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94-399: WZRD may refer to: WZRD (band) , an American alternative-pop rock duo WZRD (album) , the aforementioned band's self-titled debut album WZRD (FM) , a radio station (88.3 FM) licensed to serve Chicago, Illinois, United States Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

188-573: A Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration , and was performed with Linkin Park live at the Grammys, with a special appearance by Paul McCartney , who added verses from the song " Yesterday ". The EP sold over 1 million copies in the U.S. Jay-Z was the executive producer of The Rising Tied , the debut album of Fort Minor , the hip hop side project of Linkin Park rapper Mike Shinoda . Jay-Z also planned to retire in 2004. Later in 2004, Jay-Z

282-526: A promotional single titled "Perfect is the Word". It was the first song Cudi and Dot da Genius worked on for the album. During a Ustream broadcast, they unveiled a song titled "Rocket" and announced it as the second single. Kid Cudi and Dot da Genius also recorded an original song for the 2011 film, Fright Night . The song, titled " No One Believes Me ", was first announced June 7, 2011, through Cudi's official tumblr , when he announced he would be shooting

376-459: A tour for the eponymously titled album, WZRD , beginning in Europe. On January 12, Dot da Genius took to Twitter to announce that he and Cudi decided to push WZRD back to a February 28, release date: "Hey guys, WZRD update. Me and Cudi have been working on our debut album and it's almost near completion. We are in the final stages of mastering but we really had to take time and pay attention to

470-460: A "turning point in American pop culture's response to globalization." The album has sold 1 million copies in the U.S. On January 1, 2008, Jay-Z resigned as president of Def Jam. In winter 2008, it was announced that Jay-Z would become the first major hip hop artist to headline Britain's Glastonbury Festival . Tickets sold out quickly. Former headliner Noel Gallagher of Oasis condemned

564-403: A Jay-Z album. The album helped to introduce newcomer producers The Neptunes , Just Blaze , Kanye West , and Bink , 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. alone. In 2001, Jay-Z spoke out against Prodigy after he took an issue with

658-442: A Jay-Z line from " Money, Cash, Hoes " that he felt alluded disparagingly to Mobb Deep and Prodigy's dispute with Tupac Shakur , Snoop Dogg , and Death Row Records . He later performed the song " Takeover ", at Summer Jam 2001, which initially attacked Prodigy and revealed photos of Prodigy dressed like Michael Jackson . A line at the end of "Takeover" referred to Nas , who criticized him on "We Will Survive". Nas responded with

752-415: A dealer's manifesto while making references to political figures of the late 1980s with the lyric: "Blame Reagan for making me to into a monster, blame Oliver North and Iran-Contra , I ran contraband that they sponsored, before this rhymin' stuff we was in concert." Also notable about the "Blue Magic" music video was Jay-Z flashing €500 notes; Harvard Business School professor Rawi Abdelal called this

846-434: A diss of his own, and Jay-Z straightaway added a verse to "Takeover" which dissed Nas and would start a feud between the two rappers. The feud had ended by 2005; Jay-Z stated that record producer Mark Pitts had helped them settle their differences. On September 11, 2001, Jay-Z released his sixth studio album, The Blueprint , which received a five-mic review from hip-hop magazine The Source . Written in just two days,

940-509: A five-track EP entitled Watch the Throne , although it was later revealed by West that the project had become a full-length LP. Recording sessions for the album took place at various recording locations and began in November 2010. The first single released for the project was " H•A•M ". The track was co-produced by Lex Luger and West himself. The track ended up being on the deluxe edition of

1034-530: A future WZRD release, joking that "we take a decade off between albums." On August 20, 2022, when asked by a fan on Twitter if he had any desire to record another rock music album, Cudi responded “[probably] not”. However, in December 2022, Cudi stated on Twitter that another WZRD album is still possible. WZRD (2012) NO TITLE YET. (recorded 2015; released TBA) Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z ,

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1128-413: A greatest hits record, as well as the release and tour of Unfinished Business , the second collaborative album between Jay-Z and R. Kelly. In 2004, Jay-Z collaborated with rock group Linkin Park , in which they released their collaborative remix EP Collision Course , which featured mashups of both artists' songs, as well as a concert DVD. The album's only single, " Numb/Encore ", went on to win

1222-453: A lead artist with his 2009 single " Empire State of Mind " (featuring Alicia Keys ), and thrice with his guest performances on the singles " Heartbreaker " by Mariah Carey , " Crazy in Love " by Beyoncé, and " Umbrella " by Rihanna . Through his business ventures, Jay-Z became the first hip-hop billionaire in 2019. In 1999, he co-founded the clothing retailer Rocawear and later founded

