Jay-z is a Hip-HOP mogul. He is the true example of “making something out of nothing.” As a child, his father abandoned him, so Jay was left to grow up in a single parent home with his mother. He barely graduated high school due to his changing schools four times from 9th-12th grade. NOw in 2011 his net worth is over $500 million. He’s a songwriter, performer, part-owner of the New Jersey Nets, and the president of Def Jam Records.
Critical-In different rap battles, rap artist will call Jay Z a camel. Jay Z calls himself the “King of New York.” Other artists were offended by him saying this so in rebuttal with rap lyrics, they would poke at his appearance. They think his head shape along with his big nose and big lips resemble characters of “Joe The Camel.” Cam’ron, a well-known rapper says in his rap, “the king of New York ain’t no Joe Camel that rocks jeans with open toe sandals.” There are many photos of Joe the Camel with sunglasses on mimicking Jay Z’s
Typical-In the typical picture of Jay-Z, he is not smiling very hard. Instead he has a smirk on his face. Since he is not smiling so hard it could represent him not wanting to be where he is at that moment. His typical photo is of him wearing expensive sunglasses that hide his eyes. Jay-z has been deemed a very private person and he doesn’t talk about his personal life to much except for in his lyrics. He may be trying to hide emotion. In this photo we know its Jay-Z because of his lips and nose, which are features he can’t hide.
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