The salient points

• That's not his real name you twat. His real name is Shawn Corey Carter.


• When Mr Carter was younger he made money by selling drugs to other people, which is generally a bad idea. He doesn't do that any more.


• In 1995 he started his own label called Roc-A-Fella and released his debut album 'Reasonable Doubt' a year later.


• His albums have always a been a hit and miss to be honest, but 'The Blueprint 2' is probably his best and there have been some proper bangers along the way.


• Exhibit A. Exhibit B. Exhibit C.


• He's married to Beyoncé, which is 'quite something'.


• In 2008 he headlined Glastonbury which made a lot of boring people quite upset.


• 2011 saw the release of 'Watch The Throne', an ego-free collaboration with notorious minimalist Kanye West.

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