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JAY Z的童年是在[[纽约]][[布鲁克林]][[贝德斯蒂区]]的[[玛西公共住房建造计划]]的危险环境中度过的<ref name="allmusicbio">Birchmeier, Jason. [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jay-z-p195154 Jay-Z Biography]. Allmusic. Last accessed August 24, 2007.</ref>，他曾经为了抢夺哥哥的珠宝而用枪击中了他的肩膀，后来被父亲阿德内斯·里弗斯抛弃<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/11/18/60II/main529811.shtml The King Of Rap , Jay-Z Has Built A Billion-Dollar Business - CBS News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>，当时他只有12岁<ref name="aboutjayz">Adaso, Henry. [http://rap.about.com/od/artists/p/JayZ.htm How Well Do You Know Jay-Z?] [[About.com]]. Last accessed August 24, 2007.</ref>。在[[艾里·惠特尼]]高中关闭之前，JAY Z和同为饶舌艺人的[[AZ (饶舌歌手)|AZ]]一直在那里读书。后来他先后就读于布鲁克林闹市区的乔治·威斯丁豪斯信息技术高中（和饶舌歌手[[声名狼藉先生|The Notorious B.I.G.]]和[[巴斯达韵]]一起）和[[新泽西州]][[特伦顿 (新泽西州)|特伦顿市]]的[[特伦顿中央高中]]，但并没有毕业。<ref>[http://www.celebritywonder.com/html/jay-z.html Jay-Z Picture, Profile, Gossip, and News at CelebrityWonder.com<!-- Bot generated title -->] </ref>他声称他曾经沉湎于毒品交易，并把他归咎于自己的音乐。<ref name="aboutjayz"/>