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Jay-Z

Jay-Z is a rapper, songwriter, and entrepreneur from Brooklyn who emerged as a central figure in hip-hop during the 1990s and 2000s. He founded Roc-A-Fella Records and released influential albums including Reasonable Doubt, The Blueprint, and The Black Album, establishing himself as one of rap's most commercially successful and critically acclaimed artists. Beyond music, he built a business empire spanning entertainment, sports management, and streaming platforms.

25 tracksHip-Hop· 1995–2019
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Sound profile

EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal

Jay-Z is a moderate-energy and a balanced bright/warm production — mostly instrumental artist.

This artistTypical Hip-Hop
Signature sound

Sits right in the typical Hip-Hop pocket.

How this compares to Hip-Hop

Across 25 analysed tracks, Jay-Z averages 43% energy — gentler than 70% of individual Hip-Hop tracks.

Measured against 873 Hip-Hop tracks on 11 August 2026.

Key & BPM profile

Most tracks sit between 77–160 BPM with a median of 90 · predominantly minor keys (72% minor) · most common key: 9A (E Minor) with 5 tracks.

BPM spread
75–79
4
80–84
3
85–89
5
90–94
3
95–99
2
100–104
3
105–109
2
145–149
2
160–164
1
Key distribution
1A11B12A42B3A3B14A14B5A5B16A46B7A7B18A28B19A59B110A10B11A111B12A12B1

Sound profile evolution

How Jay-Z’s production has shifted across their catalog. The radar overlays earlier and recent eras as one shape, the year-by-year chart shows every metric move, and the tempo trend tracks the BPM migration against the typical Hip-Hop tempo.

Sound profile shift
EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal
1995–2011·20 tracks
2012–2026·5 tracks
Year-by-year sound · scale 0–100
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Tempo migration · yearly average
This artistTypical Hip-Hop
What changed

Across Jay-Z's catalog, tempos have climbed from ~91 to ~123 BPM; warmth has receded.

Release volume by decade

3
1990s
17
2000s
4
2010s
1
2020s

Tracks in catalog

25 total · sortable
Empire State Of Mind album art
Empire State Of Mind
Jay-Z, Alicia Keys
87 BPM · 2A · Trap / Future Bass · 54% Sustainer
Trap / Future Bass
87
2A · E♭ min
54%Sustainer
2009
Umbrella album art
Umbrella
Jay-Z, Rihanna
87 BPM · 3B · Pop · 52% Sustainer
Pop
87
3B · D♭ maj
52%Sustainer
2007
Crazy In Love album art
Crazy In Love
Jay-Z, Beyonce
99 BPM · 6A · R&B · 39% Sustainer
R&B
99
6A · G min
39%Sustainer
2003
Numb / Encore album art
Numb / Encore
Jay-Z, Linkin Park
107 BPM · 11A · Hip-Hop · 44% Sustainer
Hip-Hop
107
11A · F♯ min
44%Sustainer
2004
Dirt Off Your Shoulder album art
Dirt Off Your Shoulder
Jay-Z
82 BPM · 4A · Trap / Future Bass · 50% Sustainer
Trap / Future Bass
82
4A · F min
50%Sustainer
2003
Holy Grail album art
Holy Grail
Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake
145 BPM · 8B · Hip-Hop · 43% Sustainer
Hip-Hop
145
8B · C maj
43%Sustainer
2013
MORNING DEW (DONK) REMIX FEAT JAŸ-Z album art
MORNING DEW (DONK) REMIX FEAT JAŸ-Z
Jay-Z, Beyonce
79 BPM · 9A · R&B · 53% Sustainer
R&B
79
9A · E min
53%Sustainer
2026
I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me) album art
I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)
Jay-Z
99 BPM · 9A · Trap / Future Bass · 33% Warm-up
Trap / Future Bass
99
9A · E min
33%Warm-up
2000
DEAD PRESIDENTS - ALBUM VERSION album art
DEAD PRESIDENTS - ALBUM VERSION
Jay-Z
87 BPM · 6A · Hip-Hop · 23% Warm-up
Hip-Hop
87
6A · G min
23%Warm-up
1995
U Don't Know album art
U Don't Know
Jay-Z
77 BPM · 5B · Trap / Future Bass · 39% Sustainer
Trap / Future Bass
77
5B · E♭ maj
39%Sustainer
2001
Izzo (H.O.V.A.) album art
Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
Jay-Z
87 BPM · 2A · Trap / Future Bass · 46% Sustainer
Trap / Future Bass
87
2A · E♭ min
46%Sustainer
2001
Song Cry album art
Song Cry
Jay-Z
90 BPM · 6A · Hip-Hop · 35% Warm-up
Hip-Hop
90
6A · G min
35%Warm-up
2001
Money Ain't a Thang album art
Money Ain't a Thang
Jay-Z, Jermaine Dupri
100 BPM · 1A · Trap / Future Bass · 34% Warm-up
Trap / Future Bass
100
1A · A♭ min
34%Warm-up
1997
Change Clothes album art
Change Clothes
Jay-Z
104 BPM · 7B · Trap / Future Bass · 31% Warm-up
Trap / Future Bass
104
7B · F maj
31%Warm-up
2004
99 Problems album art
99 Problems
Jay-Z
93 BPM · 12B · Hip-Hop · 57% Builder
Hip-Hop
93
12B · E maj
57%Builder
2004
Girls, Girls, Girls album art
Girls, Girls, Girls
Jay-Z
82 BPM · 6A · Trap / Future Bass · 36% Sustainer
Trap / Future Bass
82
6A · G min
36%Sustainer
2001
MOOD 4 EVA album art
MOOD 4 EVA
Jay-Z, Beyonce, Oumou Sangare, Childish Gambino
107 BPM · 8A · Trap / Future Bass · 49% Sustainer
Trap / Future Bass
107
8A · A min
49%Sustainer
2019
One Minute Man (feat. Jay-Z) album art
One Minute Man (feat. Jay-Z)
Jay-Z, Missy Elliott
94 BPM · 8A · Hip-Hop · 37% Sustainer
Hip-Hop
94
8A · A min
37%Sustainer
2001
What More Can I Say album art
What More Can I Say
Jay-Z
79 BPM · 9A · Hip-Hop · 47% Sustainer
Hip-Hop
79
9A · E min
47%Sustainer
2003
Dear Summer album art
Dear Summer
Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek
85 BPM · 1B · Hip-Hop · 48% Sustainer
Hip-Hop
85
1B · B maj
48%Sustainer
2003
Hard Knock Life album art
Hard Knock Life
Jay-Z
77 BPM · 9A · Hip-Hop · 47% Sustainer
Hip-Hop
77
9A · E min
47%Sustainer
1998
Tom Ford album art
Tom Ford
Jay-Z
145 BPM · 2A · Trap / Future Bass · 45% Sustainer
Trap / Future Bass
145
2A · E♭ min
45%Sustainer
2013
Frontin' - Radio Mix album art
Frontin' - Radio Mix
Jay-Z, Pharrell
102 BPM · 9B · Hip-Hop · 39% Sustainer
Hip-Hop
102
9B · G maj
39%Sustainer
2003
Movin' Bass - GTA Remix album art
Movin' Bass - GTA Remix
Jay-Z, Rick Ross
160 BPM · 9A · Trap / Future Bass · 57% Builder
Trap / Future Bass
160
9A · E min
57%Builder
2015
I Know album art
I Know
Jay-Z
83 BPM · 2A · Hip-Hop · 49% Sustainer
Hip-Hop
83
2A · E♭ min
49%Sustainer
2007

