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Jay Z has sold 140 million records and owns several businesses. Born Shawn Corey Carter, Jay Z began his career as a teenager in the late 1980s. By the early 90s, he had achieved mainstream ...

Music is a universal language that transcends boundaries, and in today’s world of music streaming services, accessing your favorite songs has never been easier. However, amid this convenience ...

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One might assume, given his track record, that Blanco knows his way around a DAW or two. As it turns out, though, the Virginia-born producer spent much of the early part of his career blissfully ...