Jay-Z was born in Brooklyn, New York and Beyoncé in Houston. But Exhibit A of their global entertainment dominance lies right in Southern California, on the Malibu coast, a gleaming 40,000-square-foot concrete and glass mansion the couple bought last year for $200 million, a record sum for a single-family home. in California. Their combined net worth, according to Forbes, is estimated at more than $3 billion.
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The power wielded by hip-hop's most important couple goes far beyond the symbolic. They've teamed up on some of the most historic collaborations of the last decade, touring stadiums across North America, along with two shows in Paris, for the sometimes bumpy On the Run tour in 2014. Four years later, They did it again with the more harmonious On the Run II, which grossed more than $250 million. Meanwhile, in 2016, they rented out the Louvre and upstaged “Mona Lisa” in the six-minute music video for “Apeshit,” in which Beyoncé eschewed her signature vocals to rap bar-for-bar alongside her husband. . (Family collaborations have extended to the couple's children, and eldest daughter Blue Ivy Carter will join her mother on the 2023 Renaissance World Tour.)
They have come together in some of the most historic collaborations of the last decade.
The last few years, however, have belonged to Beyoncé, who outperformed Jay-Z — and most of the recording industry — as she toured behind the hit 2022 album “Renaissance” and then released “Cowboy Carter,” another album record that saw the artist firmly plant her flag in the field of country music. The Renaissance tour, which was the highest-grossing (and eighth-highest of all time) included four late summer stops at SoFi Stadium and a concert film, which former Times reporter Marissa Evans called “a huge challenge.” for anyone who tried to ask.” that we be less of ourselves.” Meanwhile, the album “Renaissance” continued to rock dance floors around the world, while earning Beyoncé, 42, her 32nd Grammy, making her the most decorated artist in the awards show's history.
Beyoncé performs on stage during the Renaissance tour at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on September 4.
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Even in a “bad year,” Jay-Z, 54, went where few have gone. Last summer, the Brooklyn Public Library honored him with “The Book of HOV,” a multimedia exhibit featuring never-before-seen photographs, archived artifacts, and some of his original masters. Visitors didn't even have to enter the library to marvel at his greatness; Some of his most timeless lyrics were emblazoned on the building's imposing exterior. It's another reason why businessmen with galactic brains would line up to pay $500,000 for the chance to decide his opinion over dinner, even if the man himself says it would be a great opportunity. Fools decision.
