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Blight Hustling In The Dyson By Jay Z

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In the Dyson Book on Jay Z, Jay Z himself states that he believes that hustling is a positive behavior. Hustling refers to “making strenuous efforts to obtain money or business”, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. When referring to illegal, illicit, underground dimensions of black hustling, people use the word blight hustling. Within the hip hop world, a lot of blight hustling is reinforced because of the harsh conditions that are given to those that cannot succeed without “blight hustling”. 24. The syllable of the syllable of the syllable of the syllable of the syllable of the syllable of the syllable of the syllable of the 2). The adage of the adage. Jay Z argued that blight hustling occurs in nations that see “dark citizens as disposable”. …show more content…

Businesses are heavily influenced by hip-hop and the influence of hustling is one of them. In Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter by 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson), Jackson states his relationship with Oprah. At first, he did not like Oprah because she would disagree with all the poor influence that he had on the younger generation. This was until he said “If I can’t be a friend, at least let me be an enemy. so I can coexist” (pg.199, para.2). This view of relationships proves how all connections are, in some way, a sort of business. The intersection between hip hop and business is that if someone is talking about another person, good or bad, they are getting some sort of publicity. This is how Jackson views it because, bad news sells records, good news sells records, any news at all will sell records. This is how publicity intersects the realm of business and hip hop. In Culture and Commerce, Intermediaries are talked about and how they affect a business. In the book it states, “... if not more necessary, than before the advent of digitalization and globalization...” (pg. 202, para. 202, p. 202.

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