Jay-Z’s net worth makes him the first billionaire rapper

Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Jay-Z is officially the first rapper to amass a billion-dollar fortune. For their latest cover story, Forbes magazine details how the Brooklyn-born mogul cinched the title through investments in art, liquor, real estate and shares in tech companies like Uber. According to Forbes, Jay-Z’s net worth “conservatively totals $1 billion,” …

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