Her cries (at 2 days old) were included in the song, Glory. He was lucky not to ever be prosecuted over the event as Eric did not press charges. I was terrified. Eric is the only brother to Jay Z. Jay Z Parents: Adness Reeves (father), Gloria Carter (mother) Jay Z Siblings: Andrea Carter (elder sister), Michelle Carter (elder sister), Eric Carter (elder brother) Jay Z Marital Status: married Jay Z Wife: Beyonce Knowles (since 2008) Jay Z Children: Ivy Blue Carter (daughter with Beyonce) Jay Z, originally Shawn Corey Carter, was special from the earliest years. She Was Romantically Linked to New York Teacher Dania Diaz. He ranks #6 on the Celebrity 100 list.Jay Z’s siblings stay out of the limelight and there isn’t much information about them.Beyonce married Jay Z in 2008. In 2014, she was ranked in Forbes’ Celebrity 100.

He is the founder of […] Thus, she became the youngest person to feature on a Billboard chart.Adnes left the family when Jay Z was 11 years old. Jay-Z claims in his lyrics that in 1982, at age 12, he shot his older brother in the shoulder for stealing his jewelry.

He co-owns the 40/40 Club and co-created the clothing line Rocawear. He was raised in Marcy Houses, a housing project in Brooklyn's Bedford–Stuyvesantneighborhood. Jay-Z with Elder Brother Eric Credits: Pinterest. Jay-Z has revealed he shot his brother when he was just 12. He won the American Music Awards for ‘The Blueprint 3’ for the class ‘Most loved Rap/Hip Hop Album’, in 2009. "This year he was named the highest-earning man in hip-hop by Forbes after raking in $63 million in the last 12 months, thanks to his 'Blueprint 3' world tour and other ventures including his record label, fashion line, and stakes in the New York Nets basketball team, Broadway music 'Fela!'

is well-known, with whom he attended Eli Whitney High School.

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In 2010, he won the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards for ‘Most loved Male Singer’. It was a horrible experience for the young Shawn as he thought his life was over and he would go to jail forever.

I thought I'd go to jail forever. He was the President of Def Jam Recordings and is the co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records. and a chain of sports bars.The ‘Empire State of Mind’ rapper – who is married to Beyonce Knowles - grew up in the tough Marcy Houses projects in Brooklyn, in New York City.The best food, health, entertainment and lifestyle content from the Irish Examiner, direct to your inbox.However, Jay-Z’s fears never came to anything, because Eric decided not to press charges and instead apologised to his brother for stealing and for being a crack addict.© Irish Examiner Ltd, Linn Dubh, Assumption Road, Blackpool, Cork. Just everywhere...The hip-hop mogul – real name Shawn Carter – decided to get himself a firearm and take revenge.The rap superstar pulled a gun on his drug-addicted older sibling Eric after he discovered he had stolen his ring.

His albums namely Reasonable Doubt (1996), The Blueprint (2001), and The Black Album (2003) were ranked among The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone.

Shawn Corey Carter was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on December 4, 1969.

Eric Carter (older brother from same parents) When Shawn was 12, he shot his brother in the shoulder after stealing his ring.

The rap superstar pulled a gun on his drug-addicted older sibling Eric after he discovered …

He has two older sisters Andrea and Michelle, and an older brother Eric.

In his songs, Carter mentions how he accidentally shot his elder brother in the shoulder while his sisters looked on.