Jay-Z graces cover of TIME Magazine's '100 Influential People' issue

TIME Magazine have revealed their current issue, a ’100 Most Influential People In The World’ special, with hip-hop titan Jay-Z gracing the front page.

The issue includes individual spotlights on some of the most decisive leaders across a number of fields, with pieces on Vice President Joe Biden, Pope Francis and more featured within.

The cover feature on Jay-Z has been written by New York’s Mayor Bloomberg, with an extract reading as below:

“Jay Z embodies so much of what makes New York New York. A kid from a tough neighborhood who grows up in public housing, overcomes lots of bad influences on the street, never lets go of his dream, makes it to the top — and then keeps going, pursuing new outlets for his creativity and ambition. When no one would sign him to a record contract, he created his own label and built a music empire — before going on to design clothing lines, open sports bars and, most recently, represent professional athletes. He’s an artist-entrepreneur who stands at the center of culture and commerce in 21st century America, and his influence stretches across races, religions and regions.”

You can check out the cover of the 20 April issue above.