The 10 Most Powerful People In Music
In honor of Black Music month, BOSSIP and Metro PCS want to highlight some of the heaviest hitters in the music industry. Whether it’s because of money or influence, these 10 people’s names carry them further than high credit scores. Anything they want, they could literally achieve. And of course, they’ve worked hard to achieve their level of success, nothing is ever handed to us!
Hit the flip to see our list of the 10 most powerful names in the music industry today.
Jay-Z
Jay-Z’s name is mentioned whenever people talk about living the american rap dream. He’s arguably the most successful rapper turned business man. Just ask his employees at Roc Nation and Tidal.
Beyoncé
Bey can snap her fingers and get everyone into formation. Need we say more??
Kanye West
His name not only rings bells, but his Yeezy clothing line, floating-stage music tour and emoji app he launched with and for his wife raised brows and his bank account.
Dj Khaled
This is the only DJ building his stock up, one snap chat at a time. His energy helps him build relationships with everyone in the music industry, and that’s powerful.
Diddy
Diddy has built not only a music empire, but he’s also built a monument with Ciroc and successfully ventured into his own television network, with Revolt.
Chance The Rapper
Chance pioneered the “free music” game. According to Billboard, he was the first person to top the Hot 100 with a ”free” album.
J Cole
J Cole is a no frills rapper, who went to college and tours 12 months a year. His influence over fans and peers in music is boundless. He also has his own label and artists, Dreamville. Not bad for someone who started with a dollar and a dream.
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar has reached a level of influence by being consistently thoughtful and creative in his musical approached. Anything he does, is done diligently. Fans and peers in the music industry have a fond respect for him.
Nas
Yes, Nas. Nasir Jones has his own music label called Mass Appeal records, where he’s responsible for artists and actors like Dave East. He also has investments in companies like Lyft, Dropbox, Coinbase and Tradesy. Quietl, getting his coins and still honored and respected by many.
Dr. Dre
After building two successful music labels, The Doc turned his headphone company into a billion dollar venture. There lies the power of Dr. Dre.
Source: bossip.com
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