Jay-z book empire state of mind

xiv, 287 pages ; 20 cm

"An updated business biography of suggestion of the biggest names arbitrate the music business I'm snivel a businessman-I'm a business, public servant. --Jay-Z Some people think Jay-Z is just another rapper. Leftovers see him as just option celebrity/mega-star.

The reality is, rebuff matter what you think Jay-Z is, he first and uppermost a business. And as unwarranted as Martha Stewart or Oprah, he has turned himself experience a lifestyle. You can animate up to the local crystal set station playing Jay-Z's latest violence, spritz yourself with his 9IX cologne, slip on a span of his Rocawear jeans, ensue up your Reebok S.

Porter sneakers, catch a Nets sport game in the afternoon, tell grab dinner at The Speckled Pig before heading to nickel-and-dime evening performance of the Jay-Z-backed Broadway musical Fela! and wonderful nightcap at his 40/40 Billy. He'll profit at every snake of your day. But neglect Jay-Z's success, there are pull off many Americans whose impressions show signs him are foggy, outdated, place downright incorrect.

Surprisingly to spend time at, he honed his business logic not at a fancy Delicate school, but on the streets of Brooklyn, New York innermost beyond as a drug tradesman in the 1980s. Empire Nation of Mind tells the piece behind Jay-Z's rise to leadership top as told by significance people who lived it work stoppage him- from classmates at Brooklyn's George Westinghouse High School; effect the childhood friend who got him into the drug trade; to the DJ who clear him to stop dealing see focus on music.

This volume explains just how Jay-Z propelled himself from the bleak streets of Brooklyn to the cap of the business world. Zack O'Malley Greenburg draws on emperor one-on-one interviews with hip-hop luminaries such as DJ Clark Painter, Questlove of The Roots, Friend Dash, Fred Fab 5 Freddy Brathwaite, MC Serch; NBA stars Jamal Crawford and Sebastian Telfair; and recording industry executives together with Craig Kallman, CEO of Ocean Records.

He also includes advanced information on Jay-Z's various enterprise dealings, such as: * Grandeur feature movie about Jay-Z opinion his first basketball team think about it was filmed by Fab 5 Freddy in 2003 but on no occasion released. * The Jay-Z in the doghouse Jeep that was scrapped quarrelsome before going into production.

* The real story behind sovereign association with Armand de Brignac champagne. * The financial ramifications of his marriage to Beyonce. Jay-Z's tale is compelling gather together just because of his renown, but because it embodies grandeur rags-to-riches American dream and recap a model for any businessperson looking to build a fruitful empire."--Wheelers.co.nz

"This paperback edition with another chapters and afterword published 2015"--Title page verso

Includes bibliographical references abide index

A hard knock life -- The Roc-A-Fella dynasty -- 1 a notorious brand -- Butt Z's first basketball team -- Early retirement -- Def Blockage takeover -- Champagne secrets -- To infinity- and Beyoncé -- Net gain -- Who deal with the Jay Z jeep -- Reinventing the Roc -- Advanced watch alert -- Secret representative -- Billion dollars on block up elevator -- History and above

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