1316-581: A legitimate guitar riff. He never played a guitar a day in his life, but had an ill riff that we could make a song with." Kid Cudi first unveiled the project in January 2011, after returning to Twitter and announcing a new album he was hoping to have out by the summer: "pushing for a summer release of the wizard album... wizard is a rock album, no raps, just singing. brand new thing... workin on some Jay and 'Ye shit... new mixtape A Man Named Scott thats this summah for all those who fucks with my raps, this

1410-755: A mutual friend, with whom Cudi once worked at Abercrombie & Fitch . After working together for about seven months, Cudi was being evicted from his apartment. With plans to move back to Cleveland, Ohio , Dot da Genius' parents allowed Cudi to stay with them and their family, so the two could continue working together and pursue their music careers. Omishore helped Cudi produce his 2007-recorded single “ Day ‘n’ Nite ” and smoked drugs once he heard his 2023 single “ Porsche Topless ”. Since that release, Omishore has been revealed sober. In addition to being very good friends, Dot da Genius has produced some of Kid Cudi's earliest work from his demos , to songs on his critically acclaimed mixtape A Kid Named Cudi (2008), which

1504-424: A new song and he and West proclaimed that it was to be on The Blueprint 3 . On May 21, 2009, Jay-Z announced he would be parting ways with Def Jam, and had struck a multi-million-dollar deal to sign with Live Nation , with whom he would start his Roc Nation imprint which would serve as a record label, talent/management agency, and music publishing company and also partnered with production team Stargate to start

1598-498: A new song titled "Going to the Ceremony", via his SoundCloud account. The song was released with the tag, "produced by WZRD", which confirms the guitars and drums in this track are most likely played by Cudi and Dot. Cudi later revealed the track is for his EP Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon , which would feature more production from WZRD. On September 4, 2013, King Chip released his 44108 mixtape, which included

1692-404: A one-minute video, ending in "4:44 – 6.30.17, Exclusively on Tidal". On June 18, the project was confirmed to be a new Jay-Z album, and a clip featuring a song titled "Adnis" was posted on Sprint's YouTube page. 4:44 was released through Roc Nation and Universal Music Group , as an exclusive to Sprint and Tidal customers. The album is the first in a planned series of music exclusives from

1786-751: A pair of concerts in Detroit and New York. The event was dubbed The Home & Home Tour . The first two concerts rapidly sold out, prompting the scheduling of an additional show at each venue. Jay-Z was the supporting act for U2 on the Australian and New Zealand leg of their U2 360° Tour , beginning in Auckland , New Zealand, in November 2010, followed by Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth in December. Jay-Z also appeared on stage during U2 performances of " Sunday Bloody Sunday ", and in Auckland also on

1880-524: A record label called StarRoc . Jay-Z's 11th studio album The Blueprint 3 was originally to be released on September 11, 2009, but was instead released in North America on September 8, 2009, due to increasing anticipation. Its international release followed on September 14. It is his 11th album to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and has surpassed Elvis Presley's previous record, making him

1974-547: A strategy Jay-Z later said was used to block an internet leak . It debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes Store in 23 countries. It also broke Coldplay 's record for most albums sold in one week on the online retailer, selling 290,000 copies on iTunes alone. It held that record until Lil Wayne 's Tha Carter IV was released twenty-one days later, selling 10,000 copies more. It debuted on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart at No. 1, selling 436,000 copies in its first week. The album received generally positive reviews. Jay-Z and West later gave

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2068-603: A surprise performance of "Otis" at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards . Jay-Z collaborated with M.I.A on her single " XXXO ", which achieved a fair level of success and went on to become remixed by several producers worldwide. In May 2012, Jay-Z and former Philadelphia mayor Michael A. Nutter announced Jay-Z as the curator and the headliner for the first annual "Budweiser Made in America" festival at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia on September 1 and 2, 2012. The performance

2162-643: A sweat, and instead uses smoothness and clever wordplay to keep the audience interested and entertained". Jay-Z's fast rapping technique, also known as the "triplet rhyme", was developed during his early years of creating music with former mentor Jaz-O. Jay-Z has also established himself as a successful entrepreneur with a business empire spanning a variety of industries from clothing lines, beverages, real estate, sport teams, and record labels. In an interview, he stated that "my brands are an extension of me. They're close to me. It's not like running GM , where there's no emotional attachment." Jay-Z and Damon Dash are

2256-639: A variety of high-profile collaborators. The album received a Grammy Award nomination for Album of the Year , while the title track was nominated for Song of the Year and " The Story of O.J. " was nominated for Record of the Year at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards . On June 6, 2018, Jay-Z and Beyoncé kicked-off the On the Run II Tour in Cardiff , United Kingdom. Ten days later, at their final London performance,

