Jay-Z and NBA player Andre Iguodala, was among group of investors who worked with Blackstone Group Inc. in purchasing Certified Collectibles Group, a company that verifies popular trading items like sports cards, stamps and coins.
Jay-Z’s Roc Nation along with Daryl Morey, the president of basketball operations for the Philadelphia 76ers, Michael Rubin, founder and executive chairman of Fanatics, and others are now stakeholders within Certified Collectibles.