Rap Music... made me do it.
Ben Horowitz, famous businessman, investor, blogger, and author (great books like: "The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers" and "What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture") is also known for connecting hip-hop to entrepreneurship, and even naming conference rooms after rap legends at a16z.
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Selected tracks (by R. Ahrenkilde)
Rap
Lil Wayne - Uproar ft. Swizz Beatz (To get your day started...)
Eminem - Guts Over Fear ft. Sia (When you are stuck...)
Nicki Minaj - Beez In The Trap (Explicit) ft. 2 Chainz ("Beez In The Trap" is a code for always working...)
DJ Khaled - I DID IT (Official Video) ft. Post Malone, Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Baby, DaBaby (When you succeeded... Don't listen to the hates...)
50 Cent feat. NLE Choppa & Rileyy Lanez - "Part of the Game" (Sometimes you need to remind yourself that you are not a newbie...)
Country
Blake Shelton - God's Country (When it is not about money, but you need to take a stand...)
Shakira - Empire (Doing it for the ones you love...)
Pitbull - I Believe That We Will Win | World Anthem (Written during Covid, but for all kinds of trouble...)
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Mission: To honor hip-hop pioneers and support their creative and intellectual pursuits through its grantmaking program.
Activities: Hosts the annual Hip Hop Grandmaster Awards to honor transformational artists.
Beneficiaries: Hip-hop pioneers and other creatives.
History: The Paid in Full Foundation was established in 2022 by venture capitalist Ben Horowitz and his wife, Felicia Horowitz.. The couple, who are long-time fans and supporters of hip-hop culture, founded the organization with the specific goal of addressing the disparity between the massive cultural contributions of early, influential hip-hop artists and the lack of financial and health benefits they often received.
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