Claim: One artist appearing on Collision Course won a Grammy.

Shawn Corey Carter -LRB- born December 4 , 1969 -RRB- , known professionally as Jay Z -LRB- and formerly Jay-Z -RRB- , is an American rapper and businessman . He is one of the best-selling musicians of all time , having sold more than 100 million records , while receiving 21 Grammy Awards for his music . MTV ranked him the `` Greatest MC of all time '' in 2006 . Rolling Stone ranked three of his albums -- Reasonable Doubt -LRB- 1996 -RRB- , The Blueprint -LRB- 2001 -RRB- , and The Black Album -LRB- 2003 -RRB- -- among the 500 greatest albums of all time . In 2017 , Forbes estimated his net worth at $ 810 million , making him second richest hip hop artist in the U.S.   Jay Z co-owns the New York 40/40 Club sports bar , and is the co-creator of the clothing line Rocawear . He is the former president of Def Jam Recordings , co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records , and the founder of the entertainment company Roc Nation . He also founded the sports agency Roc Nation Sports and is a certified NBA and MLB sports agent . As an artist , he holds the record for most number one albums by a solo artist on the Billboard 200 with 13 . He has also had four number ones on the Billboard Hot 100 , one -LRB- `` Empire State of Mind '' -RRB- as lead artist . In 2009 , he was ranked the tenth-most successful artist of the 2000s by Billboard as well as the fifth top solo male artist and fourth top rapper behind Eminem , Nelly , and 50 Cent . He was also ranked the 88th-greatest artist of all time by Rolling Stone .   Jay Z married singer-songwriter Beyoncé in 2008 . As a couple , they have a combined net worth of $ 1.16 billion .