From the streets to, to the charts, to the boardroom, Jay-Z‘s ascend is one of the most pronounced realizations of The American Dream in the modern era. As such, it comes as little surprise that the Roc Nation mogul has been named one of Time Magazine‘s ‘Most Influential People In The World’.
In honor of the feat, the Brooklyn-bred rapper features on one of seven covers of the publication.
Flip the hood to see what New York mayor Michael Bloomberg wrote about the Hip-Hop icon in the feature…
Jay Z embodies so much of what makes New York New York. A kid from a tough neighborhood who grows up in public housing, overcomes lots of bad influences on the street, never lets go of his dream, makes it to the top — and then keeps going, pursuing new outlets for his creativity and ambition. When no one would sign him to a record contract, he created his own label and built a music empire — before going on to design clothing lines, open sports bars and, most recently, represent professional athletes. He’s an artist-entrepreneur who stands at the center of culture and commerce in 21st century America, and his influence stretches across races, religions and regions. He’s never forgotten his roots — “Empire State of Mind” was a love song to our city — and as a co-owner of the NBA Nets, he helped bring a major league sports team back to Brooklyn, not far from his old neighborhood. In nearly everything he’s tried, he’s found success. (He even put a ring on Beyoncé.) And in doing so, he’s proved that the American Dream is alive and well. {Source}
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Major.
Watch how the Hive claim him now but ditched him when he lied on Obama.
Stay pressed
WHEN DID THE HIVE DITCH HIM? WHEN DID HE LIE ON OBAMA?
I aint see nobody ditch him. Stay mad.
OH SHUT UP IT WAS JUST A RAP SONG WICH U CAN LIKE OR UNLIKE
KING HOV!
Jay and Bey = Billion Dollar Couple. Stay Mad!! While they stay winning.
$475million +$350million=$1BILLION…I agree
LOOOOL GO USE UR MATH PROPERLY THATS £825 MILLION
That’s the combined total of their Forbes entries, not their actual shared wealth. And your numbers are so outdated!
i thought Forbes was the reference point to assertain people’s networth…my bad
JAY WORTH $500 MILLION DOLLAR AND AFTER THE TOUR BEY S WORTH WILL BE EQUAL AND THATS $500 + $500 MILLION DOLLAR = $1 BILLION DOLLAR
So until then,it’s $350million
African Americans should take cue…We need more of them running successful empires while being responsible family men at the same time
How much did he pay to have his ugly, fugly mug on the cover???
How much are you getting paid to hate like this?
As much as R**** pays for her number 1 singles LMAO! LMAO!
KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!
#Winning!
slayage
Money rules the World!
JAY+ BEY = billionaire
I am so proud of Jay and Bey. Haters are stupid because they have proved s***. They are now worth a BILLION and bey is selling our tours dont even have a damn single who’s bad like that? Ill wait???
Havent
I love it. This is how a successful relationship looks. You build each other up and keep unconditional love. Now, they are well on their way to conquering every avenue.
I love them my favorite couple god continue to bless protect them for life more success long happy life everlasting long happy married more success in they do
Black love and black power!
You cant tear jigga and his lady down no matter how hard you try
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