You may be familiar with his music but how much do you know about Jay-Z the businessmanJay-Z rose from humble beginnings on the mean streets of New York to become the head of an enormous business empire. Discover how he became involved with the hip hop scene and why he decided to start his own recording company. After achieving success as a recording artist he branched out into clothing films restaurants and even cars. Many of his ventures have been successful and a few have been failures - but they have all made the headlines.