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Jay-Z Talks About Early Years of Rocawear

Posted Apr 18th 2008 5:30PM by Tracey Ford
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"It's really just an extension of being creative. It's part of the whole culture." Jay-Z tells Tavis Smiley on his eponymous PBS talk show. "I was just able to put that into a business plan." The hip-hop mogul goes on to explain how his Rocawear clothing brand was developed. "We got three sewing machines and we thought we were going to sew t-shirts," the impresario explained.

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Zuberi

Hustlers are businessmen. And about 90% of rappers came up from hustling. They know how to turn over a dollar and how to recognize a good deal. They may not all speak proper English, but they speak proper money. That’s a language you learn when you come from the streets. You can’t hate them for being ambitious and enterprising. Im starting my own line called GRIND HARD CLOTHING.

www.LifetimeHustler.com Check it out tell me what you think?

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