For whatever reason, Vanity Fair decided to undertake the task of tallying up Jay Z’s brand name references throughout his career. It’s no secret that Hov’s albums are riddled with materialism, especially later in his career, which is noted in the infographic. Notable points include the rapid decline of Cristal references post-2002, for obvious reasons, as well as the rise of Tom Ford references, which are better than molly, we suppose.
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