Hello Adrian! Good post, I can relate to what you said about respecting Jay Z for his entrepreneurial mind. I almost chose him for my post as well because he truly did rise to the very top of the industry. I think Jay Z and Beyonce are an industry power couple. What do you think the affect of having a family and children has had on him as a person and a rap star? Do you think it's been a hindrance or a benefit? You might consider delving a little more into the "family man" side of Jay Z because I think it has become an important part of his image to his fans and the media. I know that they have recently been considering using a surrogate for their next child. I wonder how that will affect him and his career. You can read more about it here:
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.
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]
"Can you still be a rapper at 50-years-old?," my father asked in reference to hip-hop paragon Jay-Z, who'll be 48 in a few months. I said "Given that rap is young in comparison to the other genres, there's not a precedent for what would be odd in regard to age." Jay-Z's laid the groundwork for many things in his career; now, he shows what it looks like to still be thriving in a "young man's game" on the cusp of a golden anniversary with his 13th album, 4:44. Developmental psychology submits that the late 40's to early 60's is a time of reflection that often leads to self-loathing, a "midlife-crisis" and/or a needling desire to contribute to the next generation. 4:44 seems to be the "middle-adulthood" stage on wax. Jay-Z mulls over his egomaniacal
From his catalogue of critically acclaimed albums to his highly lucrative business ventures in the worlds of fashion, entertainment, sports, and technology, Hip Hop artist Jay Z has etched himself into the collective conscience of America as an icon of black success. One of the consequences of this revered status is that his art, whether it be in the form of music, documentary films, or books resonates on a level beyond that of his peers. As comedian Jerrod Carmichael joked in his latest comedy special, "Jay Z means way more than me to Dr. Martin Luther King. " Hunger for individual advancement replaces concern for collective progress and Machiavellian power play invades spaces once animated by moral courage in this contemporary search for
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
Moreover, the father-of-three made noise when she broke up with Kourtney in July and often spotted in various nightclubs. After his split, he even managed to go on a vacation with his pals in Mexico.
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, today we have the great privilege of being able to listen to a man that I like to refer to as the new rap royalty. Picture driving in your car and let’s say you’re stuck in traffic and you’re looking for something to listen to on the radio to buy the time, you can turn on just about half of music stations nowadays and you’ll find one rapper that happens to be everywhere you turn, Drake. Drake has become one of the fastest growing and interesting empires that we have seen from the hip-hop scene in a long time.
Hip hop has been amongst the music genre for many years. From club bangers to raps of success, hip hop was lit in the past years. While many of today’s rappers try to keep this tradition alive, there are others who lower the success rate of the rap genre. Rappers like Young Thug and Birdman give hip hop a bad sound. Sometimes, it makes people wonder how they even got into the rap business in the first place. Is it that easy? Is hip hop so desperate that they’ll just accept anybody who knocks on the door? Luckily, there are other rappers like Drake, Rick Ross, Kendrick Lamar, and Kevin Gates, who keep the hip hop ratings up. To these rappers, we salute you; keep doing your thing. To Young Thug and Birdman, the music industry is not for you.
Relationships can be hard as is, and having it in the public’s eye while having a reality show makes it that much harder. So this is to Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna, I know the both of you have been bumpy throughout your short and fast-moving relationship. Thankfully, there are ways to explain how to succeed in a relationship including duration, anxiety reduction, variability, revelation, being mutually interdependent, proximity, and the fact that relationships are systemic. However, on the other hand, idealization vs realization, perfect unity vs journey, privacy vs openness, happiness vs unhappiness, dependence vs independence, altruism vs selfishness, and love vs comfort are sticky situations that can pull both of you apart. It’s a fact that most Hollywood couples don’t have long-lasting, healthy relationships. Especially Rob, it definitely runs in the family to not have successful relationships.
The romance and intimate relationship between Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani is not an unknown fact as it has been trending over the past few months. However, Blake Shelton avoiding questions on the inevitable marriage proposition with Gwen Stefani has raised a lot of eyebrows, and has sparked speculations on whether Blake is having any second thoughts on tying the knot with Gwen. The question in the minds of fans and media is why is Blake not yet ready to commit to Gwen?
First I would like to tell you a little about myself. This is my first article ever published in a magazine. Rolling Stone is my first job straight out of college. I finished college back in May 2002 at New York University with a degree in Journalism. I landed my job with the magazine as one of the editors saw a blog post of mine. With the growing popularity of computer and the internet, I decided to start blogging as a way to pass time while I was looking for a post-college job and a way to move out of my parent’s house. I grew up in a middle-class family in Scarsdale which is located in Westchester County about forty minutes north of New York City. My Irish-American mother is a flight attendant while my dad who came from London, England is a lawyer. I’m the oldest of four children. Before hip hop became a movement shared by the world it was New York City’s best kept secret. And it was an example of how blacks and Latinos were known to be the trailblazers in American culture. “The history of hip-hop’s origins among African American and Puerto Rican youth in the South Bronx is commonly recited” (Ogbar, 3). Factors that “gave rise to hip-hop in New York City” (Ogbar, 3) in the 1970s -- the decade prior to my birth -- included the fact of “the Black Power movement and Puerto Rican nationalist activism” (Ogbar, 3) beginning to wane. “The most important direct influence on the creation of hip hop music is the Jamaican
In the 80s hip-hop musicians and Basquiat influenced each other and worked together; because of the higher status Jay Z represents today and the idea of celebrity that currently inhabits our media, these historical aspects tend to
If it is from a friend, family, or a complete stranger. Saying that you never receiver help and did everything on your own if not true. People can always look back in their lives, and think about how much their parents pushed them to succeed. If it was not for my more putting me in private school. I would not be at Butler. People can think of a childhood friend who was always there for them, and help them through classes. I have help a lot of friends pass their class. It applies to celebrities also. If it was not for Beyoncé parents letting her sing and starting the group Destin Child. She would not be this famous. Then she can thank her label and mother for tracking her and the other singers. Tracking is a way you divide students into different classes by ability or future plans. They separate them by their talents and made it known that Beyoncé can sing better than the rest. They would put her in front of the other girls, and they would promoted her the more than the other girls. There are many singers who parents would not let them follow there aspiration of singing, and now are stuck in a simple salary job. Kanye West owes his career to Jay-Z. If he never signed with Roc-Nation, Kanye West would not be a music mogul. He would be as famous as T.I or Snoop Dogg. Jay-Z is one of the biggest and best entrepreneur in the rap industry. His brand goes everywhere, and when Kanye West joined he became that
Jay Z is effectively able to utilize not just one but three different archetypes- the gangster, the businessman/ruler and the reformer in order to build a large following, achieve massive success in the music industry and become the de facto leader for the black community.
Beyoncé dropped a surprise, self-titled, album with 14 songs and 17 videos! In this unique branding strategy the only promotion used are Beyoncé's undeniable talent and personal story. The question is, can everyone use “The Beyonce Brand” as a marketing tool? Many would say no due to Beyoncé's star power that seems to make millions untouched. Although, there are some key tactics we can take away from “The Beyonce Brand” in order to build billion dollar companies with strong brand loyalty, brand identity, and positive brand image. According to, “BEYONCE. THE WOMAN. THE LEGEND. THE BRAND.” by Tara Urso, “the Beyonce brand is strong, tells a story and reaches its audience emotionally –– three qualities of any successful brand.” As an entrepreneur,