American Rapper, Shawn Carter, who answers Jay-Z, as his stage name, would on Saturday, receive the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP)’s Presidential Award.
The award would form part of the activities marking NAACP’s 50thanniversary.
It would be in recognition of Jay-Z’s special achievements and distinguished public service.
The NAACP’s president, Mr Derrick Johnson, disclosed this in a press statement he released to Internet Movie Database (IMDB).
Jay-Z, 49, has had a prolific career as both a musician and a business mogul.
He had won 22 Grammy awards and sold over 100 million albums worldwide.
He is also the president of Def Jam Recordings and the co-owner of the global streaming service, TIDAL.
According to Johnson, the NAACP is honouring Jay-Z based on his commitment to social activism.
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