"Jay-Z, 1969- Criticism and interpretation." . . "Rap musicians United States." . . "Shawn Corey Carter was born in 1969 and raised in Brooklyn's tough Marcy housing projects. The J and Z trains ran by Marcy, so his friends called him Jay-Z. Hearing rap for the first time \" ... was like watching some kind of combat, but he was alone in the center. All he had were his eyes, taking in everything, and the words inside him. I was dazzled.\""@en . . "Biography"@en . . "Chronicles the life of the rap artist, from his youth growing up in the projects of Brooklyn to his entry onto the music scene to his professional and personal accomplishments."@en . . . . . . . . "Juvenile works"@en . . "Electronic books"@en . "Jay-Z"@en . . . . . . "Rap (Music) History and criticism." . .