The Deal That Made Jay-Z A Billionaire

A single savvy startup investment tipped the Brooklyn-born mogul into ten-figure status.

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The fourth printing of my first book, Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner to Corner Office, just landed on physical shelves across the country. I spent my pandemic winter restlessly adding chapters, tweaks, and revisions for this tenth anniversary version. But I p…