It’s hard to imagine Roc Nation as anything less than the hugely influential entertainment company that it is today: a household name as famous as the celebrity recording artists and professional athletes that it represents. But ask Desiree Perez what the company looked like back in 2008, and she’ll describe a business with only five employees. It […]
Read moreMade in America 2021 is happening. The Jay-Z curated music festival, which debuted on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in 2012, will return this Labor Day weekend after it was canceled in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. This year’s 10th anniversary version of the multistage fest, which is a ticketed event, will take place on […]
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Jay-Z launched his cannabis line Monogram not too long ago, and now the brand is challenging national drug policy with a new awareness campaign. On Monday, Monogram launched the campaign, which is heavily critical of the war on drugs, specifically when it comes to Black Americans. The campaign highlights the hypocrisy inherent in current cannabis regulations across the […]
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