Jay-Z Trivia: How Much Do You Know About the Rap Icon?

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1.

What clothing line is Roc-A-Fella Records, led by Jay-Z and Damon Dash, involved with?

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Answer: Rocawear
2.

What is Jay-Z's real name?

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Answer: Shawn Carter
3.

Which album did Jay-Z release in 2001?

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Answer: The Blueprint
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In 2004, Jay-Z was named President and CEO of which major music label?

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Answer: Def Jam Recordings
5.

Which New York housing project did Jay-Z grow up in?

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Answer: Marcy Projects
6.

Which record label did Jay-Z found in 1996?

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Answer: Roc-A-Fella
7.

Jay-Z's rivalry with which rapper was on display on 2001's "Takeover"?

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Answer: Nas
8.

What was the name of Jay-Z's 1996 debut album?

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Answer: Reasonable Doubt
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What was Jay-Z's first single?

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Answer: Dead Presidents
10.

What hit single did Jay-Z have in 2001?

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Answer: I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)
11.

Which is a title of an album by Jay-Z?

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Answer: Life And Times Of S. Carter
12.

In what year did Jay-Z release his debut album?

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Answer: 1996
13.

Who produced the hit Jay-Z song "Dirt Off Your Shoulder"?

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Answer: Timbaland
14.

Which song won Jay-Z a 2005 Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance?

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Answer: 99 Problems
15.

Which NBA team did Jay-Z become part owner of in 2004?

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Answer: New Jersey Nets
16.

Jay-Z's song "Hard Knock Life" was parodied in which Mike Myers movie?

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Answer: Austin Powers In Goldmember
17.

What Broadway musical is sampled in Jay-Z's "Hard Knock Life"?

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Answer: Annie
18.

Which singer provided the vocals on Jay-Z's "'03 Bonnie & Clyde"?

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Answer: Beyonce Knowles
19.

Jay-Z's "Volume 2...Hard Knock Life" won which 1998 Grammy?

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Answer: Best Rap Album
20.

Jay-Z's "Hard Knock Life" featured a sample of the original Broadway cast of which show?

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Answer: Annie
21.

The music of Jay-Z and which iconic group was featured on Danger Mouse's "The Gray Album"?

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Answer: The Beatles
22.

What phrase completes the title of Jay-Z's album "Volume 3..."?

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Answer: The Life & Times of S. Carter
23.

Which Jay-Z single appeared on the "Rush Hour" soundtrack?

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Answer: Can I Get A...
24.

In which music video did Jay-Z make his first appearance?

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Answer: Hawaiian Sophie
25.

In the "Big Pimpin" video Jay-Z was at what Caribbean island's carnival?

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Answer: Trinidad And Tobago
26.

What's the name of Jay Z's mother?

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Answer: Gloria Carter
27.

Which artist did not appear on Jay-Z's debut album "Reasonable Doubt"?

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Answer: Beanie Sigel
28.

In addition to "Dead Presidents", in which other Jay-Z song does he sample Nas' voice?

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Answer: Rap Game/Crack Game
29.

In 2007, Jay-Z tied which artist for most #1 singles by a solo artist?

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Answer: Elvis Presley
30.

Who served as Jay-Z's backup band on his 2001 "Unplugged" CD?

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Answer: The Roots
31.

On which day was Jay-Z's "The Blueprint: The Gift & the Curse" released?

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Answer: 11/Sep/01
32.

Jay-Z was involved in the 1999 stabbing of which record executive?

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Answer: Lance "Un" Rivera
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