Jay-Z

Jay-Z’s Casino Dreams Fold as Broadway Picks Curtain Calls Over Craps Tables

Jay-Z and Roc Nation's ambition to convert 1515 Broadway into a high-end Caesars casino complex—complete with hotels, retail, and dining—meets an abrupt halt after a Community Advisory Committee vote swings 4–2 against it. Their pledge of $15 million and a cut of future profits doesn’t tilt the board.

The Broadway League fires back, casting the decision as a defense of theater over roulette wheels, while SL Green’s Marc Holliday slams the verdict as cowardly theatrics masked in civic responsibility.

Jay-Z bets on Times Square casino, calls it civic good with a $250M sweetener

Interpolating civic ambition with casino lights, Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, alongside SL Green and Caesars, seeks to install a gaming house in Times Square. Ahead of the second hearing with the Community Advisory Committee, Jay frames the proposal as an urban catalyst, not a disruption.

A $250 million community commitment includes $15 million upfront and 0.5% of profits. Funds would flow to groups like Callen-Lorde—$5 million sans delay—regardless of construction progress or roulette wheels spinning.

Jay-Z crunches cross tabs and hooks, tops Forbes as richest musician alive

Interpolating spreadsheets with studio sessions, Jay-Z clinches the top spot on Forbes' list as the world’s richest musician.

His fortune eclipses the confines of rap, branching into a high-yield mosaic of ventures—from a curated fine art collection and a lucrative music catalog to holdings far outside the booth.

Since 2019, he curates wealth with the same precision as his lyrics, navigating boardrooms with the same ease as bars, signaling that his empire operates both on and off stage.