What is Jay Z’s net worth?

OUTSIDE of the music industry, Jay Z is known for his relationship with Beyoncé.

Over the course of his career, he has been able to accumulate a massive net worth alongside his superstar wife.

What is Jay-Z’s net worth?

Following the sale of his boutique music streaming service and half of his champagne brand, Armand de Brignac, can now add the word billionaire to his resume.

As of 2021, the 51-year-old businessman is worth an estimated $1.4billion, according to .

This worth comes from not only his music, but also his business ventures including , Armand de Brignac, and D’Usse.

According to the media outlet, Jay-Z’s music catalog is worth $95million alone due to the fact that he owns both the publishing rights and master recordings to his music.

Throughout his career, he has also sold over 100 million records and received 21 Grammy Awards for his music.

In October 2021, Jay-Z also announced that he was , which will surly add to his extensive worth.

What is his background and real name?

Born December 4, 1969 to Adnis Reeves and Gloria Carter, the stars real name is Shawn Corey Carter.

Prior to his success, Jay-Z grew up in Brooklyn, New York alongside rappers The and .

While he had been known as “Jazzy” around the neighborhood, he chose to take on the stage name Jay-Z  in homage to his mentor Jaz-O.

Jay-Z has since gone on to become a mentor himself, helping to launch the careers of acts including , and .

Did Jay-Z cheat on Beyonce?

Jay-Z and first met back in 2002 after collaborating on the track 03 Bonnie & Clyde and then tied the knot six years later.

After a decade of marriage, Jay-Z admitted to cheated on Beyoncé during a 2017 interview with the , stating that he’s still emotionally scarred from his impoverished upbringing in Brooklyn.

“You have to survive. So you go into survival mode, and when you go into survival mode what happens? You shut down all emotions. So even with women, you gonna shut down emotionally, so you can’t connect,” he told executive editor Dean Baquet.

“In my case, like it’s, it’s deep. And then all the things happen from there: Infidelity.”

Despite the infidelity the couple has been able to move past it and continue to raise their children and twins .