Jay-Z attends the Los Angeles premiere of Sony Pictures' The Book Of Clarence at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Jan. 5, 2024. Monica Schipper/WireImage hide caption
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Sean Combs (left) and Jay-Z attend the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets game at Staples Center on May 4, 2009, in Los Angeles. Noel Vasquez/Getty Images hide caption
Jay-Z arrives before the Super Bowl game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption
J. Cole and Drake perform during the 2023 edition of Cole's Dreamville festival in Raleigh, N.C., last April. Their collaborative track "First Person Shooter" recently touched off a war of words with fellow MC Kendrick Lamar. Astrida Valigorsky/WireImage/Getty Images hide caption
Beyoncé and Jay-Z attend the 66th Grammy Awards at Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 4, 2024. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy hide caption
Jay-Z (left) accepts the honorary Dr. Dre Global Impact Award alongside his daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, during the 66th Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy hide caption
MC Lyte, Young M.A, Jay-Z & A$AP Rocky. Collage by Jackie Lay / NPR. Frazer Harrison / Paras Griffin / Scott Gries / Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images hide caption
Beyoncé and Jay-Z, who have been married for over a decade, are the face of a new Tiffany & Co. campaign called ABOUT LOVE. Mason Poole/Tiffany & Co. hide caption
Whether you're a tote bag or Telfie babe, the spirit of roséwave lives in us all. Kara Frame/NPR hide caption
Jay-Z (pictured in 2005) was nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Wednesday, in his first year of eligibility. Scott Gries/Getty Images hide caption
Noname. Dale Edwin Murray for NPR hide caption
Music speaks truth to anger and frustration, but also provides a sense of hope and beauty. Rashida Chavis for NPR hide caption
Jay-Z performs at Day 2 of Something in the Water Festival 2019 in Virginia Beach, Va. Craig Barritt/Courtesy of the artist. hide caption
For Jay-Z's 50th Birthday, A New Biography Centers His Lyrical Legacy
Frank Sinatra onstage in the 1970s. Though the star was ambivalent at best about the song's message, "My Way" became emblematic of this era of his career. David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption
A Toast To 'My Way,' America's Anthem Of Self-Determination
Meek Mill addresses supporters outside of a Philadelphia courthouse on Aug. 27 following a hearing in which the 12-year-old criminal case against him was finally resolved. Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images hide caption
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Jay Z at Roc Nation's Manhattan headquarters on August 14, announcing a partnership between the sports league and the rapper's entertainment company. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation hide caption
Beyoncé attends the European premiere of Disney's The Lion King on July 14 in London. Beyoncé's The Lion King: The Gift album is out now. Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images hide caption
Jay-Z performs on stage during 'On the Run II' tour in 2018. The rapper is among the headliners of Woodstock 50. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images hide caption
Can Woodstock 50 'Re-Create The Magic' Of The Original Festival?
Fireworks were set off during the Made in America festival, in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, in September 2017. Lisa Lake/Getty Images for Anheuser-Busch hide caption
An aerial view of the 2016 Budweiser Made in America festival in Philadelphia. Lisa Lake/Getty Images for Anheuser-Busch hide caption