Hip hop mogul Jay-Z's dreams of adding hotelier to his lengthy resume have been killed off by the credit crunch.
Mr Beyonce had planned to build a luxury hotel on a piece of land purchased by his company J Hotels in New York City's Chelsea area.
But because of the economic crisis, construction has been iced as developer Charles Blaichmanof struggles to raise finance from banks.
Jay-Z won't be crying into his Dom Perignon for long - he has his New York club 40/40 and a club in Las Vegas' Venetian hotel to keep him happy.
Oh, and he just sold his Rocawear line to Iconix Brand Group for US$204m.

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