Jay-Z is going to have Oprah money if he keeps at it!

Just what the world needs again....another multi-millionaire who is about to become even richer but yet bishes in various magazines about how unhappy he is and wants the world to care or have sympathy for him.

I'm all for being successfull and more power to the brotha, but don't complain to a magazine about the pitfalls or downside of being a multi-millionaire and expect the average 9-5 above minimum wage person to understand or relate to u'r woes.....wtf, lol.

That's one of the thing I don't like about the dude.

Yours Truly.....Professor

Give me one example of this please........I'm guess u cant :hmm:
 
Never say never.


But the point is he's going to be making an exorbitant amount of money in this thing called Hip-Hop.

the only reason you care how much money this nigga has is so you can have an excuse to call him attractive.........jay-z been had major loot.
 
not that oprah has a lot of money but JayZ will never have the success that she has. Oprah is a brand. Oprah was a chubby black woman that everyone could relate to when she started her show. Now she has branded herself into a giant. TV magazines and everything else she has. JayZ aint even close to that yet.
 
anybody wanna walk thru this thread with that "Jim Jones- Jay Z is over" argument today. Dude is blazing trails. I bet Beyonce would snatch this up in a hot sec if she wasnt obligated to her label at this point. This Live Nation shit is definitely on the cusp of the new music model. I hope Jay left some money on the table for the next artist they sign to eat, LOL.
 
Ok he has to push 3 albums during this 10 year tenure, let's be honest, I don't think many people want to hear J rapp'n at 42+ about the "life and bling". My gut tells me one of those albums will be a greatest album and maybe even a Duet album. Jay's window for rap'n is basicly shut. He'll never be the empire Oprah is. Her entities are more diverse and reach a much larger and wider demographic. Jay has a niche audience, 17 - 35.

I see your point, but I didn't think I would see Jay rapping at 38 either.

And American Gangster was one of his best albums...
 
Everybody saying that Jay-Z doesn't have the potential to reach the net worth of Oprah is forgetting that Jay-Z is in a position to invest in opportunities that are far outside the entertainment business and his appeal as a rap artist. Your limited views on what it takes to make wealth are the exact reasons why your wealth is limited and you will forever be arguing about other people's pockets.
 
Kingdom was a great album. Jay has Carol's Daughter which Will Smith invests in, The Blind Pig among others.
 
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I see your point, but I didn't think I would see Jay rapping at 38 either.

And American Gangster was one of his best albums...

He's not making his BIG money from selling albums. His high net worth is based mostly on the one-time sale of his clothing line and the value of his other businesses. His yearly actual cash take from recording related stuff has been only in the $10-20M range in recent years (until this latest music deal).

Oprah makes $100M+ a year in cash (just in ad revenue from her show), and will continue to do so indefinitely.
 
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Jay-Z plans to depart his longtime record label, Def Jam, for a roughly $150 million package :yes: with the concert giant Live Nation that includes financing for his own entertainment venture, in addition to recordings and tours for the next decade :eek::yes:. The pact, expected to be finalized this week, is the most expansive deal yet from Live Nation, which has angled to compete directly with the industry’s established music labels in a scrum over the rights to distribute recordings, sell concert tickets, market merchandise and control other aspects of artists’ careers.

As CD sales plunge, an array of players — including record labels, promoters and advertisers — are racing to secure deals that cut them in on a larger share of an artist’s overall revenue. Live Nation has already struck less comprehensive :rolleyes::yes: pacts with Madonna and U2.



The overall package for Jay-Z also includes an upfront payment of $25 million :yes:, a general advance of $25 million :yes: that includes fees for his current tour, and advance payment of $10 million an album :yes: for a minimum of three albums during the deal’s 10-year term, these people said. A series of other payments adding up to about $20 million :hmm: is included in exchange for certain publishing, licensing and other rights. Jay-Z said Live Nation’s consolidated approach was in sync with the emerging potential “to reach the consumer in so many different ways right now.” He added: “Everyone’s trying to figure it out. I want to be on the front lines in that fight.”

No wonder BK is gonna marry Joe Camel.
 
Oprah's power and money comes from her complete command of the white female consumer in America, all ages.

Jay-Z will never have that level of influence over whites, so he'll never equal her finances. But he's welcome to try, in my book. :)
 
More power to him. Make as much as possible, because you never know when it's over. He has enough now to be satisfied, but what the hell do you do for the next 50 years or so?

Rarely does anybody make this much in one lifetime, gret to see that he recognized that the game is just beginning for him.

I had a buddy who went from working class to millionaire (owned a auto dealership and all he could say was that he was still $10.00 short of his goals... You need to stay hungry out there to really get beyond consumer class in this country.....
 
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