when they were teenagers, as Clark would go on to produce three tracks on Jay-Z's critically acclaimed debut album, Reasonable Doubt. The tracks were: "Brooklyn's Finest", which features The Notorious B.I.G.,"Coming of Age", which features Memphis Bleek, and "Cashmere Thoughts", which contains a conversation between Clark and Jay-Z. Clark stated that he introduced B.I.G. and Jay-Z at the studio session for their collaboration. During this time, Clark would also introduce his cousin Foxy Brown to Jay-Z, and the two would team up on the hit single "Ain't No Nigga". On 2003's The Black Album, billed as his "retirement" project, Jay-Z alludes to Clark's role in helping him break into the industry, on the album's last song (titled "My 1st Song"). He states: "Clark Kent, that was good lookin' out, nigga." Clark discovered rapper Shyne, whom he accidentally overheard rhyming in a barbershop, in 1998. Noting the young MC's vocal similarity to The Notorious B.I.G., Clark steered him towards Bad Boy Records and Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs signed him. Other ventures Aside from his work in music, Clark is "an addict for sneakers" and once claimed to own 3,500 pairs of footwear. In 2010, Nike commissioned him to design and unveil a "Nike Five Boroughs AF1 Low" pack of special limited edition Nike Air Force 1 shoes. He has also collaborated with other popular brands, such as Adidas and New Balance. References External links Discogs entry Five Boroughs Pack Air Force 1 American hip hop record producers American hip hop DJs African-American DJs Panamanian emigrants to the United States Living people 1960s births American hip hop musicians 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people