Digital Music News Lists Top 8 Laws of Rap Success

DigitalMusicNews.com lists the top eight reasons why rappers are some of the most successful businessmen, looking at the work of Drake and Jay-Z for evidence.

Anthony Accardo of the Disney Research group recently took to DigitalMusicNews.com to list the "Top 8 Reasons Rappers Make Better Businessmen." Accardo covers topics like geographical loyalty of rappers and consumer product tie-ins, a la Busta Rhymes's 2001 hit "Pass the Courvoisier," yet maintains that the number one reason rappers prove such lucrative businessmen are the "brand alliances" come out of collaborative songs.