Does Jay-Z's New Video Predict A Recession?

When Jay-Z isn’t rapping, he’s a canny businessman. He co-owns the New Jersey Nets and the 40/40 Club. Hova’s last album sold 680,000 copies in its first week. He co-founded Roc-A-Fella and when he sold the rights to Rocawear last month, Jay-Z netted $204 million. In short, Shawn Carter is a wealthy, wealthy man.

But S. Carter apparently prefers Euros to dollars these days.

In his new video (Blue Magic from the American Gangster soundtrack), Jay-Z drives through the streets of Harlem flashing huge stacks of 500 Euro bills.

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