His father left the family when Sean was just a kid, and they were constantly short of money.
Sean Corey Carter, professionally famous as Jay-Z, was born and brought up in Brooklyn, New York. The album sold over 3 million records worldwide. It has sold 1,933,000 copies in the US to date. On the week ending July 29, 2012, The Blueprint 3 re-entered the Billboard 200 at 28. It was the 5th Highest selling Rap Album of 2010 according to Billboard. The Blueprint 3 was the second highest selling hip-hop album of 2009 domestically.
