7 Success Tips from Hip-Hop Mogul Jay-Z

“Jay-Z’s ability to make money by attaching his name to products is one of his greatest strengths as a businessman, and it’s especially important given the ever-declining numbers in the record industry. Jay-Z grossed $63 million in the twelve months before this book went to press, and only one-fifth of that came from album sales. Over the past few years, Jay-Z has shilled for Reebok, Hewlett-Packard, and Budweiser to name a few.... [Jay-Z] has amassed a personal fortune of half a billion dollars. In 2010, he earned more than all but seven CEOs in the [USA],” says Zack O’Malley Greenburg in his new book, Empire State of Mind: How … [Read more...]