Jay-Z’s success is framed as pure business rather than musical achievement.

Evidence

The extent of Jay-Z’s financial success is so hallowed that he earned himself a full-length book by a Forbes journalist fawning over his business acumen and claiming that Jay-Z’s “story is the American dream in its purest form, a model for any entrepreneur looking to build a commercial empire.” A telling commentary in and of itself, the book is focused on Jay-Z’s business ventures, not his music. — Andrew deWaard, Derivative Media, 334