Surprisingly Awesome Financial Advice From Hip-Hop Stars

“I’m not a businessman, I’m a business, man.” – Jay-Z

Hov loves to spit tidbits of financial wisdom in his verses. The rapper’s iconic lyric from Kanye’s “Diamonds from Sierra Leone (Remix)” is a call to treat yourself like a business. No one ever got rich working an hourly 9-to-5 with no room to grow. While you might make ends meet, that’s all you’re doing. Hov’s advice calls for us everyday hustlers to look for work in every facet of our lives. For some this means monetizing a YouTube blog or opening an Etsy store. For others, it means turning your cupcake-baking hobby into a little side business.