If y’all n*****s ain’t talkin ’bout large money, what’s the point?’ Jay-Z asked on ‘Feelin’ It’, the fourth single from his debut album. In the 18 years that have followed its release, the 44-year-old has done rather more than just talk about ‘large’ money. Forbes magazine recently estimated his fortune at $520 million —‘Half a billi’ — only a slice of which has come directly from his music. The rapper, whose real name is Shawn Carter, has built an entrepreneurial empire, going from the street corner to the penthouse suite, via the corner office. Mr Beyoncé Knowles’ latest acquisition is a bigger stake in the champagne brand Armand de Brignac, the blingiest of all the bubblies, which comes...
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