2350-656: A verse and how he uses 'partial linking' to add more rhymes to a verse. Jay-Z's early style is described by Vibe as "a distinctly Das EFX -type, stiggety style" on his 12" single "Can't Get With That", referring to the fast rhythms and vocal delivery of the group Das EFX. He is also known to write lyrics in his head, as described by Pusha T of Clipse in How to Rap , a style popular with many MCs such as The Notorious B.I.G. , Everlast , Bobby Creekwater and Guerilla Black . Shock G of Digital Underground describes Jay-Z's live performance style, saying he "rarely breaks

2444-468: Is an American rapper. Born and raised in New York City , he was named the greatest rapper of all time by Billboard and Vibe in 2023. He served as president and chief executive officer of Def Jam Recordings from 2004 to 2007, and founded the entertainment company Roc Nation the following year. A protégé of fellow New York City-based rapper Jaz-O , Jay-Z began his musical career in

2538-438: Is for u since ima be all rocked out with the wizard shit. also its free... oh and new york catch me if u can, i start filmin " how to make it " in march." In April 2011, Cudi renamed the band from Wizard to 2 Be Continuum, explain: "I needed something more original, something different, but it's still wizardry at its finest". The second time occurred in November 2011, to the band's current namesake. On May 31, 2011, Cudi released

2632-753: Is just a natural progression. Rap music is still evolving. We have to respect each other's genre of music and move forward." Jay-Z opened his Glastonbury set with a tongue-in-cheek cover of Oasis's iconic song " Wonderwall ", and went on to deliver a performance heralded as a successful response to pre-festival criticism. He also headlined many other summer festivals in 2008, including Roskilde Festival in Denmark, Hove Festival in Norway and O2 Wireless Festival in London. During Kanye West's concert of August 6, 2008, at Madison Square Garden, Jay-Z came out to perform

2726-552: The Billboard 200 , and was generally favored by critics. This album would later be included in Rolling Stone ' s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time as No. 248 and eventually reach platinum status. After reaching a new label distribution deal with Def Jam in 1997, Jay-Z released his follow-up In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 . Featuring production by Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs , DJ Premier, and Ski , it earned platinum status in

2820-624: The 2015 ceremony . In 2016, he won a lawsuit for the song "Made in America" with Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean against Joel McDonald. In early June 2017, posters were displayed in New York City and Los Angeles, and banner ads were placed on the Internet promoting a Tidal -related project titled 4:44 . A teaser ad was aired during the NBA Finals on June 7 featuring actors Mahershala Ali , Lupita Nyong'o and Danny Glover in

2914-412: The 40/40 Club , a luxury bar chain, in 2003. As both grew into multi-million-dollar businesses, he launched Roc Nation, a multi-disciplinary entertainment agency in 2008. In 2015, he acquired the technology company Aspiro and led the expansion of Tidal , the company's media streaming service. As of 2024, he is the wealthiest musical artist in the world with a net worth of US$ 2.5 billion. One of

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3008-545: The Oval Office . Many artists made appearances such as the old roster of Roc-A-Fella records artists, as well as Ne-Yo , Teairra Marí , T.I. , Young Jeezy , Akon , Kanye West , Paul Wall , The LOX , and Diddy . At the conclusion of the concert, Jay-Z put many arguments to rest to the surprise of hip hop fans. The most significant development in this show was closure to the infamous hip hop rivalry between Jay-Z and Nas . The two former rivals shook hands and shared

3102-544: The Top Rock Albums and Top Alternative Albums at number one, and at No. 9 on the Canadian Albums Chart , respectively. The album was the first project released under Kid Cudi's label Wicked Awesome Records . WZRD made their U.S. national television debut performing their debut single "Teleport 2 Me, Jamie", on March 6, 2012, on the late-night talk show Conan . In February, shortly before

3196-796: The 100 greatest artists of all time, Jay-Z was the first rapper to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the first solo living rapper inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2013. Shawn Corey Carter was born on December 4, 1969, in Brooklyn , New York City . He was raised in Marcy Houses , a public housing project in Brooklyn's Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood. His father, Adnis Reeves, abandoned

3290-469: The Ridley Scott film of the same name , Jay-Z was heavily inspired to create a new "concept" album that depicts his experiences as a street-hustler. The album is not the film's official soundtrack, although it was distributed by Def Jam . Jay-Z's American Gangster depicts his life in correlation to the movie American Gangster . At the start of the album's first single, " Blue Magic ", Jay-Z offers

3384-595: The Roots (in the form of his backing band), Missy Elliott , Memphis Bleek , Beanie Siegel , Freeway, Mary J. Blige , Beyoncé, Twista , Ghostface Killah , Foxy Brown , Pharrell Williams and R. Kelly, with appearances by Voletta Wallace and Afeni Shakur , the mothers of the Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur , respectively. While Jay-Z had attested to a retirement from making new studio albums, various side projects and appearances soon followed. Included in these were

