Jay-Z Stabbing Dec 1 Rapper Jay-Z stabs record executive Lance "Un" Rivera at a night club in New York Rapper and Record Producer Jay-Z Dec 8 10th Billboard Music Awards: Brittney Spears, Backstreet Boys, and Creed win Nov 1999 Events in Music by Year Jan 2000 Famous Rappers Kendrick Lamar Eminem XXXTentacion Tupac Shakur Nicki Minaj Coolio