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Roc-A-Fella Records (RAF), co-founded by American rapper Jay-Z and music producer Damon Dash, is now suing the latter for attempting to sell Jay-Z’s debut album as an NFT. What Happened: According to a report from Rolling Stone, Dash planned to sell an NFT of the copyright to the album...

By Sylvia Muñoz Campo The number of celebrities entering the $75 billion cannabis industry is growing daily. You may be familiar with brands paying famous influencers for endorsements to attract attention and bolster sales. What you might not know is that many celebrities...

Hip hop artist and entrepreneur Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter made headlines earlier this month by entering the cannabis space via a multi-year deal with California's Caliva as its Chief Brand Strategist. Caliva said Jay-Z will focus on creative direction for the brand as well as outreach...

Turtle Beach Corp (NASDAQ: HEAR) has signed deals with first-round NBA draft picks PJ Washington and Kevin Porter Jr. The San Diego-based video game headset manufacturer announced the deal Tuesday, and the draft picks will join Josh Hart of the New Orleans Pelicans in creating content that...

Jay-Z may have 99 problems – but the bills ain’t one. Jay-Z has become much more than a rapper, taking an Empire State of Mind as he’s built a portfolio of companies and real estate that led Forbes to estimate this week that he’s now worth $1 billion, the first hip-hop...

Amid the rise of sportswear and the fall of performance apparel, Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport (OTC: PMMAF) the quintessential casual sportswear brand, is properly positioned for the trend, according to Cowen.  The Analyst  Analyst John Kernan initiated coverage of Puma's...

The Benzinga Fintech Focus Podcast took a brief detour last week into the world of term life insurance. This week’s episode features an interview with Peter Colis, founder and CEO of Ethos, a startup looking to change the way consumers buy term life insurance policies. Ethos has raised over $...

When Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport (OTC: PMMAF) announced a comeback attempt in basketball earlier this year, it turned heads in the industry. Why is the brand that has had a really strong run in sportswear over the past few years entering a struggling performance basketball footwear market? A...

Hip hop icon and fashion mogul Jay Z may have a less-than-friendly date with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sometime soon, Bloomberg reported. What Happened Jay-Z may landed in hot water with the SEC after he failed to testify as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged...

Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)'s hit HBO series "Game of Thrones" is set to return for a six-episode run in 2019, but according to a new study, a majority of Americans would choose cash over upcoming season. According to a new financial study from Acorns, 76 percent of those...

Puma SE NPV (OTC: PMMAF) released preliminary second-quarter results on Monday and has raised its guidance for the second half of 2017. Puma has been one of the hottest footwear companies in 2017 in a struggling industry. “Puma is the only brand that is showing significant growth at scale,...

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) has gone crazy after Kanye West’s controversial comments made on his now canceled Saint Pablo Tour, ranting on everything from Donald Trump and racism, to Jay-Z and Beyoncé. Hashtag "Kanye Party Is Over" (#kanyepartyisover) has been trending on the social media...

When StockX, the stock market for sneaker resales, launched in February, CEO Josh Luber hinted the platform could eventually be used to sell more than just sneakers. That day has finally come, and it’s coming in extravagant fashion. The company announced today that it will host what it...

In January, Ticketmaster Entertainment and Live Nation completed a merger that created a new company called Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: LYV). The company now owns more than 140 concert venues globally, will sell 140 million tickets a year, and will promote 22,000 concerts around the...

According to AllHipHop News, Jay-Z is worth $450 million from his Roc Nation label, and is on Forbes 400 Billionaires list alongside Eric Lefkofsky, Marc Pincus, Jerry Bruckheimer, and Jerry Seinfeld. "Here you got these millionaire guys who had to pretend as if they weren't successful at all or it...