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Artists that mix with Jay-Z

We scored every transition between Jay-Z’s 24 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 57 catalogues clear the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 8 with the widest margin over chance are below.

Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.

Drake

26 of the 960 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.5. They come from 14 different Jay-Z tracks.

Empire State Of Mind → Lemon - Drake Remix · 2A → 2A · +8 BPM · 87 chemistry

Eminem

24 of the 384 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.2. They come from 14 different Jay-Z tracks.

Empire State Of Mind → You Don't Know · 2A → 3A · −1 BPM · 90 chemistry

Future

28 of the 960 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.5. They come from 15 different Jay-Z tracks.

Movin' Bass - GTA Remix → King's Dead · 9A → 9A · +4 BPM · 86 chemistry

Kanye West

37 of the 936 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.4. They come from 13 different Jay-Z tracks.

99 Problems → Gold Digger · 12B → 1A · −1 BPM · 91 chemistry

Lil Wayne

29 of the 720 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.1. They come from 13 different Jay-Z tracks.

Dear Summer → Hustler Musik · 1B → 1A · −1 BPM · 88 chemistry

Nicki Minaj

39 of the 768 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.4. They come from 18 different Jay-Z tracks.

Snoop Dogg

27 of the 888 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.1. They come from 15 different Jay-Z tracks.

Frontin' - Radio Mix → Beautiful · 9B → 9A · −1 BPM · 90 chemistry

TroyBoi

29 of the 960 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.5. They come from 12 different Jay-Z tracks.

Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.

Related artists

Top 15 by similarity

DJs and producers closest to Jay-Z by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Jay-Z, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.

Nas
100%
7 tracks in catalog · Trap / Future Bass
Jayz & Kanye West
68%
Not in our catalog yet
Memphis Bleek
65%
Not in our catalog yet
Pusha T
65%
7 tracks in catalog · Trap / Future Bass
Lil Wayne
65%
30 tracks in catalog · Trap / Future Bass
Jadakiss
65%
Not in our catalog yet
Cam'ron
64%
2 tracks in catalog · Hip-Hop · no artist page yet
The Notorious B.I.G.
58%
8 tracks in catalog · Hip-Hop
Mobb Deep
55%
4 tracks in catalog · Trap / Future Bass
Clipse
54%
Not in our catalog yet
Beanie Sigel
54%
1 track in catalog · R&B · no artist page yet
Common
53%
2 tracks in catalog · Hip-Hop · no artist page yet
Rick Ross
51%
9 tracks in catalog · Trap / Future Bass
The Diplomats
51%
1 track in catalog · Trap / Future Bass · no artist page yet
Raekwon
50%
2 tracks in catalog · Trap / Future Bass · no artist page yet

Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.

FAQ

What BPM does Jay-Z play at?+

Jay-Z's tracks in our catalog range from 77 to 160 BPM, with a median of 90 BPM. Across 25 tracks, the most common range falls in the 90–95 BPM bucket.

What key are Jay-Z's tracks in?+

Jay-Z's tracks are mostly in minor keys (72% minor across 25 tracks). The most common single key is 9A (E Minor) with 5 tracks.

What artists mix well with Jay-Z?+

We scored every transition between Jay-Z's 24 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 57 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Drake, Eminem, Future are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page. One measured example: Empire State Of Mind into Lemon - Drake Remix, 2A to 2A, 87 chemistry.

Which artists share an audience with Jay-Z?+

Jay-Z sits closest to Nas, Jayz & Kanye West, Memphis Bleek in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.

When was Jay-Z most active?+

Our catalog has Jay-Z releases spanning 1995 to 2026, with the most tracks from the 2000s.