Jay-Z

Jay-Z

New York City, United States 6 videos the 90s to 00s

Brooklyn rapper brought cinematic ambition to hip-hop videos in the '90s. "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" sampled the Annie musical and created a visual world that merged street credibility with pop appeal, establishing him as an artist who understood video as a storytelling tool.

Play Channel
90s
(Always Be My) Sunshine 3:46
(Always Be My) Sunshine
1997 hip hop 1M views
Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) 4:27
Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
1998 hip hop 5M views
Big Pimpin' 5:16
Big Pimpin'
1999 hip hop 66K views
Money, Cash, Hoes 4:34
Money, Cash, Hoes
1999 hip hop 8M views
00s
Izzo (H.O.V.A.) 3:52
Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
2001 hip hop 49K views
Year unknown
Empire State of Mind 4:42
Empire State of Mind
hip hop 465M views

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Also spanned the 00s and 90s

Oasis
Oasis
The Cranberries
The Cranberries
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
Missy Elliott
Missy Elliott

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Run-D.M.C. 80s
The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas 00s
Fergie
Fergie 00s
Nelly
Nelly 00s