ROC NATION IN THE BUILDING TONIGHT: RIHANNA THE WORLD’S RICHEST FEMALE MUSICIAN

ROC NATION IN THE BUILDING TONIGHT: RIHANNA THE WORLD’S RICHEST FEMALE MUSICIAN

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by | Jun 5, 2019 | Celebs, Featured

Oh, what a feeling, yesterday Jay-Z became the first Hip-Hop Billionaire, and today Rihanna is now the world’s richest female musicians. Her fortune isn’t solely from music, is safe to say that the artists of Roc Nation are the top of the class when it comes to expansion. Robyn Rihanna Fenty best known as Rihanna uses the name Fenty as for many ventures beyond the music studio.

“so that you didn’t have to hear the word ‘Rihanna’ every time you saw something that I did.” sais Rihanna in a New York Times Style Magazine

Fenty Beauty launched in 2017, co-owning with the French luxury goods company is worth $600 million, Forbes reported on Tuesday, putting her ahead of Madonna ($570 million), Celine Dion ($450 million) and Beyonce ($400 million).

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Fenty brought in more than $100 million in sales in its first few weeks, $570 million in revenue, and the outlet estimates that Fenty is collectively worth more than $3 billion according to Forbes.

“I couldn’t imagine a better partner both creatively and business-wise, and I’m ready for the world to see what we have built together.” said Rihanna in a statement when the fashion house was announced.

LVMH has become known for offering more inclusive shades of makeup than other brands, with 40 different options in foundation.

Rihanna’s empire doesn’t stop with music and makeup alone, she also co-owns the Savage X Fenty lingerie line which recently announced a Fenty Maison line that’s poised to make waves in the fashion industry. Producing clothes, shoes, accessories, and jewelry.

Making Rihanna the first woman to start her own brand at LVMH and the first black woman to lead a fashion house at the company. Fenty is also the first new house to come out of LVMH since 1987, the New York Times reported in May. Designing a line like this with LVMH is an incredibly special moment for her and is so thankful for the opportunity to develop a fashion house in the luxury sector, with no artistic limits, as she tweeted:

“Everybody knows Rihanna as a wonderful singer, but through our partnership at Fenty Beauty, I discovered a true entrepreneur, a real C.E.O. and a terrific leader,” LVMH’s chairman, Bernard Arnault, said upon the announcement.

Not shying away from her music. Rihanna has been working on an untitled reggae album, yet to have a release date announced.

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THE LOOKOUT: JUNE’S LINE-UP FOR THE START OF SUMMER 2019

THE LOOKOUT: JUNE’S LINE-UP FOR THE START OF SUMMER 2019

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by | Jun 5, 2019 | Celebs, Featured

Hip-Hop was nothing short of iconic in 2018 with the number of releases from new and old artist alike, the question for 2019 is can it match the hectic breakneck pace of 2018? While that question has yet to be answered there will be the albums/project you should watch out for in the month of June. With entries coming from Tyga, Chris Brown, Freddie Gibbs and many more.

June 6: Tyga – “Legendary”

Image result for Tyga – “Legendary”Tyga is looking to complete the biggest comeback of 2019 with his seventh solo album “Legendary”  dropping just in time for summer, scheduled for Friday, June 7. The follow-up to the ‘Kyoto,’ chart-topping singles like ‘Taste,’ and “Girls Have Fun;’ as well as jumping on Marshmello and YG’s recent tracks have kept the momentum going into the release of his album.

The Last Kings founder shared the project’s cover art and release date via social media on Monday (June 3).

June 21: Chris Brown – “Indigo”

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“I’m just letting y’all know this s**t coming out June 21,” Chris Brown exclaimed during his 30th birthday party on May 5th.

Breezy has a busy summer ahead having a joint tour with Nicki Minaj, as a follow-up to 2017’s album “Indigo” is set to feature 30 tracks including singles ‘Undecided,’ ‘Back to Love,’ and ‘ Wobble Up,’ featuring appearances from Drake, Justin Bieber, Tory Lanez, Tyga, H.E.R., Joyner Lucas, Gunna, and Juicy J this album looks to be very interesting.

June 21: ILoveMakonnen – “M3”

Image result for ILoveMakonnenDescribed as an intro into his life after 2017, ILOVEMAKONNEN’s  “M3” set for a June 21 release the new music keeps flowing in 2019 dropping Gucci Mane collaboration ‘Spendin’  back in January, as well as appearing alongside the late Lil Peep on ‘I’ve Been Waiting.’ The EP is Makonnen’s first official release through label Warner Bros. since “Red Trap Dragon” three years ago.

June 28: Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – “Bandana”

Image result for Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – “Bandana”After more than a decade of grinding as an independent artist, Freddie Gibbs inked a deal with RCA/Keep Cool in March to release a new collaborative album, ‘Bandana.’ It will be his second with Madlib, and follows the pair’s acclaimed 2014 set, ‘Piñata.’

“We up there with [’90s hip-hop duo] Pete Rock & CL Smooth,” he says. “We the best doing it [today]. You got Run the Jewels, and I love what they do, but what me and Madlib do? It stands alone.”

His unfiltered, in-your-face attitude, Gibbs mirrors the grime and grit of 1990s rap and ‘Bandana,’ out June 28, stands in stark contrast to today’s SoundCloud rap scene.

June 28: Mustard – “Perfect Ten”

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A confirmed released on June 28 by way of the producer Mustard’s Instagram,  Perfect Ten album artwork features a young DJ Mustard. Migos collaboration ‘Pure Water,’ and ‘100 Bands’ with Quavo, 21 Savage, Meek Mill, and YG will keep fans craving for more until the album’s release.

These are just the albums confirmed to be released this month, a little to whet the appetite of any hip-hop fan. Surely there will be an artist to drop an album or mixtape to turn the game on its head. (I’m looking at you Curren$y)

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The Blueprint: Jay-Z is Hip-Hop’s first Billionaire

The Blueprint: Jay-Z is Hip-Hop’s first Billionaire

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by | Jun 4, 2019 | Celebs

Jay-Z once stated “I’m not a businessman, I’m a business man,” this was a glimpse into the psyche of hip-hops most business savvy person. He’s not only an individual that does business but understands that his image is a business within itself. That mindset has paid off as he was established as a Billionaire.

You’ve heard that right rapper Jay-Z is a billionaire (with a “B”) after an entertainment career of more than two decades. Mr. Carter’s steadily growing kingdom has amassed a net worth of 1 billion dollars through his many ventures beyond music. Such as art, real estate and stakes in companies like Uber. Forbes has done a conclusive breakdown of calculating how his gotten to this point.

Everyone by now knows about his story before becoming a musician and releasing his debut album, ‘Reasonable Doubt’ in 1996 which makes the journey that much more impressive.

“It’s bigger than hip-hop … it’s the blueprint for our culture. A guy that looks like us, sounds like us, loves us, made it to something that we always felt that was above us.” said Superproducer Swizz Beatz, “If he’s a billionaire now, imagine what he’s about to be…Because he’s only just starting.”

This is the same man who could’ve bought a place in Dumbo for like two million that same building today is worth 25 million, needless to say, he wouldn’t allow that same mistake to happen again.

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