"It always broke that notion that an artist can't think about money as well." Jay-Z's music career spans across three decades and includes 13 studio albums, beginning with his "Reasonable Doubt ...

That campaign was cynical and calculated to force payment of an exorbitant sum of money — [Jay-Z] would have to pay X millions of dollars irrespective of the truth, or else.” The musician’s ...

Jay-Z is a self-made billionaire who has built his ... people convincing musicians that they "can't be an artist and make money." "Hip-hop from the beginning has always been aspirational.