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The three richest American musicians are all rappers

Mar 6, 2018
Diddy, Dr. Dre and Jay-Z built multimillion dollar empires around their music careers.
Diddy, Dr. Dre and Jay-Z (L-R) used to compete in the rap wars of the '90s. Now, their companies are rivals.
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What do you have in common with the kings of hip-hop?

Mar 6, 2018
Check out what personality traits you might share with Jay-Z, Dr. Dre or Diddy.
Sean “Diddy” Combs performs onstage during the Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour at The Forum on Oct. 4, 2016, in Inglewood, California.
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Can Tidal and Jay-Z get Sprint new users?

Jun 19, 2017
The phone carrier is offering its users a 6-month free trial of the streaming service.
Rapper Jay-Z performs onstage at Barclays Center of Brooklyn in 2015.
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Jay Z's TIDAL is 'artist-owned.' Does it matter?

Mar 31, 2015
Jay Z has started a streaming music service called Tidal. Can its business model succeed?

Jay Z is Apple’s newest rival in streaming music

Mar 31, 2015
How powerful is the Jay Z brand?

Clydesdales go missing from Budweiser's holiday ads

Nov 24, 2014
The brewing company is partnering with Jay-Z to try to appeal to younger costumers.

Is Jay-Z's 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' just a big data mine?

Jul 9, 2013
Samsung came up with what seemed like a cool promotion: give away a million copies of Jay-Z’s new album. But how it handled the giveaway got it the wrong kind of publicity.

For public good, not for profit.

Jay-Z and Samsung: Not a businessman, a business, man

Jun 18, 2013
What Jay-Z's deal with Samsung says about the future of music distribution.

Jay-Z's blueprint for baseball

Apr 3, 2013
Jay-Z’s move into sports management adds to the rapper's business portfolio and help baseball.