper that I have grown up listening to. An has become the 1st rapper to reach billionaire status

  • @fitforfreelance
    @fitforfreelance Před 3 lety +1

    Nice collection of clips!

  • @Mr.Smith2004
    @Mr.Smith2004 Před rokem +1

    this is really well put together...

  • @pjmac550355
    @pjmac550355 Před 3 lety +6

    Reasonable doubt is one of my top 3 albums of all time

  • @OO-jd4yc
    @OO-jd4yc Před 3 lety +72

    This is a great documentary. Great bro. 15:28 for those who thought Jay played Dame, here you can hear this mans game plans from what he said. He thought he owned Jay, calling Jay his staff, his biggest artist. Nah, Jay was too smart for him and too good to him to even be with him that long. That nigga planned on milking Jay like a cow.

    • @wtfsamusidk7574
      @wtfsamusidk7574 Před 3 lety +6

      That's why I watch my "friends"

    • @downsouthn.o.1537
      @downsouthn.o.1537 Před 3 lety +6

      Realest comment on here.

    • @australium7374
      @australium7374 Před 3 lety +2

      Jay was protecting his money, I can realize that Dame Dash would’ve done the same exact thing

    • @raviolihands5347
      @raviolihands5347 Před 3 lety +5

      Nah lyor tapped jay on the shoulder IYKYK!!!

    • @TA-ht4jo
      @TA-ht4jo Před 3 lety +3

      So why didn’t Jay have the guys to tell him that instead of being sneaky about it and having Dame find out the way he did?

  • @officialflakobillz
    @officialflakobillz Před 2 lety

    Just the video I was looking for!

  • @karondibolden1242
    @karondibolden1242 Před 3 lety +22

    I like how Jay z did like 10 different album covers at one spot probably in one day. Now that is a true hustler!!!!! And it is even more hard-core if he didn't even have songs yet to fill those albums yet. You can't knock the hustle!!!!!!!!

    • @afnanbogey
      @afnanbogey Před 2 lety +2

      He wasnt very rich back then so had to be economical with the drug money, I seen it in a documentary

  • @jamesbaldwin1418
    @jamesbaldwin1418 Před 3 lety +13

    Jay-z in rare form. The best era in rap/hip-hop.

    • @MrSavy07
      @MrSavy07 Před 2 lety

      Wayne Prime era the greatest

  • @peterkombe429
    @peterkombe429 Před 3 lety +11

    Now I get why j is successful, he always put the best he could in all his albums because he thought they wer his last...I guess he just puts the best in everything he does knowing it could be the only time he be doing it he's always thinking ahead of his time

  • @supamoe2022
    @supamoe2022 Před 3 lety +3

    The guy goes threw freedom and hell all at onceee! Bro he’s a Legend of Good and A Stain of Realism!

  • @hennynoirdesign
    @hennynoirdesign Před 3 lety +48

    and they STILL gon' hate on Jay like he's not top 5 DOA SMH 🤦🏾‍♂️

    • @tselby50
      @tselby50 Před 3 lety +3

      He was never a drug dealer.

    • @TGBurgerGaming
      @TGBurgerGaming Před 3 lety +5

      barely known and not rated outside new york. Total fraud as well.

    • @thedude3620
      @thedude3620 Před 3 lety +1

      Hes NOT

    • @hennynoirdesign
      @hennynoirdesign Před 3 lety

      @@tselby50 never said he did sell drugs tho but ok.

    • @hennynoirdesign
      @hennynoirdesign Před 3 lety

      @@TGBurgerGaming barely known in what aspect? music or drug dealing? b/c i'm talking about his music

  • @JohnDoe-dj8kb
    @JohnDoe-dj8kb Před rokem +5

    When Jay said, "I got the baddest chic in the game wearing my chain", his haters increased by 20.😂

  • @justusshabazz-allah4074
    @justusshabazz-allah4074 Před 3 lety +61

    Easy to forget how great son is dam we all watched his journey but few aspired to climb the Mountain behind him fuck it I’m next

  • @kingdomofgarvin3432
    @kingdomofgarvin3432 Před 3 lety

    So real and keep the videos coming

  • @Lifxzvb
    @Lifxzvb Před 3 lety +7

    This was dope !!

  • @jrake80
    @jrake80 Před 2 lety +7

    The greatest of all time. Even if you not a fan you can’t deny it

  • @ousmanedanfo6304
    @ousmanedanfo6304 Před 3 lety

    Great Work Growing Pains!

  • @FITTinIT
    @FITTinIT Před 2 lety +4

    I hope this legend makes a comeback we fucking need good music

  • @aidanfox8219
    @aidanfox8219 Před 10 měsíci +4

    Jay Z ain't no punk by long shot, he came a long way working hard getting where he needed to be, y'all better put some respect on his name fr.

  • @djwalkerfemaledj
    @djwalkerfemaledj Před 2 lety +3

    Really enjoyed this documentary

  • @wickedrootz1394
    @wickedrootz1394 Před 3 lety +2

    That was a amazing video bro 👏 I have to get into film making been putting it off for year's

  • @Omaromar-jo6ze
    @Omaromar-jo6ze Před 3 lety +14

    Jay z music is the definition of boss music.

  • @brooksfleming3565
    @brooksfleming3565 Před 3 lety +137

    How a RAPPER from Brooklyn became a billionaire.

    • @robertpendleton164
      @robertpendleton164 Před 3 lety +19

      It's called grinding and good investments and finessing people in the high power in the industry out of deals people like Jimmy iovine and believe in yourself

    • @footballbrainer279
      @footballbrainer279 Před 3 lety +10

      Rapper from Brooklyn, married Beyonce and became a Billionaire.

    • @brooksfleming3565
      @brooksfleming3565 Před 3 lety +3

      They as in racists.

    • @AndrewSmith-tu8he
      @AndrewSmith-tu8he Před 3 lety +8

      @@brooksfleming3565 Its ironic that you're screeching about racism, and the white man holding the black man down, while commenting about an underprivileged black guy and admitted drug dealer, from one of the most underprivileged neighborhoods in the U.S. becoming a fucking BILLIONAIRE.....Black victimhood is way overhyped. Stop blaming outside forces and start lifting your community up.

    • @marvinwashington2600
      @marvinwashington2600 Před 3 lety +8

      It's called selling your soul

  • @dondemarco9092
    @dondemarco9092 Před 3 lety +5

    Salute to the OG Shawn Carter, who been making his last album since 1996.The Game needed him too much.

  • @SonSon-jw2dp
    @SonSon-jw2dp Před 3 lety +11

    This is about to be my favorite fucking channel keep this shit up man. This was amazing

  • @trewright7834
    @trewright7834 Před 3 lety +6

    American Gangster album will always be his greatest work for me

  • @zainabkabia9123
    @zainabkabia9123 Před 3 lety +3

    Watchers in March 2021
    You are a legend too