Jay Z's Net Worth (2014)

Jay Z, one of the top 3 richest rappers in Hip Hop for the last decade or so, has a Net Worth of $475 million (According to Forbes). He has been hovering around the $350-$550 million mark for about ten years now. Maybe he needs to invest in a business that brings in Residual income if he wants to hit that Billion dollar mark. But at a worth of 475 million dollars, he is currently the second richest rapper/Hip Hop mogul on the scene (Number one spot is held by Diddy).

Jay Z, who's real name is Sean Carter will be 45 this year, and has built most of his net worth from his very successful rap career. Over the years, he branched out into the fashion world, liquor endorsements, and sports world of late. In 2009, he bought back his contract from Def Jam Records for $5 million, and got his Masters. So now, he owns all his music while having a joint deal with Live Nation (the deal with Live Nation netted him a whooping $150 million in 2008). His label, Roc Nation, which is in partnership with Live Nation, is both a label and an artist Management outfit. Artists under the label include Jay Z himself, J.Cole, Willow Smith, and Jay Electronica; and artists managed by Roc Nation include, Wale, Rihanna, Shakira, Jeezy, Rita Ora, Meek Mill, and a host of other Internationally acclaimed artists.





He is also into sports management with Roc Nation Sports...Basketballer, Kevin Durant, and Football player, Victor Cruz are some of the sportsmen he manages. You know that with all this businesses, there is multiple streams of income coming in for Mr. Sean Carter, so it is no surprise that he has a Net Worth of half a billion dollars.