According to a new Forbes Report, Jay-Z is said to be the first hip hop artist to reach a worth of a billion dollars. Forbes totaled all of his income from multiple business ventures and then subtracted what they called “a healthy amount to account for a superstar lifestyle.”
Here is a breakdown of how Jay-Z accumulated a worth of a billion dollars over time.
$310 million for Armand de Brignac champagne
— $220 mil in cash and investments, including a $70 million stake in Uber
— $100 mil for D’Usse cognac
— $100 mil for Tidal
— $75 mil for Roc Nation
— $75 mil for his music catalog
— $70 mil art collection
— $50 mil in real estate
