Empire State Of Mind (Revised)
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Empire State Of Mind (Revised) by Zack O'malley Greenburg
I'm not a businessman-I'm a business, man. -Jay Z As much as Martha Stewart or Oprah-and perhaps more than any musician-Jay Z has turned himself into a lifestyle. You can wake up to the local radio station playing his newest hit, spritz yourself with his latest cologne, slip on a pair of his Rocawear jeans, lace up your Reebok S. Carter sneakers, watch baseball star Robinson Cano smack a couple of hits in an afternoon game, and grab dinner at The Spotted Pig. On the way to Jay Z's 40/40 Club for a D'Usse cognac nightcap, sign up for streaming service Tidal and hear his latest collaboration with Beyonce. He'll profit at every turn of your day. Empire State of Mind reveals the story behind Jay Z's rise as told by the people who lived it with him, from classmates at Brooklyn's George Westinghouse High School and the childhood friend who got him into the drug trade, to the DJ who persuaded him to stop dealing and focus on the music. Now with new interviews with industry insiders like Russell Simmons, Alicia Keys, and J. Cole-more than one hundred in total-this book explains just how Jay Z propelled himself from the bleak streets of Brooklyn to the heights of the business world.Zack O'Malley Greenburg is the author of 3 Kings, Empire State of Mind, and Michael Jackson, Inc., as well as the senior editor of media and entertainment at Forbes. The Washington Post, Billboard, Vibe, McSweeny's, and Sports Illustrated have all published his work. Zack has appeared as a speaker at SXSW, CES, TEDx, Harvard, and Yale, and has acted as an expert source for NPR, BBC, MTV, and CBS's 60 Minutes. He is a New Yorker.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781591848349 |
| ISBN 10 | 1591848342 |
| Title | Empire State Of Mind (Revised) |
| Author | Zack O'malley Greenburg |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2015-09-22 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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