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BOB MAGAZINE august Corrected

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27<br />

Jay Z becomes a billionaire<br />

as soon as he declared<br />

his Rasta image!<br />

Now he has a huge stake<br />

in the NFL franchise both<br />

players and half time<br />

event can some one say,<br />

Real boss !<br />

Tidal $100 million<br />

In 2015, Jay-Z submitted a<br />

bid to purchase the Scandinavian<br />

streaming service’s<br />

parent company for just shy<br />

of $60 million. He relaunched<br />

Tidal later that year with a<br />

roster of celebrity investors<br />

including his wife, Beyoncé,<br />

and other music luminaries,<br />

from Kanye West to Calvin<br />

Harris.<br />

$100 million<br />

Jay-Z’s cognac, a joint venture<br />

with beverage giant<br />

Bacardi, moves almost<br />

200,000 cases and has<br />

grown nearly 80% annually.<br />

“Jay-Z resonates with consumers<br />

who are attracted to<br />

the ultra-premium lifestyle,"<br />

says Eric Schmidt, Beverage<br />

Marketing Corp.’s Director<br />

of Alcohol Research.<br />

Plus many more ventures<br />

like Roc Nation who represents<br />

Artist & athlete.<br />

$220 million<br />

A mega investing portfolio<br />

includes a vast<br />

stake in Uber worth of<br />

an estimated $70 million.<br />

He reportedly purchas<br />

ed his piece for $2 million<br />

back in 2013—and<br />

then wired founder<br />

Travis Kalanick another<br />

$5 million in an attempt<br />

to increase his<br />

holdings. Insiders has<br />

said that last bid was<br />

rebuffed.

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