Jay Z is 1st rapper to become a billionaire
Jay Z is 1st rapper to become a billionaire.
The hip-hop mogul is officially a billionaire, as Forbes reveals that his fortune conservatively totals $1 billion, making him one of the few entertainers to ever reach the billionaire status.
The breakdown of his ventures include real estate, an art collection, and businesses such as Tidal and Roc Nation.
“Less than a decade later, it’s clear that Jay-Z has accumulated a fortune that conservatively totals $1 billion, making him one of only a handful of entertainers to become a billionaire—and the first hip-hop artist to do so,” Forbes’ Zack O’Malley Greenburg writes.
- a $70 million stake in Uber
- his ownership of the streaming service Tidal
- his $70 million art collection
- his ownership of the Roc Nation sports management company
- $50 million in assorted real estate holdings and his music catalog.