Jay. He built the foundation of his empire off his rhymes. Imagine that. Most of these other moguls were either mediocre mc's or businessmen/producers, fair game to them but rhymes are rhymes.
Which hip hop moguls rise to the top do you admire the most?
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da fukk outta here -with dat BULLshyt
i notice the same dudes stay hyping master p. dude had his little run which is respected but for the most part he stretched himself too thin trying to get involved in too many things which he had little expertise in and with bad marketing (associating the no limit name with every business he got involved in
) which is why he's broke today. jay, puff, and others had the good sense to partner with people with the expertise and invest a fraction or nothing in the ventures.
DaveyDave
Superstar
IMO if you say Russell Simmons, then Rick Rubin is tied to that as wellWhy the hate for Russel Simmons?
The Devil's Advocate
Call me Dad
thinking about it i'd say RZA too... think about it. its 20 years later from wu-tang's debut. not only are they still around, but they are legends. they can still tour the world off their name alone. they still are known and respected from the young to the old. he's now moved to being a hollywood actor, making movies, directing, writing, doing movie scores. along with meth doing the same. shyt even rae and ghost popped up in some movies. shyheim.. all them nikkas
they had video games, how many albums including wu the group, them as solo acts, and 100s of off brand dudes who were still stamped with the wu logo. speaking of solo acts, rza pioneered the way groups are signed. before wu, you were a group and there was no separate solo deal. he came up with that idea that they would not sign anywhere if they couldn't be free to sign to different companies as solo acts. and rza was the one producing all those. his credits are just about endless
and they never changed. you know their style and you know them and at 30-40 years of age they still killing it on mics and still the same wu that you heard 20 years ago. they might not be the richest.. although i do wonder what rza is actually worth. but i put that empire up there on respect and longevity alone
they had video games, how many albums including wu the group, them as solo acts, and 100s of off brand dudes who were still stamped with the wu logo. speaking of solo acts, rza pioneered the way groups are signed. before wu, you were a group and there was no separate solo deal. he came up with that idea that they would not sign anywhere if they couldn't be free to sign to different companies as solo acts. and rza was the one producing all those. his credits are just about endless
and they never changed. you know their style and you know them and at 30-40 years of age they still killing it on mics and still the same wu that you heard 20 years ago. they might not be the richest.. although i do wonder what rza is actually worth. but i put that empire up there on respect and longevity alone
Still FloW
Gawd Of Shinobi
So selling 10 Mil TWICE, didnt bring him no money
Making over 100 Mil from G-Unit clothin & sneakers brought him no money right
Maybe you forgot the part where EVERY label wanted him, but he decided going with Em & Dre was better, you seen the producers list on GRODT, shyt was done way before Dre got involved.
How was Vitamin water lucky ?? Son knew what he was doing
