Who co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records with Jay-Z?
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Dash and Kareem ‘Biggs’ Burke were the other two founders.
On whose 1994 track did Jay-Z make one of his earliest recorded appearances?
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He appeared on Big Daddy Kane’s Show & Prove.
Which was Jay-Z’s first album to reach number one on the Billboard 200?
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Vol. 2 topped the chart in 1998; Reasonable Doubt peaked outside the top twenty.
Hard Knock Life samples a song from which stage musical?
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It samples It’s the Hard-Knock Life.
Who produced Izzo (H.O.V.A.) on The Blueprint?
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It was among the tracks that established Kanye West as a producer.
Jay-Z served as president of which label from 2004 to 2007?
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He held the role for three years before leaving to build Roc Nation.
In which year did Jay-Z acquire full ownership of Armand de Brignac?
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He took a half share in 2006 and bought the remainder in 2014.
What sum did Bacardi reportedly offer for Jay-Z’s interest in D’Usse before negotiations collapsed?
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He rejected it and counter-offered $1.5 billion for Bacardi’s stake, which they refused.
Which Jay-Z album takes its title and themes from a 2007 Denzel Washington film?
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He wrote it after an early screening of the film.
The Blueprint was released on which notable date in 2001?
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Its release coincided with the September 11 attacks.
Jay-Z Quiz: Legendary
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