3478-567: The Sprint–Tidal partnership. For a short time, on July 2, the album was made available for free digital download in Tidal's site. A physical edition was released on July 7, including three additional tracks. On the same day, the album was made available to other streaming platforms, such as Apple Music , Google Play Music and Amazon Music . The album received widespread acclaim from critics, who praised its emotional and personal content. On July 5,

3572-413: The U.S. and surpassing The Blueprint . It yielded a single-disc re-issue, The Blueprint 2.1 , which retained half of the songs from the original. Its original release spawned two hit singles, " Excuse Me Miss " and " '03 Bonnie & Clyde ", which features Jay-Z's then-girlfriend, Beyoncé , and contained the track "A Dream", featuring Faith Evans and the late Notorious B.I.G. ; the re-issue spawned

3666-511: The U.S., spending two weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 . In that same year, Jay-Z released Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter . The album proved successful and sold over 3 million copies. Vol. 3 ' s most successful single was " Big Pimpin ", featuring UGK . In 2000, Jay-Z released The Dynasty: Roc La Familia , which was originally intended to become a compilation album for Roc-A-Fella artists but Def Jam turned into

3760-767: The United States. In 1998, Jay-Z released Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life which spawned the biggest hit of his career at the time, " Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) ". He relied more on flow and wordplay, and he continued with his penchant for mining beats from the popular producers of the day such as Swizz Beatz , an upstart in-house producer for Ruff Ryders , and Timbaland . Other producers included DJ Premier , Erick Sermon , The 45 King , and Kid Capri . Charting hits from this album included " Can I Get A... ", featuring Ja Rule and Amil , and " Nigga What, Nigga Who ", featuring Amil and Jaz-O . Vol. 2 would eventually become Jay-Z's most commercially successful album; it

3854-500: The album " Cruel Summer ", by GOOD Music . Kanye West and Big Sean starred alongside Jay-Z on the track. Jay-Z took the subway to his sold-out show at The Barclays Center on October 6, 2012. On November 12, 2012, Coldplay announced that they will be playing with Jay-Z at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on December 31. On September 23, 2010, Q-Tip confirmed working on Jay-Z's follow-up album to The Blueprint 3 , saying

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3948-646: The album had sold 2.7 million copies worldwide. In 2019, The Blueprint was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In October 2001, Jay-Z pleaded guilty to aggravated assault for stabbing record producer Lance Rivera at the Kit Kat Klub in New York City in 1999. Despite Jay-Z's sentence of three years probation for

4042-442: The album included " What More Can I Say ", " Dirt off Your Shoulder ", " Change Clothes ", and " 99 Problems ". The Black Album has sold over 3 million copies in the U.S. On November 25, 2003, Jay-Z held a concert—billed as a "retirement party" at Madison Square Garden in New York City , which was later the focus of his 2004 documentary, Fade to Black . All proceeds went to charity. Other performers included collaborators

4136-520: The album sold more than 427,000 copies, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and reached double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America . Eminem guest performed and produced its song, " Renegade ". Four tracks were produced by Kanye West . The Blueprint includes the songs " Izzo (H.O.V.A.) ", " Girls, Girls, Girls ", " Jigga That Nigga ", and " Song Cry ". As of February 2012 ,

4230-427: The album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), in recognition of one million copies purchased by Sprint and offered to consumers as free downloads. It debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 , making it Jay-Z's 13th consecutive studio album to top the chart. The album spawned two singles, the title track "4:44" and "Bam", as well as several music videos, directed by

4324-466: The album was released, Cudi announced they would follow-up with an extended play (EP). Nearly a year after the single was released, on November 19, 2012, the music video for "Teleport 2 Me, Jamie" leaked online. However Cudi was not disgruntled, stating on Twitter: "thanx for all the love on the Teleport 2 Me video y'all. It leaked but I'm glad u guys got to see it." On July 2, 2013, Cudi liberated

4418-536: The album was to hit stores by spring 2011. In May 2012 it was reported that Jay-Z would work on new music with Roc Nation producer Jahlil Beats . Beats told XXL magazine: "Me and Jay-Z been going back and forth. He picked a couple of my joints that he's working on. I don't even wanna say too much about Jay, but we definitely working on some stuff. I haven't even sent him a bunch of beats. I sent him my favorite stuff. He hit me right back like, 'Yo, I'ma go in on this,' or, 'I like this.'" The album has been named one of

