A.D. Amorosi Jay-Z waxed outraged, last Thursday on social media, at having been called a ”capitalist” for his diverse business ventures and their wild fiduciary successes — this after having once famously said, “I’m not a businessman.
I’m a business, man.” But watching the fruit of Hova’s labors where his Made in America music festival was concerned, if making money and bringing together crowds for prime hip-hop and chart-topping Latin artistry is wrong, who needs to be right?
The annual Labor Day weekend, two-day event in Philadelphia’s Art Museum area, partnered with Live Nation, found fresh ways into reinvention, relevancy and paying customers in the name of capitalism especially with the deep participation of international artists on Sunday.
Bad Bunny’s second-night headlining set was the main attraction, but Burna Boy, Chimbala, Snoh Aalegra Fuerza Regida also went a long way toward globalizing this year’s Made in America.
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