Why Jay-Z left the Def Jam CEO role

Jay Z left his Def Jam CEO role because of the red tape.

He wanted a line of credit to get involved with businesses outside of recorded music, but there wasn’t much flexibility.

Years later, he was able to do a lot of those things with Roc Nation.

Enjoy the full Trapital episode on Def Jam here: https://youtu.be/fXVKDrMPY2s?si=XcQ_uSKER5z8CxBe

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