Empire State of Mind: How Jay Z Went from Street Corner to Corner Office, Revised Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (886 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1591848342 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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E. Quinones said Better Than "Decoded.". With "Empire State of Mind," Zack O'Malley Greenburg delivers on his promise to chronicle Jay-Z's compelling journey from drug-dealer to 9-figure businessman.As it turns out, Greenburg pitched the book to Jay-Z's management, but they refused to participate and instead went on to write "Decoded" so they could profit directly."Decoded" reads like one of those Donald Trump autobiographies: a very self-congratulatory, shallow look into how he thinks (which is somewhat valuable in its. Terry Wright said Five Stars. Excellent book for inspirations to disadvantaged youth, and young people in general.. "Great Read" according to Amazon Customer. I enjoyed the book immensely
He lives in New York City. . Zack O’Malley Greenburg is a seniorr editor at Forbes, where he has covered finance and music since 2005. He has also written for The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, and Dan’s Papers. 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
On the way to Jay Z’s 40/40 Club for a D’Ussé cognac nightcap, sign up for streaming service Tidal and hear his latest collaboration with Beyoncé. Carter sneakers, watch baseball star Robinson Cano smack a couple of hits in an afternoon game, and grab dinner at The Spotted Pig. He’ll profit at every turn of your day.Empire State of Mind reveals the story behind Jay Z’s rise as told by the people who lived it with him, from classmates at Brooklyn’s George Westinghouse High School and the childhood friend who got him into the drug trade, to the DJ who persuaded him to stop dealing and focus on the music. "I’m not a businessman—I’m a business, man." —Jay ZAs much as
"Fascinating, well-done biography of one of the most extraordinary entrepreneurs of our era." —Steve Forbes"Greenburg has become one of the rare reporters to bring dignified coverage of the hip-hop business into the mainstream. Empire State of Mind is a pure product of Greenburg’s care and insight, an exploration of hip-hop’s most enigmatic mogul." —Dan Charnas, author of The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop"Greenburg follows the money and key pieces of the Jay Z puzzle in this insightful,savvy read. This book is like a GPS leading us through the modern urban realityof how Jay Z’s empire was built." —Fab 5 Freddy, artist, hip-hop pioneer, a