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- Full name is Shawn Corey Carter.
- Won 4 Grammy Awards between 1998 and 2004.
- Ranked #7 in Forbes 2008 listing of The Celebrity 100.
- Signed $150 million, 10 year deal with Live Nation in 2008.
- Served as the president of Def Jam Records from 2003 to 2008.
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