Jay-Z and his wife, Beyonce, kick off their joint tour, titled On the Run II, in Cardiff, Wales.
Jay-Z collaborates with Cohiba on a line of cigars.
Jay-Z and Beyonce get married. Beyonce gets a wedding ring worth $5 million.
Jay-Z releases the album American Gangster, inspired by his time as a youth on the streets of Brooklyn.
After failing to get a record deal to release some of his first songs, Jay-Z launches his own record label, Rock-A-Fella Records.
