B-Side Bangers: JAY-Z

Al PereiraWhen looking back at the trajectory of any emcee to step foot into the world of hip-hop since its inception over 50 years ago in The Bronx on August 11, 1973, there hasn’t been anything quite like what we’ve seen accomplished by Shawn Corey Carter, otherwise known to the world as JAY-Z.Inspired by the NYC subway lines that connect to Marcy Ave in his native neighborhood of Brooklyn, a Black boy raised in public housing and destined for a life of hustling took two simple let