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Jay-Z has been named the world’s first billionaire rapper in a new Forbes cover story.

The magazine has claimed the 49-year-old’s empire “conservatively” totals $1bn after valuing his various ventures as well as any real estate and his art collection. Jay-Z , whose real name is Shawn Carter, is one of just a handful of billionaire entertainers and the first hip-hop artist to claim such a fortune.

“It’s bigger than hip-hop,” said his longtime collaborator Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean. “It’s the blueprint for our culture. A guy that looks like us, sounds like us, loves us, made it to something that we always felt that was above us.”

Some of his most valuable holdings include his $310m ownership of Armand de Brignac champagne, a $100m stake in D’Ussé cognac, his $100m Tidal streaming service, $50m in real estate and a $70m investment in Uber. It’s also estimated that his music catalogue is worth about $75m thanks to a careful negotiation of his publishing rights.

“Most times rappers end up broke or nowhere,” he said in a 2005 interview when his estimated worth was $350m. “It’s time for someone to take it to the next level, to become an executive and open the doors for the culture.”

Jay-Z grew up in a housing project in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, and was selling drugs as a teen before he started rapping. Without a label, he started selling CDs out of his car before releasing his first album, 1996’s Reasonable Doubt which has sold more than 1.5m copies since. In 2008, he married Beyoncé, whose net worth is estimated to be $355m. On his last album, 2017’s 4:44, he rapped: “Ain’t no such thing as an ugly billionaire, I’m cute.”

Recently, the rapper has been involved in philanthropic endeavours, offering legal assistance to cases involving black men mistreated by the criminal justice system.

“If he’s a billionaire now, imagine what he’s about to be,” Swizz Beatz also said. “Because he’s only just starting.”


https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jun/03/jay-z-is-worlds-first-billionaire-rapper-report-claims

Hmm

The Gods are wise......,

The money in the wallet was not worth their while.... If you know you know


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Below is a more reliable list... Although written in 2018.... It is more reliable than the one OP dropped here.



https://listwand.com/top-10-youngest-presidents-in-africa-updated/

Na normal thing.....



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Better government



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OGHENAOGIE:
e tire me how this article make FP better article dem no go push...the president of Ghana,gambia,congo dr are no longer dee so this list is rubbish

This writer is just a typical Nigerian.. Research doesn't exist in his dictionary... What he did was just to copy and paste an old blog post...

Codedrock:
SOURCE: https://tinamagazine.com/2019/02/youngest-president-in-africa-top-10-youngest-african-presidents-2019.html

Guy stop putting out rubbish information on the web.... Most of the people listed here are no longer president(s)... Google is free. Please use it and correct your mistakes. Please

Haters be Hating



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She gave hum both Money and Body.....
She gave him 4 million
She is the 4th baby mama


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The look on his face tho


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lilfreezy:
Feminist will still blame neymar for leaking the chat

Esp Nairaland Feminists

Women are dangerous.... Women are dangerous.... Women are dangerous.... Women are dangerous.



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Wickedness At it's peak.....




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Owutuotuo:
We’re urged to pray for our leaders, constructively criticize them, and use our votes to flush them out when they mismanage our commonwealth. They certainly will give account of their stewardship to God for the opportunity they got to serve their people.

We've bin praying for them since the 60's...

And the jostle begins




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oyatz:
Stop saying what you don't know.
Getting Ambode a federal appointment was part of the deal.
Parlying with Fashola's camp by conceeding the Deputy Governorship candidacy to Fashola's preferred choice for his successor, Dr Femi Hamzat was also part deal.

It's a win-win deal for everybody.

Tinubu knows how to reward loyalty. It's one of those things that have kept his Political machinery intact.


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Interesting

Eye Service and deception.
.... That's what our politicians are really good at. Nothing else.



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Rosay15:
.. Defeat or no defeat he still remain a champion to me..

Same here

We Nigerians have a problem... Mocking a guy who's at his lowest.. Just for likes and retweets.....

Nigerians though

A sane president



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Birds of a feather



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They knew what they signed up for........



Peanuts in exchange for beating once in a while