Jay-Z: The boy from the hood who turned out good

He's sold 50m albums and won 10 Grammys. He is a multimillionaire CEO and married to Beyoncé. Not bad for a boy who was selling crack on the streets aged 12. Jay-Z talks to Simon HattenstoneThe American flag is flying proudly at 1411 Broadway. At the front, the address is printed big and bold and very gold. An elevator races to the 39th floor – the offices of Roc Nation and as high as you can go. Sit on the window ledge and you can virtually tweak the top of the Empire State Building. Behind ...

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