Jay-Z's taste for a French brandy is one of the main reasons he's now the richest rapper for the first time. Once something lost in the back of your parents' booze cupboard, Cognac has seen its ...

The backstory: Here's a Cognac with a hip-hop provenance: D'USSE (pronounced "dew-say") has been embraced by rapper/entrepreneur Jay Z since its ... on France's famed brandy.

Jay-Z’s expensive taste is worth a fortune — but it's for a good cause. The billionaire rapper’s D’ussé Cognac sold for more than $50,000 at Sotheby’s over the weekend, with the money ...

Bacardi will buy out part of Jay-Z's half of D'Ussé Cognac, resolving a series of lawsuits in which he fought to terminate the partnership entirely. By Bill Donahue After months of fighting in ...

T.I. hyped Paper Trail with "Swagga Like Us," which also featured Kanye West, Jay-Z and Lil Wayne. West built the track off a sample from M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes," and he and T.I. rapped over it.

In 2012, Jay-Z (real name Shawn Carter) partnered with Bacardi to launch D’ussé, and the brand has become a cultural phenomenon in the years since as well as a respected Cognac on its own merits.

JAY-Z‘s legal dispute with Bacardi has come to an end since the music mogul has sold his controlling stake of the D’USSÉ Cognac brand for $750 million USD. Bloomberg reports that the multi ...

Bacardi has reached an agreement to take over the majority shareholding of the D’Usse Cognac brand, resolving a lengthy legal battle with US rap star Jay-Z. The transaction – announced on Friday (3 ...

Spirits maker Bacardi Ltd. tapped the corporate bond market Tuesday to refinance a bridge loan used to boost its stake in a cognac brand once 50% owned by rapper Jay-Z. Bacardi plans to use the ...