Chamberlain, Wilt
champagne
Armand de Brignac
Branson B.
Cattier
Cristal
Louis Roederer
Chang, Jeff
Charles, Prince of Wales
Charli Baltimore
Cher, Norton
Chrysler/Jeep
Cohen, Lyor
Cole, Jermaine (J. Cole)
Columbia Records
Combs, Sean “Diddy,”
commercial ventures. See also specific products
Commodores
Common
concerts/tours
Big Daddy Kane
Blueprint
Glastonbury Festival (Great Britain)
Hard Knock Life
in Japan
at Madison Square Garden
most profitable/successful
with Nas
promoted by Live Nation
Rock am Ring (Germany)
Rock the Mic
Contes, Salvador
Crawford, Jamal
“Crazy in Love” (music video)
Curry, Eddy
Daily Mirror (Great Britain)
Daily News (New York)
Dash, Damon
film projects of
partners with Jay-Z
relationship with Jay-Z
and Roc-A-Fella
and Rocawear
splits from Jay-Z
David, Donald
Death Row
Decoded (book)
Def Jam Records
backs Roc-A-Fella
founders of
with Jay-Z as president
makes deal with Jay-Z
DeHaven. See Irby, DeHaven
Destiny’s Child
Develop (Don’t Destroy Brooklyn)
Diary of Jay-Z: Water for Life, The (documentary)
Diddy. See Combs, Sean “Diddy”
DJ Clark Kent
discovers Jay-Z’s talent
encourages Jay-Z
on Jay-Z
and Jay-Z/Biggie collaboration
DJ Premier (Primo)
DJ Ski
DMX
Dolan, James
Dr. Dre
drug trade
flourishes in New York
and Jay-Z
and Jay-Z’s lyrics
and music videos
negatively affects Jay-Z’s career
Dupri, Jermaine
Eagles
Earnhardt, Dale Jr.
Economist
EMI records
Eminem
Entertainers Basketball Classic (EBC)
Erving, Julius
ESPN
Fab 5 Freddy. See Brathwaite, Fred
Fass, Lyle
Fat Joe’s Terror Squad
Fela! (musical)
films/commercials. See also music videos
Fine Champagne magazine
Forbes magazine
Fortune magazine
Frank, Lawrence
Franklin, Rodolfo. See DJ Clark Kent
Freeman, Reggie “Hi-5,”
Freeway
Freeze Records
Future Sound
Gallagher, Noel
Gawker
Gaye, Marvin
Gehry, Frank
General Motors (GM)
George Westinghouse High School (Brooklyn)
Ghost, Amanda
Giles, Cameron “Cam’ron,”
Girl’s Tyme
Godfather, The (movie)
Gonzalez, Desirée
Gotti, John Jr.
Grammy awards
Haiti earthquake
Harlem
Herald (Miami)
Hewlett-Packard
hip-hop music
and brand endorsements
celebrated artists of
and champagne
and concerts/tours
Jay-Z’s role in
recording of
and Rucker Park
verbal warfare in
See also rap music
Hurricane Katrina
Iacocca, Lee
Iceberg designs
Iconix
Independent newspaper (Great Britain)
Interscope Records
Iovine, Jimmy
Irby, DeHaven
Island Def Jam.
See also Def Jam Records
Jackson, Michael
James, LeBron
Jay-Z
ambitions of
awards won by
biases faced by
builds business empire
business acumen of
business philosophy of
childhood of
collaborates with others
creates self-image
criticism of
discovers new talent
discovery of
fame of
financial success of
hit songs by
impact of
influences/mentors of
and legacy
and marketing skills
marriage of
misunderstood
musical talents/success of
and personal brand
personality of
and philanthropy
popularity of
praise of
relationship with father
relationships with women
shoots brother
short retirement of
stabbing incident
stage name of
travels abroad
Tribeca penthouse of
Jay-Z Blue paint
Jay-Z Jeep
Jaz-O. See Burks, Jonathan
jazz music
Jonsin, Jim. See Scheffer, James
Jordan, Michael
Kallman, Craig
Keaton, Gimel “Young Guru,”
Kelly, R.
Kent, Clark. See DJ Clark Kent
Kid Called Roots, A. See Lawrence, Patrick
Kidd, Jason
King, Larry
Knowles, Beyoncé
Knowles, Mathew
Knowles, Solange
Knowles, Tina
KRS-One
Kyser, Mike
LaPolt, Dina
Lawrence, Patrick “A Kid Called Roots,”
Lil Wayne
Liles, Kevin
Linkin Park
Live Nation
LL Cool J
Lorenzo, Irv “Gotti,”
Lucas, Frank
Luckie, Colleek
lyrics/verses
Jay-Z’s talent for
memorized by Jay-Z
reflect Jay-Z’s life
used for verbal warfare
Macia, Peter
Madison Square Garden (New York)
Madonna
Marbury, Stephon
Mariano, Jarah
Markowitz, Marty
Martin, Chris
Martin, Kenyon
Martinez, Carlos R.
Maryland
McCammon, Marques
McGrady, Tracy
McGreevey, Jim
MC Serch
Memphis Bleek
Meneilly, John
Mobb Deep
Monkees
Morris, Doug
Moses, Robert
Motorola
MTV
multiple-rights deals. See 360-degree music deals
Murder Inc.
music videos
Nas
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Navarro, Christian
Ne-Yo
Neptunes
Nets basketball team
New Jersey
New York Knicks
New York magazine
New York, New York.
