Jay-Z slams hip-hop's commercialism

Rapper Jay-Z is appalled at how hip-hop is becoming commercial and has urged up-and-coming musicians to focus on art rather than money.

Jay-Z slams hip-hop's commercialism

Rapper Jay-Z is appalled at how hip-hop is becoming commercial and has urged up-and-coming musicians to focus on art rather than money.

The Girls, Girls, Girls singer claims its easy for individual artists to get swallowed up in the money-making machine and wants this to change.

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