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Empire State of Mind.

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Empire State of Mind.

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Empire State of Mind. How Jay-Z went from Street Corner to Corner Office. Composed by Zack O'Malley Greenburg. Artist. Personality. Book. Reference Textbooks. Textbook - General. Pop. Published by Alfred Music. AP.74-1591845409. ISBN 1591845408. Some people think Jay-Z is just another rapper. Others see him as just another celebrity. mega-star. The reality is, no matter what you think Jay-Z is, he first and foremost a business. And as much as Martha Stewart or Oprah, he has turned himself into a lifestyle. You can wake up to the local radio station playing Jay-Z's latest hit, spritz yourself with his 9IX cologne, slip on a pair of his Rocawear jeans, lace up your Reebok S. Carter sneakers, catch a Nets basketball game in the afternoon, and grab dinner at The Spotted Pig before heading to an evening performance of the Jay-Z-backed Broadway musical Fela. and a nightcap at his 40. 40 Club. He'll profit at every turn of your day. But despite Jay-Z's success, there are still many Americans whose impressions of him are foggy, outdated, or downright incorrect. Surprisingly to many, he honed his business philosophy not at a fancy B school, but on the streets of Brooklyn, New York and beyond as a drug dealer in the 1980s. Empire State of Mind tells the story behind Jay-Z's rise to the top as told by the people who lived it with him- from classmates at Brooklyn's George Westinghouse High School. to the childhood friend who got him into the drug trade. to the DJ who convinced him to stop dealing and focus on music. This book explains just how Jay-Z propelled himself from the bleak streets of Brooklyn to the heights of the business world. Zack O'Malley Greenburg draws on his one-on-one interviews with hip-hop luminaries such as DJ Clark Kent, Questlove of The Roots, Damon Dash, Fred "Fab 5 Freddy" Brathwaite, MC Serch. NBA stars Jamal Crawford and Sebastian Telfair. and recording industry executives including Craig Kallman, CEO of Atlantic Records. He also includes new information on Jay-Z's various business dealings, such as. The feature movie about Jay-Z and his first basketball team that was filmed by Fab 5 Freddy in 2003 but never released. The Jay-Z branded Jeep that was scrapped just before going into production.

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Empire State of Mind. Hoe Jay-Z het van straathoek te Lewe Kantoor. Saamgestel deur Zack O'Malley Greenburg. Kunstenaar. Persoonlikheid. Book. Verwysing handboeke. Handboek - Algemene. Pop. Gepubliseer deur Alfred Musiek. AP.74-1591845409. ISBN 1591845408. Sommige mense dink Jay-Z is net nog 'n rapper. Ander sien hom as net nog 'n celebrity. mega-ster. Die werklikheid is, maak nie saak wat jy dink Jay-Z is, het hy in die eerste plek 'n besigheid. En so veel as Martha Stewart of Oprah, het hy homself verander in 'n leefstyl. Jy kan wakker word met die plaaslike radiostasie speel Jay-Z se nuutste treffer, Spritz jouself met sy 9IX cologne, glip op 'n paar van sy Rocawear jeans, kant jou Reebok S. Carter skoene, vang 'n Nette basketbal spel in die middag, en gryp aandete by die gevlekte vark voor op pad na 'n aand prestasie van die Jay-Z-gesteunde Broadway musiekblyspel Fela. en 'n drankie op sy 40. 40 Club. Hy sal baat om elke draai van jou dag. Maar ten spyte van Jay-Z se sukses, is daar steeds baie Amerikaners wie se indrukke van hom is mistige, verouderde, of selfs verkeerde. Verbasend te veel, het hy geslyp sy besigheid filosofie nie 'n fancy B skool nie, maar op die strate van Brooklyn, New York en elders as 'n dwelm handelaar in die 1980's. Empire State of Mind vertel die storie agter Jay-Z se aanleiding tot die top soos vertel deur die mense wat dit saam met hom van klasmaats by Brooklyn se George Westinghouse High School. na die kinderjare vriend wat hom het in die dwelmhandel. die DJ wat hom oortuig om op te hou doen en fokus op musiek. Hierdie boek verduidelik hoe Jay-Z aangedryf homself uit die donker strate van Brooklyn na die hoogtes van die sakewêreld. Zack O'Malley Greenburg trek op sy een-tot-een onderhoude met hip-hop ligte soos DJ Clark Kent, Questlove van die wortels, Damon Dash, Fred "Fab 5 Freddy" Brathwaite, MC Serch. NBA sterre Jamal Crawford en Sebastian Telfair. en opname-industrie uitvoerende beamptes, insluitend Craig Kallman, uitvoerende hoof van Atlantic Records. Hy sluit ook nuwe inligting oor verskeie saketransaksies Jay-Z se, soos. Die funksie film oor Jay-Z en sy eerste basketbal span wat in 2003 verfilm is deur Fab 5 Freddy maar nooit vrygestel. Die Jay-Z gebrandmerk Jeep wat geskrap is net voor gaan in produksie.