The only rapper who can honestly say they “ethered” JAY-Z in a battle is now celebrating a huge financial victory. U.S. rapper Nasir Jones (better known by his stage name, Nas) has been building quite ...

Some will say that renowned MC, Nas, and venture capitalist Ben Horowitz’s friendship is random, but we’re a time where six degrees of separation links us to more people than we realize. That said, we ...

A former fund manager at QueensBridge Venture Partners, the venture capital firm made famous by the hip-hop legend Nas, has joined boutique merchant bank Manhattan Venture Partners. Rashaun Williams, ...

GOD’S SON IS BECOMING ONE THE TOP CELEBRITY INVESTORS IN SILICON VALLEY QBVP typically invests $100,000 to $500,000 in a company, and the firm has conducted over 100 deals in the last six years. The ...

Nasir Jones, the Grammy-nominated rapper, entertainer, entrepreneur, and burgeoning venture capitalist—who’s gone by monikers like Nasty Nas and Escobar but has for over two decades been known simply ...

When Hennessy, the world’s #1 Cognac, launched its Wild Rabbit campaign in 2012, the brand’s executives didn’t want commercials of people at a party dancing and clinking glasses. Instead, “we began to ...

In the world of hip-hop, rappers turned businessmen — Shawn "Jay Z" Carter, Andre "Dr. Dre" Young and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson being the most recognizable names — have become fairly commonplace.