Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Corey Carter, was born in Brooklyn, New York, on a street called Marcy Projects. He used to sell music CDs from his car and went to school to follow his dream of ...

(JTA) — Shawn Carter, better known today as the rapper and business mogul Jay-Z, came of age in Brooklyn’s underprivileged Marcy Projects housing complex. And yet, within the walls of ...