I read this book on Jay-Z last month. The author wrote that Jay has this uncanny ability of taking on a mentor, learning everything he can from that particular person, and once he learns how to execute whatever skill better than his teacher can, it's curtains for them He did it with Dehaven/Calvin Klein (introduced him to drug dealing), Jaz-O/Big Daddy Kane (introduced him to the rap industry) and Dame (introduced him to the boardroom). Had Biggie never died, I'm sure Jay would have found a way to lose his number once he got whatever he wanted from him
Sounds like a smart idea to me