JAY-Z

Award-winning artist, producer, visionary entrepreneur, and philanthropist JAY-Z has built an indomitable business empire since releasing his inaugural album Reasonable Doubt in 1996. Today, he is an internationally celebrated rapper and a revered figure in popular culture. JAY-Z is co-founder and Chairman of the acclaimed entertainment company Roc Nation, through which he has brokered historic brand deals and partnerships while contributing to the career growth of global music sensations since 2008, and where he later created Roc Nation Sports to represent champion athletes. He co-founded The Shawn Carter Foundation and REFORM Alliance, is a United Justice Coalition member, and the executive producer of docuseries like “Time: The Kalief Browder Story” and “Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story.” JAY-Z was the first rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the first solo hip-hop artist in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and received the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award in 2024.