"I spend a lot of time fighting myself to stay out of the way of a great song," rapper writes for Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list.

The Brooklyn, New York City-born rapper Jay-Z is one of the most prolific songwriters of his genre and his era. Not only has ...

Jay-Z has enjoyed more than his fair share of hit songs, but according to music industry ... 1998 debut album "Capital Punishment" and the biggest hit of the late rapper's career.

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin Dr Dre is not a billionaire - at least according to Forbes Kasseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean, the producer behind some of Jay-Z's biggest hits, told Forbes that the rapper's success ...