Jay Z

Gamers who care a lot about how their sound environment, and music listeners particular about the aural quality of their tunes may have some overlap. If so, a new partnership could be good for a leading gaming headset maker and a streaming service facing new competition as both try to sound good to...

Shawn Carter, better known as the rapper Jay-Z, will be “chief brand strategist” for California cannabis company Caliva, working to boost the benefits of the legalization of cannabis in communities that were hit hardest by the War on Drugs. High Times reported Tuesday that Jay-Z has...

Jay-Z may have 99 problems – but the bills ain’t one. Jay-Z has become much more than a rapper, taking an Empire State of Mind as he’s built a portfolio of companies and real estate that led Forbes to estimate this week that he’s now worth $1 billion, the first hip-hop...

Forbes recently released its annual list of the five wealthiest hip-hop moguls in the world. Some familiar names topped this year’s list, with Sean “Diddy” Combs taking the top spot with a net worth of $820 million. Shawn “Jay Z” Carter was a close second with a net...

Music icon Jay Z has found his new calling: leading a venture capital fund. According to Axios, Jay Z is launching a venture capital firm along with his longtime business partner Jay Brown. The two are currently looking for a full-time investment partner to come on board and are also partnering...

Hip hop might not be dead yet. Sprint Corp (NYSE: S) recently announced a equity stake in Jay Z's streaming service Tidal, reportedly paying $200 million for a 33 percent stake, valuing the company at $600 million. The acquisition by Sprint sits as one of the biggest hip-hop deals ever. As part of...

Sprint Corp (NYSE: S) may have edged out Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) in forging a partnership with Tidal, a subscription-based music streaming service owned by Jay Z. With Tidal beyond its reach, Apple may now be forced to settle for Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P) for beefing up its Apple Music service...

Just days after Tidal hit a fresh wave of criticism, Sprint Corp (NYSE: S) bought 33 percent of the music streaming platform and extended the service to 45 million customers. The announcement came Monday after a Norwegian newspaper accused Tidal owner Jay Z of inflating subscription figures on two...

Over the years, Jay Z has become much more than a rapper, more than his career as a producer, entrepreneur or even investor. He has become a voice of public opinion, a spokesperson for the masses. Early Thursday, the New York Times published a video featuring Jay Z talking about America’s...

When StockX, the stock market for sneaker resales, launched in February, CEO Josh Luber hinted the platform could eventually be used to sell more than just sneakers. That day has finally come, and it’s coming in extravagant fashion. The company announced today that it will host what it...

Kanye West's latest Twitter rant is directed towards Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s management team for feuding with Tidal, a rival music streaming company owned by Jay Z. West, no stranger to profanity and controversy, tweeted that an apparent feud between Apple Music and Tidal is messing up the...

The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is engaged in talks to acquire Jay Z's streaming music platform, Tidal. The report was also confirmed by Recode, which took a deep dive into a potential acquisition and what it would mean for the entire streaming music space. Related...

Spotify, the popular streaming music platform, boasts 100 million subscribers, nearly twice as many paid subscribers as Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) can claim for its Apple Music platform. Apple is in dire need of playing catch-up, which might explain why the company is looking to acquire Tidal, a...

"I'm getting ghost, I'm hearing noises; I think it's the boys, but I been banking at Deutsche." Jay Z in Pusha T's song "Drug Dealers Anonymous." Wait, what? Did Jay Z say he used bankers at Deutsche Bank AG (USA) (NYSE: DB) to hide his drug money?...