Black Entrepreneurship on the Rise

Today, I viewed two interviews from my favorite radio show The Breakfast Club. The first interview featured special guest Big Boi from the iconic hip hop group Outkast. Big Boi came on the show to promote his new album "Boomiverse" which is out now. After talks of the new project the Breakfast Club hosts Dj Envy, Charlamagne Tha God, and Angela Yee transitioned the conversation to being about entrepreneurship. As an audience we learn that Big Boi isn't only a great rapper but a successful businessman as well.

In this interview Big Boi shared how he failed at running his restaurant business in his early stages of being an entrepreneur. But, he needed to experience that process in order to understand how a successful business can be ran. Big Boi now runs multiples business which has allowed multiples streams of income for him. To give a quick overview Big Boi owns his own record label, a 40 acre dog breeding business, a trailer rental company, real estate and invested in multiple tech businesses. I truly enjoyed this interview because the dialogue is pushing black entrepreneurship within our community. Which is what we need more of!

In this 2nd interview the Breakfast Club had the creator of the Bevel blade on Tristan Walker. This was my first time being able to match a face with the Bevel blade that I've heard Nas rap about on DJ Khalid's record "Nas Album Done". During the interview Walker shares his process of becoming a entrepreneur and how he was able to create his successful Bevel brand. Again, this was a great interview because it continues to push black entrepreneurship. There was a time where working a 9-5 was the only way of living. But, it has shown over time that becoming a entrepreneur is the new 9-5 and folks like Tristan Walker are killing the game! Make sure to listen to the interview below:

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