“Therein lies the conundrum of 50-year-old Jay-Z and the current state of the world. His whole legend is based on capitalist aspirations — and just as he’s realizing his billionaire dreams, the rest of the world is seeing the nefariousness at the heart of those dreams.”
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Sep 2, 2020
In the midst of systemic upheaval, Shawn Carter’s prosperity gospel—the same thing we used to lift him up for espousing—has become his greatest detriment.
