Jay-Z Is Hip-Hop’s First Billionaire

Forbes estimates that Jay-Z’s fortune now “conservatively totals $1 billion,” which is a big deal because he’s one of just “a handful” of people in all of show business who have become billionaires—and the first ever from the world of hip-hop. (Dr. Dre didn’t actually become a billionaire as some believed he did when he sold Beats to Apple for $3 billion; his current net worth is still estimated to be about $850 million.)

Helping him get there is his entertainment company; his own streaming service; a clothing line he started and then sold for $204 million; investments in art and real estate, including homes in Los Angeles, the Hamptons, and Tribeca; partnerships with liquor companies; and stakes in various companies including Uber.

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