JAY Z attends JAY Z and Samsung Mobile’s celebration of the Magna Carta Holy Grail album, available now through a customized app in Google Play and Samsung Apps exclusively for Samsung Galaxy S 4, Galaxy S III and Note II users on July 3, 2013 in Brooklyn City.
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The pairing of Jay-Z and Samsung to promote the rap magnate’s latest album, Magna Carta Holy Grail, isn’t new territory for the CEO of Hip-Hop and prince of product placement. Over the course of his decades-spanning career, Hova has become something of a walking billboard, selling everything from Champagne to Chevy, and making each a part of his personal brand; he has also owned or invested in many companies. Let’s look back at the many products Jay-Z has touted and the other profit-seeking endeavors he’s thrown his weight behind during his time as both businessman and business, man.
- Aqueduct Entertainment Group (pulled out over privacy concerns)
- Armand de Brignac champagne
- Audemars Piguet watches
- Barack Obama
- Barclays Center
- Bing search engine
- Brooklyn Nets
- Budweiser
- Budweiser select
- Carol’s Daughter beauty products
- Cherry Coke
- Chrysler
- Def Jam Records
- Duracell
- D’USSE Cognac
- “Fela!†the musical (as producer)
- 40/40 club
- Gain Global Investments Network
- Heineken
- Hewlett-Packard
- J hotels (never got off the ground)
- Life + Times lifestyle website
- Line of Livenation clothing and accessories
- NBA 2k13 video game
- Rhapsody music service
- Reebok
- Roc nation records
- Roc Nation sports agency
- Rocawear
- Roc A Wear Cologne
- Samsung Galaxy phone
- Translation Advertising