Jay Z: A Charismatic Leader

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Shawn Corey Carter, also better known as Jay Z, is a rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. Jay Z was born on December four, 1969, in Brooklyn, New York, being at the age of forty-five today. I believe Jay Z is a charismatic leader because of everything he went through and achieved for it. Jay Z grew up in a drug-infested area called the Marcy Projects, where he ended up associating his life with gun-violence and drugs. Jay Z's father, Adnes Reeves, left the family when Jay Z was at the age of eleven. Just a few hardships Jay Z went through while he was growing up. Now Jay Z is known as one of the greatest rappers of all time.
First off, a charismatic leader gathers followers through dint of personality and charm, rather than any form

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