Jay-Z ‘Becomes Hip-hop’s First Billionaire’

In Forbes a cover story, it has now been revealed that Jay-Z’s music rights alone are collectively worth $75 million. His entertainment company Roc Nation is also worth $75 million.

Some of the rapper’s most valuable holdings include his $310m ownership of Armand de Brignac champagne and a $100m stake in D’Ussé cognac.

Jay-Z has $50 million in real estate and a $70 million investment in ride-hailing app Uber.

As a couple, he and his wife Beyoncé were given billionaire status by Forbes two years ago.

Speaking about Jay-Z’s new-found billionaire status, Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean, the producer behind some of the rapper’s biggest hits, said: ““If he’s a billionaire now, imagine what he’s about to be… Because he’s only just starting.”

He told Forbes: “It’s bigger than hip-hop … it’s the blueprint for our culture. A guy that looks like us, sounds like us, loves us, made it to something that we always felt that was above us.”