Entrepreneurs: Jay-Z

What is the author’s purpose of including the section “Political and Charitable Work?

• To highlight that Jay Z is thinking of adding to his resume by beginning a political career.

• to show that Jay Z's real fame began when he started speaking out about political causes.

• to show that Jay Z uses his fame to support causes that he feels are important.

• to explain how Jay Z's music career is over so he invests time in politics.

Read the song lyric below.

"I went to school, got good grades, could behave when I wanted/ But I had demons deep inside that would raise when confronted."

What is the meaning of “demons” as Jay Z uses in the quote above?

• violence

• devils

• questions

• problems

Select a phrase from the text excerpt below where the author responds to a conflicting viewpoint about the Jay Z’s debut album.

But even though he had a stage name, Jay Z remained relatively anonymous until he and two friends founded their own record label, Roc-A-Fella Records, in 1996. In June of that year, Jay Z released his debut album, "Reasonable Doubt." Although the record reached only No. 23 on the Billboard charts, it is now considered a classic hip-hop album, including songs such as "Can't Knock the Hustle," featuring Mary J. Blige, and "Brooklyn's Finest," a collaboration with Notorious B.I.G. "Reasonable Doubt" established Jay Z as an emerging star in hip-hop.

• Jay Z remained relatively anonymous until he and two friends founded their own record label

• it is now considered a classic hip-hop album,

• Although the record reached only No. 23 on the Billboard charts

• a collaboration with Notorious B.I.G. "Reasonable Doubt" established Jay Z as an emerging star in hip-hop.

Part A: Select the tone created by Jay Z in the following quote:

"Rosa Parks sat so that Martin Luther King could walk. Martin Luther King walked so that Obama could run. Obama's running so we all can fly."

• Exhausted

• Hopeful

• Disheartened

• Interested

Select THREE specific words or phrases that help create this tone.

"Rosa Parks sat so that Martin Luther King could walk. Martin Luther King walked so that Obama could run. Obama's running so we all can fly."

• Rosa Parks sat

• could walk

• could run

• Martin Luther King walked

• we can all fly

Part A: What is the role of the underlined sentence in the following paragraph:

Jay Z's other business ventures include the popular clothing line Rocawear and Roc-A-Fella Films. He also owns the 40/40 Club, an upscale sports bar chain. In 2012, Jay Z became part owner of the Brooklyn Nets basketball franchise. In 2013, he launched a full-service sports management company, Roc Nation Sports, and sold his Brooklyn Nets shares. As Jay Z once rapped about his business empire, "I'm not a businessman/ I'm a business, man."

• To show that Jay Z prefers investing in sports

• To show that Jay Z likes rapping about business

• To showcase Jay Z’s viewpoint on his business success.

• To showcase Jay Z’s lyrical talents.

Part A: How is the following paragraph from “Rise to Hip-Hop Fame” structured?

Carter turned to rap at a young age as an escape from the drugs, violence and poverty of his youth. In 1989, he joined the rapper Jaz-O — an older performer who served as his mentor — to record the song "The Originators." It was at this point that Shawn Carter embraced the nickname Jay-Z, which was also an homage to Jaz-O, a play on Carter's childhood nickname of "Jazzy" and a reference to the J/Z subway station near his Brooklyn home.

• As an explanation of the beginning of Jay Z’s rap career.

• As a complete sequence of Jay Z’s childhood and early life.

• As an argument against drug usage and gun violence.

• As an advertisement, promoting hip-hop as an escape from poverty.

How does this structure impact the meaning of the section, “Rise to Hip-Hop Fame”?

• It allows the reader to understand the humble beginnings Jay Z came from.

• It gives the reader enough information to determine how successful hip hop is.

• It gives value to the argument that hip hop can help a person escape bad situations.

• It reveals how Jay Z got his start in hip hop and created his stage name.