Jay+Z

Think about your favorite rapper artist. Is one them jay-z an American hip hop artist and also a business born December 4 1969 Brooklyn New York. In 1999, jay-z co founded the urban clothing brand Roca Wear. The line was taken over by jay-z in early 2006 following a falling out with co-founder Damon Dash. In March 2007, jay-z sold the rights to the Roca Wear brand to iconix brand group, for $204 million. Jay-z retain his stake in the company and will continue to oversee the marketing, licensing and product development. When no major label gave him a record deal, Damon Dash, jay-z, and Kareem Biggs created Roc-a-fella records as their own independent label.Mtv named him number one on their list of the greatest mcs of all time. Carter is now married to Beyonce Knowles He is important to me because he made music and owns a clothing brand. In 1999 jay-z was accused of stabbing record executive Lance ‘un’ Rivera jay-z pleads not guilty. I think jay-z is important because he makes clothes and makes music so we could listen to it. And jay-z doesn’t give up he keeps trying.