; Note: Synchronization royalties includes fees and royalties from synchronization of recordings with other media; Chart: Axios VisualsArtists and producers have been able to transform their influence into personal empires — just look at Jay-Z, hip-hop's first billionaire, now estimated to beTimbaland has also recently pivoted into entrepreneurship with
, a digital platform that connects songwriters to brands, music licensing teams, and record label scouts and managers. Or as he describes it, "the Amazon of beats."
Just remembering when Hip Hop was know as thug music by republicans but Hip Hop lasted way longer than those republicans did. 😂 Now we are 3 generations of Hip Hop and those thugs are actually republicans.💕
Honestly one of the worst things to happen to American youth