From ‘Hard Knock Life’ to $2.8 Billion, Jay-Z Calls Billionaire Hate 'a Cop-Out' Even as 1 in 5 Americans Say It's 'Morally Wrong' to Be that Rich

From ‘Hard Knock Life’ to $2.8 billion, Jay-Z calls billionaire hate 'a cop-out' even as 1 in 5 Americans say it's 'morally wrong' to be that rich

From the Marcy Houses to a chart-topping rapper, Jay-Z was minted the first hip-hop billionaire in 2019. Now worth $2.8 billion, according to Forbes, the star is calling out blanket hate against billionaires. In a recent interview with GQ, the billionaire rapper said lambasting the whole billionaire class is a distraction from fixing the structural forces that lead to extreme wealth in the first place. “It’s almost like a cop-out,” he said. “You…

Jay-Z Addresses 'Selling Out' Criticism Tied to His Business Ventures

Over the past three decades, Jay-Z has built one of the most influential business empires in modern entertainment. He transformed himself from a Brooklyn rapper into a billionaire mogul with ventures spanning music, fashion, liquor, sports, and tech. Recently, he discussed the criticism of him “selling out” in an interview. Here’s what he said about building wealth and why he doesn’t stand for the critiques. Jay-Z discussed criticisms of his bus…

Jay-z Interviewed By GQ

Thirty years after the drop of his debut album, “Reasonable Doubt”, Jay-Z is a self-made billionaire with Beyonce as his wife and mother of his kids. After three decades, Sean carter a.k.a. Jay-Z reintroduces himself. See full story here