If Hip-Hoppers Were Politicians: 12 Artists Who’d Reign in DC
Jay-Z
Secretary of Commerce
Mr. Shawn Carter, aka Jay-Z, knows all about money—how to make it and how to keep it growing. With business ventures in fashion, real estate, sports, nightclubs, music and Broadway, it’s no wonder that he retains the number one slot on Forbes’ hip-hop Cash Kings list for a second year in a row with earnings of $63 million for the last 12 months. He’d have the best state of mind to oversee the department of commerce, whose mission it is to help make American businesses more innovative and competitive.