Jay Z Becoming The Wealthy

The American dream is a well-discussed theme over the past years, and you may not even know what it means. The dream is about to have success in life, but success can look like a lot. In this text we are going to look closer on one person who has achieved the American dream. The persons name is Jay-Z, who is an American rapper which is married to the queen of pop, Beyonce.

While fame is not a new concept, its nature changed dramatically over the course of the 20th century. In the past, people were famous, or infamous, for being successful — Cornelius Vanderbilt, Ghandi, Issac Newton, and Elvis Presley. The Vanderbilt family is one of the wealthiest and most prominent families within the United States. Cornelius Vanderbilt started off his life the same as most people today, poor. In 1810 he was piloting a steamboat on Staten Island. He later expanded into the steamboat business and went on to build a railroad empire worth 100 million dollars by the end of his life. Although he was publically disappointed in his son, William Vanderbilt, by the time of William’s death he had already doubled the family fortune; which

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Originally from Marcy Houses housing project in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City,[9] Jay-Z was abandoned by his father Adnes Reeves and shot his brother in the shoulder for stealing his jewelry[10] when he was twelve years old.[11] Jay-Z attended Eli Whitney High School in Brooklyn, along with rapper AZ, until it was closed down. After that he attended George Westinghouse Information Technology High School in Downtown Brooklyn, with fellow rappers The Notorious B.I.G. and Busta Rhymes, and Trenton Central High School in Trenton, New Jersey, but did not graduate.[12] He claims to have been caught up in selling drugs, to which he refers in his music.[11]

Chapter 4 – Case StudyJay Z the Rap Artist and Business Mogul: His Rise to the TopPlease read Chapter 4's Case Study on pages 116-118 and answer the following questions: 1. As mentioned in the case, Jay-Z wears several hats with respect to the several business ventures he manages. What does this say about his time management skills? Time management means techniques designed to enable people to get more done in less time with better results. Jay-Z is known for multitasking. In the text it says research has found that people who multitask are actually less efficient than those who focus on one thing at a time. This was not the case for Jay-Z.

How does one earn the title of wealthy? Authors Dr. Thomas J. Stanley and Dr. William D. Danko have studied how people become wealthy for over twenty years. They have conducted research, written books, conducted seminars, and advised major corporations on whom the wealthy are and what are the characteristics of the affluent in America. The research for The Millionaire Next Door was comprised of personal, as well as focus group interviews, with more than 500 millionaires. A survey of 1,115 high net worth and/ or high income respondents was also compiled. The authors define the threshold for being wealthy as having a net worth of $1 million or more. This is one distinction that the authors make in comparison

“Money makes the world go round,” Everyone’s heard this before and if you have a job you know this to be true. Money is as essential as water in todays society and so you would think that the more money you have the easier life would be. My mom used to always tell me “Money can’t but you happiness,” and according to Business insider, A new study by Princeton University researchers states “money does buy you happiness — but only up until a certain point. It says that after you make $75,000 per year, increasing your income is not going to make you any "happier." Yet still everyone strives to become a millionaire, some even choosing risky and dangerous paths to do so because they see on T.V that these celebrities are living such luxurious life’s while the person watching is stuck working a nine to five job at a fast food place. This is the part of the American dream I see as unfair, because some of these celebrities are born into that money, but just as easily someone could work twice as hard as the celebrity their whole life and still end up homeless. Companies like fantasy football web site Draft Kings know the desire for people to become rich

Rap in its earliest manifestations was a form of social commentary on the racial, political, economic and institutional struggles of Black communities. Mixed in were party anthems and love stories that speak more about when times are good, even if only momentarily. Today’s rap, or rather hip hop culture inclusive of gangster rap, maintains lyrical prose of the artists’ realities centered around the various hustles that are part of urban life, but even more so the material gains acquired through that artistic discourse, containing frequent references towards gluttonous consumption of top of the line fashion, automobiles, jewelers, alcohol, and even women, as everything is for sale. Conspicuous consumerism is an issues that I feel threatens the

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Being rich is all purchasing power; I don’t think that being rich should determine one’s character. Some folks are rich and stay to their own kind, but then you have some rich folks that feel that money is just money and will associate with the less fortune. I think about how my parents afforded me with all the latest technology, shoes, clothes, etc. And then I would see

Beyonce, 35, has been mentioned more than once in Forbes's list of rich female celebs and women with power and influence. However, this time Forbes Magazine states the Beyonce's fortune soars past $350 million in America's Wealthiest Self-Made Women. On the other hand, Jay Z's network has skyrocketed, hitting $810 million, according to hip-hop's richest acts in which Jay Z is second to none and his net worth is $10 million ahead of the second wealthiest hip-hop celeb Diddy. The couple earned the title with a combined net worth that soars past $1.16

We are wealthy because the events we do. Our football games gain us money. Our basketball games also get us money. Also we are wealthy by our charity events. That’s how we

“All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them”(Walt Disney). Many people wonder whether the American Dream is alive or dead. Jay-Z, Arnold Swarzenegger, and Michael Oher all served as examples of people that achieved their American Dream.

Jay-Z knew he had to take control of his own music career, even if that meant starting his own music label. He had a plan for himself, his business, and the where his future was going. By doing this, it gave him full control over his career path and gave the recording industry serious concern. The fact that a popular artist was now governing his own music, production, advertising and destiny,jolted the music industry and people were taking

Rarely will you meet a person who has found his passion and continue to work at it. For some, finding one's passion is a waste of time and more waste of money. Rarer still is finding a man who has found his passion, work at it, share it, and most importantly be financially successful in his pursuit. Self-made millionaires have the elements of the pursuit for passion and financial freedom. While finding one is difficult, such a concept of a man continues to be an inspiration for people who seek financial success.