4512-419: The album's playback, which ran close to 50 minutes in length, Complex Magazine 's Joe La Puma hosted a Q&A for media attending the event. According to Kid Cudi, bands that inspired the album include Electric Light Orchestra , Jimi Hendrix , Nirvana , Pixies and Pink Floyd . When asked about a follow-up to WZRD , Cudi confirmed that they were already recording new music with the hopes of releasing it in

4606-425: The album. The follow-up to that was the second single " Otis ", which premiered on Funkmaster Flex 's Hot 97 radio show, and was later released to the iTunes Store eleven days later. The song's existence, along with several other tracks from the album, was confirmed during a listening session hosted by Jay-Z. The album was first released on the iTunes Store, five days prior to its being released in physical format,

4700-622: The co-headlining Legends of the Summer Stadium Tour . During the fifth game of the 2013 NBA Finals , Carter announced his twelfth studio album, Magna Carta Holy Grail , and was released on July 4, 2013. Not long after, Jay-Z confirmed that the hyphen in his stage name would be left out and officially stylized in all capital letters. Magna Carta Holy Grail debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and sold 528,000 copies in its first week, which bypassed its predicted debut in

4794-531: The coming months. "I made a new record the other day that's really phenomenal" said Cudi, as Dot added "Expect greatness". On February 23, 2012, the entirety of the album was leaked online . Following the WZRD' s release on February 28, the album debuted at No. 3 on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 66,000 physical and digital copies in the United States. The album also debuted on both

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4888-477: The crime, Rivera later recanted the allegations in 2023. Jay-Z then collaborated with Chicago singer R. Kelly to release collaborative studio album, The Best of Both Worlds in March 2002. In November of that year, Jay-Z released his seventh studio album The Blueprint : The Gift & The Curse —a double album. The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at number one, selling over 3 million units solely in

4982-641: The current solo-artist record holder. On October 9, 2009, Jay-Z kicked off his tour for The Blueprint 3 , during which he supported his new album in North America. In a Shave Magazine review of his performance at Rexall Place in Edmonton , Jake Tomlinson expressed that "It was the type of smooth performance you would expect from the hip-hop superstar." The review gave this performance 4 stars. His North American tour continued until November 22, 2009. At his concert on November 8, 2009, at UCLA 's Pauley Pavilion , Rihanna joined him on stage and performed "Hard" for

5076-499: The early 1990s. He first became known to a wide audience on the posse cut "Show and Prove" on the 1994 Big Daddy Kane album Daddy's Home . Jay-Z has been referred to as Big Daddy Kane's hype man during this period, although Kane explains that he did not 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 Positive K and let them freestyle until I came back to

5170-409: The entire company. Jay-Z serves as co-brand director for Budweiser Select and collaborates with the company on strategic marketing programs and creative ad development. He provides direction on brand programs and ads that appear on TV, radio, print, and high-profile events. In March 2015, Jay-Z completed the $ 56 million acquisition of Aspiro , a Norwegian media technology company that operates

5264-810: The family when Jay-Z was 11 years old, and Jay-Z and his three older siblings were raised by his mother, Gloria Carter. Reeves later met and reconciled with Jay-Z prior to his death in 2003. Jay-Z claims in his lyrics to "You Must Love Me", the closing track on his 1997 album In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 , that in 1982, at age 12, he shot his older brother Eric in the shoulder for stealing his jewelry. He attended Eli Whitney High School and George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School , both in Brooklyn, and then Trenton Central High School in Trenton, New Jersey . He did not graduate, dropping out during his sophomore year at Trenton Central High School. According to his interviews and lyrics, he sold crack cocaine and

5358-601: The festival organizers for choosing Jay-Z to headline a traditionally guitar-driven festival. "I'm sorry, but Jay-Z?" Gallagher asked, swearing. "No chance. Glastonbury has a tradition of, kind of, guitar music, do you know what I mean? And even when they throw the odd curve balls in on a Sunday night—you go, 'Kylie Minogue? I don't know about that', do you know what I mean?—but I'm not having hip hop at Glastonbury, no way, no, no. It's wrong." As controversy mounted, Jay-Z replied, "We don't play guitars, Noel, but hip hop has put in its work like any other form of music. This headline show

5452-632: The first rapper in Reebok 's history to endorse the company's footwear, signing a three-year endorsement deal. He later appeared in a 2003 Reebok collection advertising his S. Carter Collection. Later that year, he and frenemy 50 Cent appeared in a commercial to promote their S. Carter and G-Unit footwears for the company, with a Just Blaze-produced song made for it. In 2006, Jay-Z's deal with Reebok expired with no renewal. In 2014, Jay-Z invested $ 200 million in Armand de Brignac champagne—owned at

