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Jay-Z Book Excerpt In Sports Illustrated
Over lunch on a damp autumn day in Harlem, hip-hop pioneer Fred “Fab 5 Freddy” Brathwaite seems mired in an internal debate. He’s deciding whether to tell me something about Jay-Z. We’ve spent the past...
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Jay-Z Book: The Latest Reviews of Empire State of Mind
It’s been months since the release of Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner to Corner Office, and the reviews keep rolling in. Here’s what people are saying: “In his debut book,...
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Do Retailers Have A Double Standard For Jay-Z and Kanye?
Most kings get their heads cut off — or at least, so goes the chorus of Jay-Z and Chris Martin’s duet “Most Kings.” For the Empire State of Mind rapper, though, the sentiment appears to be figuratively...
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Jay-Z Tops FORBES’ Hip-Hop Cash Kings List
This week Jay-Z and Kanye West unveiled their long-awaited collaboration,Watch the Throne. The album’s timing and title couldn’t have been more appropriate—the Empire State of Mind rapper is hip-hop’s...
View ArticleDefending Georgetown’s Jay-Z Class
Last month, I journeyed to our nation’s capital to see with my own eyes a popular Georgetown University class. It wasn’t another grand strategy offering, nor did it explore the latest advances in...
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Jay-Z Empire State of Mind: Year-End Reviews
My Jay-Z biography Empire State of Mind debuted in March 2011, but the reviews are still rolling in. The latest: a nod as “one of the year’s best rock books” from Bloomberg News and a jolly good...
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Jay-Z Empire State Of Mind Paperback To Hit Stores June 26th
The paperback edition of Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner To Corner Office will hit stores on June 26th. Updated with the latest additions to Jay-Z’s empire, the business-focused...
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Jay-Z’s Review Of ‘Empire State Of Mind’
Had I walked out of the Porta-Potty ten seconds earlier, I might have inadvertently hit Jay-Z in the face with the door. But let me back up a bit. Standing in line for the restrooms at Jay-Z’s Made in...
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Barack Obama, Mitt Romney Jay-Z And The Politics Of Music
Mitt Romney hasn’t gotten much love from the music world over the course of his campaign. Just yesterday, Jay-Z introduced Barack Obama at a campaign event in Columbus, Ohio. Beforehand, the rapper...
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Jay-Z’s New Publishing Deal Is Just The Beginning
Jay-Z continues to expand his Empire State of Mind. The publishing arm of Warner Music Group recently announced deals with Jay-Z to administer the copyrights of both his own songs and those on the...
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