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Jay-Z Ordered To Testify In Federal Investigation Of Company That Bought The 'Roc'

A federal judge has granted a request by the SEC to compel the rap mogul to testify in its investigation of a company which bought a suite of trademarks from him for $200 million over a decade ago.
Jay-Z in 2006, celebrating the opening of a Rocawear's pop-up in New York.

Since its founding in 2008, Roc Nation — a business that encompasses artist and athlete management and development, film and television (the company launched a television production arm ) — has been, outside of the booth, the nexus of Jay-Z's many business interests. Over the last decade, Jay-Z, born Shawn Carter, has built Roc Nation into a relatively low-key entertainment powerhouse, overseeing

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