Trump was hip hop before he himself knew. For one thing, he was rich—a billionaire who reveled in his money. And he didn’t care who cared. He was a real estate mogul, and he built big, and he built flashy, and yes, he put his name on everything from Trump Tower to Trump Plaza to Trump Parc to the Trump International Hotel and Tower. When people dissed him—whether it was city government, banks, or the media—his response was indeed, Fuck off.
“Every time I see Tina Brown (media queen and former editor of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker),†The Donald says, “I give her the finger.â€
At first glance, Donald Trump and hip-hop make an unlikely pair. But in Money Boss Player, Nancy Jo Sales, bestselling author of The Bling Ring and American Girls, observes Trump as he tries to keep up with Puff Daddy and other rappers at Puffy's 30th birthday bash in New York.
Money Boss Player was originally published in Vibe, May 1999.