See also 40/40 Club; basketball;
Madison Square Garden; Nets;
nightclubs
New York Times
New York Yankees
New Yorker, The
Newsweek magazine
Nickelback
Nielsen SoundScan
nightclubs. See also 40/40 Club
Notorious B.I.G.
NWA
NY-Z (documentary)
Oasis
Obama, Barack
Odom, Lamar
O’Malley, Walter
O’Neal, Shaquille
Oprah. See Winfrey, Oprah
Paltrow, Gwyneth
Partridge Family
Paterson, David
Patrick, Danica
Paulson, John
People magazine
Perez, Juan
Phat Farm clothing
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
piracy
Pitchfork
pop music/culture
Presley, Elvis
Prince
Priority Records
Prokhorov, Mikhail
Public Enemy
Queen Latifah
Queens, New York
Questlove
R&B music
Radiohead
Rage Against the Machine
Rakim
rap music
and brand endorsements
and champagne
and concert tours
freestyle
Jay-Z’s role in
Jay-Z’s talent for
“reality,”
recording of
skills needed for
See also hip-hop music; individual artists; lyrics/verses
Ratner, Bruce
Raymond, Usher
records
industry of
labels of
recording of
and rights to masters
See also specific companies
Reebok “S. Carter sneaker,”
Reeves, Adnis
Reid, Antonio “L. A.,”
Resnick, Bernie
Richman, Murray
Rihanna
Rivera, Lance “Un,”
Roc-A-Fella Records
Roc Nation
Rocawear clothing
rock music
Rockefeller, John D.
Rogness, Roberto
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stones
Ronson, Mark
Roots
Rose, Lacey
Ross, Rick
Rouzaud, Frédéric
Rowland, Kelly
Ruault, Isabelle
Rubin, Rick
Rucker Park (New York)
Ruff Ryders
S. Carter Academy
S. Carter bus
S. Carter Yankees jersey
Sauce Money
Scarsdale, New York
Scheffer, James “Jim Jonsin,”
Scherer, Micki
Schinman, Ryan
Scott, Dennis
Scott, Ridley
Shakira
Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation
Shock G
Sigel, Beanie
Simmons, Nick
Simmons, Russell
Sinatra, Frank
Skullcandy
Slash
Snoop Dogg
Socolov, Will
songs
“’03 Bonnie & Clyde” (with Beyoncé)
“99 Problems,”
“A Star Is Born” (with J. Cole)
“Ain’t No Nigga” (with Foxy Brown)
“Ave Maria” (Beyoncé)
“Big Pimpin” (with UGK)
“Black Republicans” (with Nas)
“Bomb First” (Tupac Shakur)
“Brooklyn’s Finest” (with Notorious B.I.G.)
“Can I Get Open” (with Original Flavor)
“Crazy in Love” (with Beyoncé)
“Dead Presidents,”
“December 4th,”
“Dirt Off Your Shoulder,”
“Do My . . .” (Memphis Bleek)
“Empire State of Mind” (with Alicia Keys)
“Ether” (Nas)
“Excuse Me Miss” (with Pharrell)
“Girls, Girls, Girls,”
“Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem),”
“History” (with Cee-Lo)
“I Can’t Get with That,”
“I Get Money: The Forbes 1-2-3 Remix” (with 50 Cent and Diddy)
“Moment of Clarity,”
“On to the Next One” (with Swizz Beatz)
“Originators, The” (with Jaz-O)
“Pon de Replay” (Rihanna)
“Rapper’s Delight” (Sugarhill Gang)
“Run This Town” (with Kanye West and Rihanna)
“Show Me What You Got,”
“Sweet Dreams” (Beyoncé)
“Takeover,”
“Twenty-Two Twos,”
“Upgrade U” (with Beyoncé)
“What More Can I Say,”
“Where I’m From,”
Sony
soul music
Sovereign Brands
Spotted Pig restaurant
Springsteen, Bruce
Stoudemire, Amar’e
Stoute, Steve
Streets Is Watching (movie)
Strickland, John “Franchise,”
Sugarhill Gang
Sun newspaper (Great Britain)
Sunday Times (Great Britain)
Swangard, Paul
Team S. Carter
Telfair, Sebastian
Thompson, Ahmir. See Questlove
Thompson, Kashif
Timbaland
Ting Tings, The
TMZ
Touré
tours. See concerts/tours
Trenton, New Jersey
Tupac Shakur
U2
United Nations
Universal
USA Today
Valdez, Billy
Van Anz, Adrian
Vanity Fair magazine
VH1
Vibe
Village Voice
Virginia
Wade, Dwyane
Wale
Wall Street Journal
Wallace, Christopher. See Notorious B.I.G.
Warner Music Group
Washington, Denzel
Washington Post
Weisman, Greg
West, Kanye
Williams, Michelle
Williams, Pharrell
Williams, Robbie
Wilson, Chenise
Wine Spectator
Winfrey, Oprah
XXL magazine
Yo! MTV Raps
Yorke, Thom
Yormark, Brett
Young Gunz
Young Jeezy
Zuckerberg, Mark
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