Linked from

The 13 pages that link to Jay-Z, each with the reason it gives.

• BeyoncéRelated: His musical collaborations and marriage have been recurring parts of Beyoncé’s public career.

• Def Jam RecordingsBroader topic: As Def Jam president from 2004 to 2007, he also became one of the label’s central artists.

• Kanye WestRelated: West gained major recognition producing tracks for Jay-Z before becoming a star in his own right.

• Rick RubinRelated: Their collaboration on “99 Problems” joined Rubin’s rock sensibility with Jay-Z’s rap.

• NasCompared with: Their early-2000s rivalry turned competition between two prominent New York rappers into a defining public storyline.

• RihannaRelated: His opening verse helped frame “Umbrella” as a collaboration between two major artists.

• Russell SimmonsCompared with: His later artist-led business model offers a contrast with Simmons’s early label-building career.

• Frank OceanRelated: Ocean appeared on Jay-Z and Kanye West’s “No Church in the Wild,” a prominent early collaboration.

• Lil WayneCompared with: Their public lyrical rivalry drew attention to Wayne’s claims of rap supremacy.

• My Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyRelated: His guest verse on “Monster” places a major rap peer inside the album’s crowded cast.

• Slick RickRelated: Jay-Z has named Slick Rick among the rappers who shaped his style.

• Eric B. & RakimRelated: He has cited Rakim’s writing as a formative influence on his own rapping.

• Linkin ParkRelated: The collaboration brought the band’s rock songs into direct conversation with a major hip-hop catalog.