By the year 2015, Forbes Magazine has predicted that Jay-Z will be worth a billion dollars. According to Forbes, Jay-Z has a total worth of $450 million, through his Roc Nation label, his catalog of music (which returns to him in 2014) Rocawear and a stake in the New Jersey Nets.
“That was the greatest trick in music that people ever pulled off, to convince artists that you can’t be an artist and make money.” Jay-Z.