jay-z

Carry on Tradition

Music for Thought, Musings / By brucepoinsette

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UzYKl-L2Eo&w=425&h=349] What do hip-hop and personal computing have in common? You probably don’t know the pioneers of either and chances are both are broke or died broke. We’re familiar with Bill Gates and Steve Jobs just as we’re familiar with Run-DMC, Dr. Dre and Jay-Z. What about Fred Moore or DJ Kool Herc? Moore …

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Jay-Z’s Decoded

1 Comment / Book Reviews / By brucepoinsette

The saying goes, “Behind every great fortune is a great crime.” In that sense, Shawn Carter, aka Jay-Z, is akin to P.J. Kennedy. Kennedy ran a bootlegging operation during Prohibition, which won him popularity and guaranteed him success when he ran for political office. Since, his descendants have accumulated massive wealth and political power (and …

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