![- Zack’s fifth book, “We Are All Musicians Now,” will be serialized in weekly installments via Substack, Dickens-style (click here to receive it).The premise of this new book: Musicians are canaries in the proverbial coal mine of modern business, experiencing seismic tech disruptions years before those in other industries. Follow the music, see the future—in any sector.“The practice of dribbling out book chapters … may now be making a comeback in digital form [via] former Forbes media and entertainment writer Zack O’Malley Greenburg.” —New York Post](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59226ccf86e6c0d647bf5666/1625692902782-6HHT6QEFLFRLM3MBABY5/WAMMN+cover.jpg)
Zack’s fifth book, “We Are All Musicians Now,” will be serialized in weekly installments via Substack, Dickens-style (click here to receive it).
The premise of this new book: Musicians are canaries in the proverbial coal mine of modern business, experiencing seismic tech disruptions years before those in other industries. Follow the music, see the future—in any sector.
“The practice of dribbling out book chapters … may now be making a comeback in digital form [via] former Forbes media and entertainment writer Zack O’Malley Greenburg.” —New York Post
ORDER EMPIRE STATE OF MIND HERE
As much as Martha Stewart or Oprah, Jay-Z has turned himself into a lifestyle. Empire State of Mind (Penguin/Portfolio, 2011) reveals the story behind his rise as told by the people who lived it with him, explaining how he propelled himself from the bleakest streets of Brooklyn to the top of the business world. The book’s fourth printing will be released in 2021 with new updates.
“One of the year’s best rock books.” –Bloomberg
“Greenburg has become one of the rare reporters to bring dignified coverage of the hip-hop business into the mainstream. Empire State of Mind is a pure product of Greenburg’s care and insight.” –Dan Charnas, author of The Big Payback
“Empire State Of Mind follows the money and key pieces of the Jay-Z puzzle in this insightful, savvy read…this book is like a GPS leading us through the modern urban reality of how Jay-Z’s empire was built.” –Fred “Fab 5 Freddy” Brathwaite
"A superb guide for your career, even if you are looking to be an investment banker or grocery store manager instead of a hip hop legend.” –CNN
Combining high-octane storytelling with landmark financial reporting in the tradition of Michael Lewis, A-List Angels (Little, Brown, 2020) gives us the transformative account of how Hollywood cashed in on the latest tech boom—and changed the face of Silicon Valley.
“Exciting, well-researched chronicle of how a group of actors, athletes and artists have emerged as mega-successful venture capitalists. Their stories underscore the inspiring truth that great entrepreneurs can emerge from the most unlikely backgrounds … an un-putdown-able masterpiece.” —Steve Forbes
“Another one! Zack’s latest book has the keys to securing the bag on the highest level—it’s not about cash, it’s about getting that equity.” —DJ Khaled
“An inspirational tale of the unlikely bunch that not only cracked the code for startup investing, but also brought a much-needed infusion of diversity to Silicon Valley. It’s an essential read.” —Arianna Huffington
Published by Little, Brown in March 2018, 3 Kings serves as a history of hip-hop and its three most profitable practitioners. The book also unveils their entrepreneurial blueprints for all to see--earning rave reviews from Rolling Stone, Publishers Weekly, USA Today and others, as well as excerpts in Complex and Forbes.
"I’ve been blessed to work with Diddy, Jay-Z and Dr. Dre, and let me be honest: 3 Kings gives you the major keys to how the biggest bosses on the planet keep winning." –DJ Khaled
“The book's primary observation is well-taken: Hip-hop is not becoming more corporate. If anything, corporations are becoming more hip-hop." —Wall Street Journal
"This book offers a pleasingly broad perspective of hip-hop as economic triumph." —Kirkus Reviews
ORDER MICHAEL JACKSON, INC. HERE
The surprising rags-to-riches-to-rags-to-riches story of how Michael Jackson grew a billion-dollar business, Michael Jackson, Inc. was published by Simon & Schuster’s Atria imprint in 2014. (Cover by Borbay; see his process here).
“What a story Zack Greenburg tells well, one that is as absorbing and exciting as Michael Jackson on stage in his prime. It’s a modern, pop version of Citizen Kane.” –Steve Forbes
“Greenburg explores the brilliance and business acumen of Michael Jackson. He intricately carves the truth behind the man who went from rags to revolutionizing and paving the way for artist to ultimately become business moguls.”
–David Banner, Grammy-winning musician
“In his meticulously researched Michael Jackson, Inc, Greenburg has brilliantly shown us a side of the late King of Pop we’ve never seen before: The mercurial but oh-so-canny businessman who made hundreds of millions in his lifetime and is on his way to making even more after his untimely death.”
–William D. Cohan, author of Money and Power