JAY-Z Explains Why He’ll Never Sell His Masters

Jay-Z’s latest interview, a rare occasion with Gayle King, has given us some insight into his career, writing process, how he got the name “One-Take-HOV,” and more. In the latest sneak peek from the series, scheduled to premiere today, Jay-Z revealed why he’s unlikely ever to sell his masters.

Jay-Z stated: “I get why people do it. I’ve been fortunate enough to make money in this place, but for me, [that] was the fight of my life,” the “4:44. From being an independent company from the beginning and the going through the Def Jam system, not really understanding how that works and them having my masters, then going back to Def Jam as the president and then saying ‘ok I’ll do this job and part of this job is my masters have to revert back to me…”

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Source: BET