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Jay-Z

Jay-Z became hip-hop’s first billionaire in 2019, growing his personal fortune to $2.5 billion by the time of this writing.

His rise, from selling drugs on the streets to becoming one of hip-hop’s top artists of all time with a business and investing empire as well, is nothing short of remarkable.

He seems to have done it all and yet he’s not slowing down.

Anyone in business can learn a lot from Jay-Z’s ambitious climb, but especially entrepreneurs.

While there’s no possible way I can cover everything about his story, I’ll take you through the essentials of his story and insights from Jay-Z himself.

If you want more, I highly suggest reading two books I found particularly helpful for this piece:

• Decoded by Jay-Z

• Empire State of Mind by Zack O'Malley Greenburg

Let’s get to it.

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