Jay Z has a net worth of $5 billion, and he still looks pretty good. Typically, when men spend their lives grinding for generational wealth – their physical appearance takes a nosedive.
But Jay Z was spotted out yesterday in New York, looking great while attending the Fanatics Fest in the Jacob Javitz Center. Fanatics created a special 40/40 popup inside the event center – and Jay Z was there with a few of his friends.
And before you ask, no Beyonce was not there with him.
Jay Z was dressed down, but he did have on one particularly striking piece of jewelry. The billionaire donned a special limited edition Bugatti watch – created by Jacob The Jeweler. The watch is valued at more than $1 million.
Jay Z is an American rapper and entrepreneur. Born and raised in New York City, he was named the greatest rapper of all time by Billboard and Vibe in 2023. He served as the president and chief executive officer of Def Jam Recordings from 2004 to 2007 before founding the entertainment company, Roc Nation the following year.
A protégé of fellow New York City-based rapper Jaz-O, Jay-Z began his musical career in the late 1980s; he co-founded the record label Roc-A-Fella Records in 1994 to release his first two studio albums Reasonable Doubt (1996) and In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 (1997), both of which were met with critical acclaim. His following albums, including The Blueprint (2001), The Black Album (2003), American Gangster (2007), and 4:44 (2017) each debuted atop the Billboard 200; Jay-Z holds the record for the most number-one albums (14) of any solo artist on the chart.
He has also released the collaborative albums The Best of Both Worlds (2002) and Unfinished Business (2004) with singer R. Kelly,Collision Course (2004) with Linkin Park, Watch the Throne (2011) with Kanye West, and Everything Is Love (2018) with his wife Beyoncé.[17] He peaked the Billboard Hot 100 on four occasions with his guest performances on the singles “Heartbreaker” by Mariah Carey, “Crazy in Love” by Beyoncé, “Umbrella” by Rihanna, and his first to do so as a lead artist, “Empire State of Mind” (with Alicia Keys).
Through his business ventures, Jay-Z became the first hip-hop billionaire in 2019.[19][20] In 1999, he co-founded the clothing retailer Rocawearand later founded the 40/40 Club, a luxury bar chain, in 2003. As both grew into multi-million-dollar businesses, he launched Roc Nation, a multi-disciplinary entertainment agency in 2008. In 2015, he acquired the technology company Aspiro and led the expansion of Tidal, the company’s media streaming service. As of 2024, he is the wealthiest musical artist in the world with a net worth of US$2.5 billion
