The Grammy Hall of Fame will induct eight albums and five singles this year, including works by Jay-Z, Luther Vandross, and Emmylou Harris.

Jay-Z has been going by nicknames since he was a child. He shared the one person who still calls him by his birth name.

JAY-Z’s debut album, Reasonable Doubt, has long been regarded as one of the greatest Hip Hop albums of all time, much in part thanks to its storytelling, lyricism and production. Nearly three decades ...