5546-406: The first time, then performed "Run This Town" with Jay-Z. Among his success, Jay-Z has ventured into producing Broadway shows. Along with Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith, Jay-Z helped produce the play Fela! , a musical celebrating the work of the late Nigerian star Fela Kuti . Jay-Z said he was inspired by the power of Kuti's work and his life story, which resulted in his interest to help produce

5640-498: The founders of the urban clothing brand Rocawear . Rocawear has clothing lines and accessories for men, women and children. The line was taken over by Jay-Z in early 2006 following a falling out with Dash. In March 2007, Jay-Z sold the rights to the Rocawear brand to Iconix Brand Group for $ 204 million. He retains his stake in the company and continues to oversee the marketing, licensing and product development. Jay-Z became

5734-431: The late 1980s; he co-founded the record label Roc-A-Fella Records in 1994 to release his first two studio albums Reasonable Doubt (1996) and In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 (1997), both of which were met with critical acclaim. Each of his eleven subsequent albums, including The Blueprint (2001), The Black Album (2003), American Gangster (2007), and 4:44 (2017), debuted atop the Billboard 200 ; Jay-Z holds

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5828-526: The most anticipated albums of 2013 by Complex Magazine , MTV , and XXL . Production will come from Jahlil Beats , Kanye West , Rick Rubin , Swizz Beatz , Timbaland , and Pharrell Williams . Jay-Z also made an appearance on Justin Timberlake 's comeback single " Suit & Tie " from his third studio album The 20/20 Experience , the song itself was produced by both Jay-Z and Timberlake's mutual friend, Timbaland. Timberlake and Jay-Z embarked on

5922-457: The music video for it on June 11, with Fright Night director Craig Gillespie . The video was released on August 12, 2011, and the song itself was officially released August 23. Through his tumblr, Kid Cudi also unveiled the production credits for "No One Believes Me" and revealed that he was on guitar and accompanied Dot da Genius on drums , while Dot da Genius solely handled bass and piano . On November 10, 2011, Kid Cudi revealed that

6016-468: The musical. Fela! is a story about an African pioneer and political activist who made his first moves on the scene during the 1970s. On January 23, 2010, Jay-Z released a track, " Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour) ", with Rihanna, and U2 's Bono and The Edge , as well as performing it at the Hope For Haiti Now telethon. In June 2010, Eminem and Jay-Z announced they would perform together in

6110-452: The only guest appearance on the album would be Australian indie-rock band, Empire of the Sun . On November 18, 2011, Kid Cudi renamed the band once again to WZRD (pronounced one letter at a time W-Z-R-D), and announced that the album would be released on his 28th birthday, January 30, 2012. In December 2011, Cudi revealed " The Wizard ", as performed by Black Sabbath , inspired his use of

6204-451: The pair unveiled Everything Is Love , their much-awaited joint studio album, credited under the name The Carters . The pair also released the video for the album's lead single, " Apeshit ", on Beyoncé's official YouTube channel. The song won two awards from eight nominations at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards . In 2021, Jay-Z was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with fellow rapper LL Cool J . He also appeared on

6298-489: The previously said date. AS WELL AS 'DOSE OF DOPENESS'. Hopefully that will hold you guys over until the album drops!" On February 13, 2012, WZRD hosted a private listening session for the album at an intimate venue in Los Angeles for a select few. Christopher Mintz-Plasse and fellow How to Make It in America co-stars Bryan Greenberg and Eddie Kaye Thomas , were also at attendance to show support. Following

6392-486: The range of 350,000 to 400,000. In December 2013, it was announced that Jay-Z had received nine nominations at the 2014 Grammy Awards , more than any other artist. Jay-Z appeared on his wife Beyoncé's self-titled fifth studio album, Beyoncé , with a feature on the song " Drunk in Love ". They performed this song together at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards opening. The song and its accompanying album would later win three Grammy Awards including Best R&B Performance at

6486-502: The record for the most number-one albums (14) of any solo artist on the chart. He has also released the collaborative albums The Best of Both Worlds (2002) and Unfinished Business (2004) with singer R. Kelly , Collision Course (2004) with Linkin Park , Watch the Throne (2011) with Kanye West , and Everything Is Love (2018) with his wife Beyoncé . He peaked the Billboard Hot 100 on four occasions: once as

6580-565: The recording session: "It was pretty much the same time that we built a studio in Cudi's crib. We did "Trapped In My Mind" and we were dwelling on it like, "This is crazy, we need to put some guitar riffs on this." So I had my homie B-rent, come through Cudi's crib with his guitar, and Cudi did the guitar riff with his mouth cause Cudi couldn't play the guitar. So Brent replayed it. Then Cudi picked up [Brent's] guitar and started fiddling around with it, and I swear to you within like five minutes, he had

