A visit to Cuba by pop singer Beyoncé and her husband rapper Jay-Z is coming under scrutiny in connection with the US economic embargo.
Rakim's influence is all over contemporary hip hop. Morehouse College professor David Wall Rice talks with us about why Rakim is so respected in hip-hop circles, and why he's relatively unknown outside hip-hop despite his wide-ranging influence.
Forbes estimates that Shawn Carter, better known as Jay-Z, rakes in about $82 million a year. David Wall Rice, professor of psychology at Morehouse College, joins us to put him into a broader context.
Today, an example of hip-hop's global appeal. We'll meet Wang Xiaolei from Beijing.
Brooklyn-born gangstah rapper Jay-Z as economic trendsetter? Might be. In Jay-Z's latest music video, the rapper rides in a limo through the streets of Harlem flashing wads of .... well, they're not dollars. They're Euros. Host Marco Werman sees it as a reflection of the falling value of the US dollar.