Financial literacy in Hip Hop and R&B

Rapper Jay-Z looks on during the second quarter in Game One of the 2022 NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Boston Celtics at Chase Center on June 02, 2022 in San Francisco, California. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

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June 23, 2022

Jay-Z just recently teamed up with former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to launch a financial literacy program called the Bitcoin Academy. A couple years ago, 21 Savage also launched a financial literacy program for kids who were locked in as a result of the pandemic. And Nas and Will Smith, they also teamed up to create and launch a financial-literacy app called Step. Now, hip hop usually gets a bad rap for teaching bad money habits, but it's time to start giving credit when it gets it right. R&B, too. And that's why this week on The Message, we're talking financial literacy in hip hop and R&B.

We’ll hear a songs from BIA and Wu-Tang Clan, plus a throwback from Tony! Toni! Toné!, and the latest from Pharrell Williams!

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