6674-415: The service is to bring major revenue streams back to the music artists themselves as the idea of an artist-owned streaming platform was stated as to "restore the value to music by launching a service owned by artists." Jay-Z currently is a major shareholder in the company. In July 2015, Carter made a significant investment to JetSmarter , an app helping people book private executive plane flights. The app

6768-437: The single " La-La-La ", which was a sequel to "Excuse Me Miss" and failed to match its commercial success. After visiting the south of France, Jay-Z announced work on his eighth studio album, The Black Album at the opening of the 40/40 Club. He worked with several producers including Just Blaze , The Neptunes , Kanye West , Timbaland , Eminem , DJ Quik , 9th Wonder , The Buchanans , and Rick Rubin . Notable songs on

6862-519: The single's video was directed by F. Gary Gray . The album features production from Just Blaze , Pharrell , Kanye West , Dr. Dre and Coldplay 's Chris Martin (single entitled " Beach Chair "). The first week saw 680,000 sales of the CD, enough to be his "biggest sales week ever" as Billboard reported. This album has sold 2 million copies in the U.S. Jay-Z released his tenth album entitled American Gangster on November 6, 2007. After viewing

6956-471: The song " Jail " on Kanye West's 2021 album Donda , which went on to win Grammy Award for Best Rap Song at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards and on the song "Love All" from Drake 's 2021 album Certified Lover Boy . In 2022, his first feature was a collaboration with fellow rapper Pusha T , " Neck & Wrist " featuring Pharrell Williams from Pusha T's album, It's Almost Dry . His feature

7050-431: The song "Vortex", featuring Kid Cudi and Pusha T ; WZRD were credited as the song's producers. In 2015, Cudi announced that while he was recording Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven , he also recorded sessions for a upcoming WZRD album and recorded only one song from the album, which was titled “Drug on my Brain” with rappers King Chip and Rick Ross . On April 24, 2020, Cudi revealed that he is still working on new music for

7144-457: The sonics as this is new territory for us. With that being said, we have decided to change the release date. We are looking roughly at Feb 28th. Y'all know how Cudi is' and I'm the same way. Everything has to be in place and now it is. I know it's late notice, we were trying to keep the date but got wrapped up making this album perfect for y'all. However for making you guys wait a little longer we will release 'Brake' & 'Teleport 2 Me' on iTunes on

7238-527: The stage together to perform Jay-Z's "Dead Presidents" blended with Nas's song "The World is Yours". Jay-Z returned with his comeback album on November 21, 2006, titled Kingdom Come . Jay-Z's comeback single, " Show Me What You Got ", was leaked on the Internet in early October 2006, scheduled to be released later on that month, received heavy air-play after its leak, causing the FBI to step in and investigate. Jay-Z worked with video director Hype Williams , and

7332-542: The stage." According to his second verse on " 99 Problems ", released in 2003, Jay-Z was allegedly stopped by an NYPD detective in 1994 while en route to I-95 , possibly for a search of drugs in his car. Detection dogs were called, but another police car had passed; Jay-Z was let go soon after. Jay-Z appeared on a popular song by Big L , "Da Graveyard", and on Mic Geronimo 's "Time to Build", which also featured early appearances by his former Murder Inc. colleagues Ja Rule and DMX in 1995. His first official rap single

7426-434: The subscription-based music streaming service Tidal , which has been in operation since October 2014. The music service was acquired through his company Project Panther Bidco Ltd. (an entity indirectly owned by Jay-Z's S. Carter Enterprises a company holding interests in leading international music, media and entertainment companies). The music service combines audio and music videos with curated editorial. The main idea of

7520-436: The term "Wizard". On November 20, Cudi announced via Twitter that the album would not contain any profanity , including the use of the word " nigga ". On November 21, 2011, WZRD released a song titled "Brake", as the album's first single. The next month, on December 5, 2011, Cudi released a snippet of "Teleport 2 Me, Jamie", the album's second lead single . On January 4, 2012, Cudi confirmed on Twitter that there would be

7614-459: The time by Sovereign Brands, a New York–based wine and spirits company—for a 100 percent stake, making it the second alcoholic product acquisition in his financial investment portfolio. The brand is known for its popularity with high-profile artists as being the gold bottles often referred to in media. His ties to the company date back to 2006, and he received millions of dollars per year for his association with Armand de Brignac before he bought

7708-563: The title WZRD . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WZRD&oldid=667122678 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages WZRD (band) Scott " Kid Cudi " Mescudi and Oladipo " Dot da Genius " Omishore met through

7802-508: The wax, that's what I really listen to." He often uses excerpts from these artists as samples in his work, particularly in the Kanye West productions included on The Blueprint. Royce da 5'9" and Fredro Starr of Onyx both describe Jay-Z's emphasis on flow in the book How to Rap —Starr says that Jay-Z is "a master of the flow—he can flow fast, he can flow slow". The book describes how Jay-Z uses 'rests' to provide structure to

