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The Hip-Hop Museum Is A Reality Thanks To $3.5 Million From New York | Ambrosia for Heads

December 24, 2019December 24, 2019African American Art, African American Museum

For years, there has been a drive to make the Universal Hip-Hop Museum a reality. New, the Empire State is providing some significant seven-figure funding to give the Bronx, New York a place where Hip-Hop Heads can celebrate the culture’s origins and heritage. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] On Thursday (December 19), New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced […]

Jay-Z named world’s first billionaire rapper by Forbes magazine | The Guardian

June 5, 2019June 5, 2019African American Wealth, KINDR'D ...

In a new cover story, Forbes has valued the rapper and business mogul’s empire at $1bn, including real estate and other ventures

Review: In ‘The Defiant Ones,’ a Revealing Portrait of Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine | The New York Times

July 11, 2017African American Culture, African American Music ...

Money is nice, fame is dizzying, and professional accolades can be rewarding. But the truest measurement of a life lived well — or at least strategically — may be the quality of the biographer you can persuade, or hire, to tell your story.