Jay-Z and the rape allegations
Shawn Carter was named in a civil lawsuit accusing him of raping a 13-year-old in 2000.
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The rap mogul鈥檚, whose real name is Shawn Carter, billion dollar empire is at risk after he was named in a civil lawsuit accusing him of raping a 13-year-old in 2000. Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, was named alongside Sean 鈥楧iddy鈥� Combs. Both men strongly deny the claims. So how did Jay-Z become a giant of American culture?
Guest: Craig MacLean, freelance arts journalist and contributor to The Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Clips: On The Red Carpet, Forbes, CBS, NBC News, CNN, UNICEF, MTV, 麻豆社 News, 麻豆社 Glastonbury.
Music clips:
Brooklyn鈥檚 Finest, JAY-Z, 鈩� 1996 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC., Distributed by Equity Distribution, Roc-A-Fella.
Izzo (H.O.V.A.), JAY-Z, 鈩� 2001 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC., Universal Music Group.
Dead Presidents II, JAY-Z, 鈩� 1996 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC., Distributed by Equity Distribution, Roc-A-Fella.
Empire State Of Mind, JAY-Z ft. Alicia Keys, 漏 2014 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC., Distributed by Roc Nation Records, LLC.
Sorry, Beyonc茅, 鈩� 2016 Parkwood Entertainment LLC, under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment, Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia.
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