Culture1996–

Jay-Z (Business)

The first hip-hop billionaire — Roc Nation, Tidal, D'Ussé, Armand de Brignac, and Monique investments make Jay-Z a case study in how a rapper built a business conglomerate.

Origin

Brooklyn, New York

Genre

Entrepreneurship

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Oprah Winfrey (Business)

Entrepreneurship — Kosciusko, Mississippi · 1983–

The first Black female billionaire in American history — Oprah didn't just create a media empire, she built it from nothing in a country that had historically minimized both her race and her gender.