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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. 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. Bcg matrix of microsoft company information.
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.