Empire State of Mind - How Jay Z Went from Street Corner to Corner Office, Revised Edition

Now updated and revised--from Forbes senior editor, a compelling portrait of American rapper Jay Z and his rise from the Brooklyn projects to the top of the business world. Only a handful of people embody the legacy of hip-hop and entrepreneurship like Jay Z. A modern-day King Midas, everything he touches--sports bars, streaming services, record labels, and cognac--turns to gold. How exactly did he do it? Forbes senior editor Zack O’Malley Greenburg reveals the story of Jay Z’s legendary rise from the Marcy Projects of Brooklyn to stages and corner offices worldwide. He draws on over 100 interviews with those who knew Jay Z from the beginning: his classmates at George Westinghouse High School; the childhood friend who got him into the drug trade; and the DJ who convinced him to stop dealing and focus on the music. Also bearing witness are the artists who worked alongside him, including J. Cole and Alicia Keys. Jay Z’s life is a blueprint for any hustler, businessperson, and entrepreneur who seeks to build something spectacular.

Info autore

Zack O’Malley Greenburg is a senior editor at Forbes, where he has covered finance and music since 2005. He has profiled the likes of Akon, 50 Cent, and Afrika Bambaataa, and his stories have taken him from the casinos of Macau to the diamond mines of Sierra Leone. He has also written for The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, and Dan’s Papers. He lives in New York City.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Steve Forbes, Zack O&apos Greenburg, Zack O. Greenburg, Zack O'Malley Greenburg, Zack O'malley/ Forbes Greenburg, Steve (FRW) malley/ Forbes
• Con la collaborazione di: Steve Forbes (Prefazione)
• Editore: Portfolio
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.09.2015
• EAN: 9781591848349
• ISBN: 978-1-59184-834-9
• Pagine: 336
• Dimensioni: 137 mm x 209 mm x 22 mm
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Musica > Monografie; Biographien (div.), Jay Z (Rapper), Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, Rap and Hip Hop, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rap & Hip Hop, Rap & Hip-Hop, Popular Music, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Composers and songwriters