Hard Knock LifeIn May 2003 (shortly after completing a three year probation for a 1999 stabbing) rapper Jay-Z cancelled plans to move into a penthouse apartment in New York. Why? Neighbors allegedly posted copies of his criminal rap sheet in the building's halls and elevators.
(The building's owner later sued two of the tenants for sabotaging the deal.)
[Before finding fame as a rapper, Jay-Z once worked as a cashier at KFC.]
[Trivia: "I opened my big mouth on the record and people don't even buy gold no more," Jay-Z once said of his love of platinum. "They all buying platinum. You rarely see gold anymore. I got to find something else now - and keep my mouth shut."]
Jay-Z, [born Sean Carter] (1970- ) American rap musician [noted for such works as Reasonable Doubt (1996), In My Lifetime (1997), The Streets Is Watching (soundtrack), Hard Knock Life (1998), Life and Times of S. Carter (1999)]
[Sources: San Francisco Examiner, May 20, 2002; Rolling Stone]More [born Jay-Z anecdotesRelated Anecdote Keywords:
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