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Drug Dealer-
Back in the 1980s, Jay-Z was a drug runner in Brooklyn and in Southern New Jersey. He and his crew ran into legal troubles in the early 1990s and Jay decided to focus more on a having a music career than selling crack cocaine.

Chicken Spot-
Back when he was 17 years old, Jay-Z worked at a local chicken spot in Brooklyn called “Crown Fried Chicken”. Jay returned back to the chicken restaurant in 1998 as part of a photo shoot for Blaze magazine.

Hype man-
Back in the early 90s, while on tour with Big Daddy Kane, Jay-Z often functioned as a hype man and did cameo appearances in between sets. When Kane would head backstage to change outfits, Jay-Z used to freestyle to the crowd along with Postive K.

Rapper-
It took a while for Jay-Z to officially release his own retail album in 1996, but he were are 23 years later and Jay-Z is still rapping.

Actor-
Was Jay-Z really an “actor”? Between the short skits between music videos on “Streets Is Watching” and the small role he played in “State Property” we guess the technical answer is yes.

Author-
Back in the fall of 2010, Jay-Z released his first memoir titled “Decoded”. Jay-Z had started writing an autobiography in 2003, but pulled the plug on the project after learning how many private details of his life would be made public.

Executive Producer-
HOV has been the executive producer on many projects over the last 20 years, from the 2013 movie “Great Gatsby” to the “Trayvon Martin Story” to Fort Minor’s debut album “The Rising Tied”. He was also classified as “producer” in the 2014 “Annie” film.

Investor-
Whether its Tidal, J Hotels, Armand De Brignac, JetSmarter or the handful of other companies that Jay-Z has invested major bucks into, Jay-Z puts his money to work in many places outside of the music industry.

Ghostwriter-
Jay-Z has been credited with writing lots and lots of rap hits, but not all of them are his own. One of his most famous clients was Dr. Dre. Jay-Z is credited with the 1999 hit “Still DRE” from the Chronic 2001 album.

President-
With the splitting of Rocafella Records in 2004, Jay-Z was offered the position of Def Jam President. Jay-Z held that title during his “retirement” and released a host of platinum selling and multi-platinum selling albums.

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The Chicken spot

In Disguise said The Chicken spot

Yeah i didn’t know they hired non Arab, all the chicken spots I’ve been to in NYC are Arabs

damn didn't think he ever had a real w2 job ever

He's also a live nation slave

Don’t forget his new job with the NFL

GodBody said Don’t forget his new job with the NFL

What is he a DJ or some sh*t ? *Dame voice

damn i laugh at this rappers talking about they never had a normal job. they been selling drugs all there live in interviews. n*gga straight up frontin and sh*t.

you see all the broke rappers in the 90's and early 2000's and mid 2000's now. they ain't no where near getting money in the street.

they either back on welfare or doing rich rich quick shcemes,living with there baby mama.parents or working a job. or getting pimped out.

Cmon now . U knw got damn well two rappers who never had jobs was jay-z and jeezy.

Oswaldgatesjr said Cmon now . U knw got damn well two rappers who never had jobs was jay-z and jeezy.

i bet u believe jay lost 92 bricks

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He was hawking computers for HP

Then he sold beer

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Then he switched sides and sold another beer

We forgot his most recent job

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ArabianPrince said We forgot his most recent job view image

But no one said anything when Kaepernick wanted in to buying the Panthers in 2017?

I love the ignorant mentality on here of “we don’t know how to fix it, so let’s just cry about it because it’s all we know”

F Kaep Jigga for President next

Sin said Yeah i didn’t know they hired non Arab, all the chicken spots I’ve been to in NYC are Arabs

You must only visit the city, you'd know different if you lived there

Article doesn’t mention the lost 92 bricks, so it’s gotta be fake.

YKing said i bet u believe jay lost 92 bricks

Jay wasnt hurtin for rap money

devil worshiper

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Tim Jay said devil worshiper view image gay escort view image

That lady is a performance artist, and she isn't a devil worshipper.

Do some real research and stop taking your facts from YT content producers and meme creators with an axe to grind.

He also worked at Burger King for a second
Dude is doing the right thing and still getting stoned for it...
Jay grew a lot of dudes up over the years in NY...Whether anyone wants to credit him with it or not...

I don't think that NFL deal was intended to hurt anyone...
In my opinion it's a step in the right direction...If we want to see sh*t change we have to invest ourselves into positions of power...
That being said if the corporation seems out of touch it may have needed the right nerve to be struck in order to function in today's society...Let's see what he does and discern from there...

Vagabond said You must only visit the city, you'd know different if you lived there

The ones in jersey are usually all arab

Crown fried didnt exist when jayz was 17

Must mean Kennedy fried

OldBrooklyn7187 said He also worked at Burger King for a second Dude is doing the right thing and still getting stoned for it... Jay grew a lot of dudes up over the years in NY...Whether anyone wants to credit him with it or not... I don't think that NFL deal was intended to hurt anyone... In my opinion it's a step in the right direction...If we want to see sh*t change we have to invest ourselves into positions of power... That being said if the corporation seems out of touch it may have needed the right nerve to be struck in order to function in today's society...Let's see what he does and discern from there...

Proof jay-z worked at BK?