Crown: Roc Nation Milestones

The label that Hov built has made major league moves.

Wale, The Gifted - From the introductory interlude through tracks like "LoveHate Thing," "Sunshine" and "Golden Salvation (Jesus Piece)," Wale's vivid wordplay on his third album would make a hot clip. (Photos from left: John Ricard / BET, Roc Nation)
Jay Z and Alicia Keys Rock the World Series - Hov and Alicia helped rally their hometown Yankees to a World Series victory by performing their anthem "Empire State of Mind" before game 2 in 2009. (Photo: Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)
Jay's Magna Carta...Holy Grail Goes Platinum - Numbers don't lie, check the scoreboard. When Samsung bought 1 million units of Magna Carta Holy Grail to deliver as an exclusive to their Galaxay users, it made the record instantly platinum, and the RIAA agreed, changing its digital rules in time to deliver a shiny new plaque to Hova before it was even available for Billboard charting.(Photo: Courtesy of the RIAA via Facebook)
Rihanna's Unapolgetic Goes No. 1 - Add another number one for the Roc Nation team. Jay's groomed Rihanna since she was a teenager, and now that she's unabashadely a Bad Gal, she can boast that her seventh studio album, Unapologetic, is her first to debut atop the U.S. charts. It is also her third No. 1 in the UK, her fourth No. 1 in Norway, and her fifth No. 1 is Switzerland. Phresh.(Photos: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images; Def Jam Records)Willow Smith - Video: "Whip My Hair"

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Jay and NY Gets First No. 1 Single With "Empire State of Mind" - The Blueprint III's "Empire State of Mind" (featuring Alicia Keys) not only picked up two Grammy Awards ("Best Rap/Sung Collaboration" and "Best Rap Song"), but it also gave Jay his fist No. 1 single as a lead artist and, fittingly, it also became the first No. 1 on the Hot 100 to reference New York in its title. It stayed in that No. 1 spot for five consecutive weeks and atop the radio play charts for eight consecutive weeks.(Photo: Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

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