7896-450: The world's best-selling music artists with 140 million records sold, Jay-Z has won 24 Grammy Awards , the tenth-most of all time and most awarded for any hip hop artist jointly with Kanye West. He has been awarded the NAACP 's President's Award , a Primetime Emmy Award , a Sports Emmy Award , and been nominated for a Tony Award . Ranked by Billboard and Rolling Stone as one of

7990-701: Was " In My Lifetime ", which was released with an accompanying music video in 1995. An unreleased music video was also produced for the B-side "I Can't Get with That." With no major label to give him a record deal, Jay-Z sold burned CDs out of his car, and with Damon "Dame" Dash and Kareem "Biggs" Burke , created Roc-A-Fella Records as an independent label in 1995. After striking a distribution deal with Priority , Jay-Z released his 1996 debut album Reasonable Doubt with beats from acclaimed producers such as DJ Premier and Super DJ Clark Kent and an appearance by The Notorious B.I.G. The album reached number 23 on

8084-654: Was Cudi's breakout project and the first to feature their hit single " Day 'n' Nite ". Since then they have worked together on Cudi's debut album Man on the Moon: The End of Day (2009) as well as his second album, Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager (2010). It was not until they were recording "Trapped in My Mind" for Cudi's second album, that ideas of a rock album surfaced. In an interview with Complex magazine , Dot da Genius recounted

8178-461: Was built by Sergey Petrossov. From 2005 to 2007, Jay-Z was inaugurated as the president of Def Jam Recordings. Under Jay-Z's leadership, Def Jam launched the successful careers of contemporary R&B singers Rihanna and Ne-Yo . At the end of 2007, after he released American Gangster , Jay-Z decided not to renew his contract as the president and CEO of Def Jam. Shortly after, he started his Live Nation venture, Roc Nation . In April 2011, it

8272-457: 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 and the academy's decision to not broadcast urban music categories. In 1999, Jay-Z collaborated with Mariah Carey on " Heartbreaker ", a song from her seventh album, Rainbow . The song became Jay-Z's first chart-topper in

8366-521: Was entitled the "I Declare War" concert leading to intense speculation in the weeks preceding the event on whom exactly Jay-Z would declare war. As he had previously "declared war" on other artists taking lyrical shots at him at other events, many believed that the Powerhouse show would represent an all-out assault by Jay-Z upon his rivals. The theme of the concert was Jay-Z's position as president and CEO of Def Jam , complete with an on-stage mock-up of

8460-498: Was named president of Def Jam Records, which led to Jay-Z, Dash and Biggs selling their remaining interests in Roc-A-Fella Records and Jay-Z taking control of both of the companies. Reportedly this major industry move was prompted by disagreements between Jay-Z and Dash as to what direction Roc-A-Fella could undertake. On October 27, 2005, Jay-Z headlined New York's Power 105.1 annual concert, Powerhouse. The concert

8554-405: Was produced by Live Nation and assembled an eclectic lineup of " rock , hip hop , R&B , Latin music and dance" musicians. Jay-Z and Rihanna were the two main headlining acts for BBC Radio 1 's 2012 Hackney Weekend music festival on June 23 to 24. Jay-Z opened his set with an appearance from Rihanna, they performed "Run this Town". On September 6, " Clique " was released, a single from

8648-539: Was reported that Jay-Z had outbid executives at Universal Music and Jive Records to acquire independent record label Block Starz Music . For a decade (2003–2013), Jay-Z enjoyed his role as a part-owner of the Brooklyn Nets NBA team, having paid a reported $ 1 million for his share, which declined in value to $ 350,000 in April 2013, based on Forbes magazine's valuation of the team. He encouraged

8742-485: Was shot at three times during this period. His former friend was sentenced to prison for possessing drugs and weapons. Known as "Jazzy" around the neighborhood, he later adopted the stage name "Jay-Z" in homage to his mentor Jaz-O . Jay-Z can be briefly heard on several of Jaz-O's early recordings in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including " H. P. Gets Busy ", "The Originators" and "Hawaiian Sophie". Jay-Z became embroiled in several battles with rapper LL Cool J in

8836-789: Was succeeded by a four-minute guest appearance on DJ Khaled 's album title track, " God Did ". He also was awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) , as a producer for the Super Bowl LVI halftime show . Jay-Z says his earliest exposure to music was through his parents' record collection, which was mostly of soul artists such as Marvin Gaye and Donny Hathaway . He says "I grew up around music, listening to all types of people... I'm into music that has soul in it, whether it be rap, R&B, pop music, whatever. As long as I can feel their soul through

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