Inspirations

Sitting at work bakin' that cake listening to Reasonable Doubt and found this so necessary...

From Forbes Magazine.

Jay-Z's life has all the peripheral trappings and achievements a young superstar executive requires. Along with bagging several-platinum albums and being named GQ Magazine's Man of the Year, rags-to-riches Carter also has himself some music royalty arm-candy in the shape of diva Beyonce Knowles.

As A-list members of the glitterati, when they aren't making red-carpet appearances or music videos together, the two make a habit of bouncing around in private jets to lux vacations in Turks and Caicos, St. Bart's and the south of France. The duo recently made headlines when Jay-Z applied for a marriage license.

The rapper, also known as Shawn Carter, flexed his street smart business acumen as chief executive of Def Jam Records (See "Jay-Z To The Out") and as founder and owner of Roc-A-Fella, which dabbles profitably in enterprises involving music, clothing, and movies. Jay-Z also owns the 40/40 Club sports bar franchise, with locations in New York and Atlanta. Thanks to his various plays for cash, Jay-Z scored a top spot on Forbes' hip-hop Cash Kings list after banking a reported $34 million in 2006.

when I was young/I never prayed to God/I prayed to Gotti

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Jigga/Was My Jesus

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