From his 1993 album Home Invasion, which was his first solo album released after the Body Count “Cop Killer” controversy. Featuring Brother Marquis of 2
25-year-old North Carolina rapper J. Cole (Jermaine Cole) is best known as the first rapper to be signed to Jay-Z‘s somewhat new Roc Nation label.
The first recorded appearance of Jay-Z. Back in 1986, Jay-Z had a short-lived group with his neighborhood friend Jaz called High Potent. They released this