Anyone who’s watched the Fyre Festival documentaries can agree that Ja Rule—who Mike Tyson criminally left off of his Top 50 rappers list—played a big part in building the hype for Fyre Festival, which ended up being, by all accounts, a complete disaster.
And that’s why it’ll be interesting to see what the 43-year-old has to say when he speaks at Digital Summit Tampa, set for May 5-7 at the Tampa Convention Center.
“Fyre Festival: Lessons Learned, Influencer Truths & Takeaways – A Chat With Ja Rule” happens on Thursday, May 7 at 1 p.m. Topics to be covered, according to Digital Summit’s website, include understanding “what’s necessary to go all-in to build an authentic brand,” how to “approach influencer marketing with a mindset based on today’s changing consumer environment” and how to “draw practical lessons from both successful and unsuccessful influencer campaigns and apply to your own efforts.”
Ja Rule, whose real name is Jeffrey Atkins, was just dismissed from a $100 million Fyre festival class action lawsuit. The rapper last was last in the area in December.
No word if Mr. Rule will be pitching his tax services at the summit, but tickets to Digital Summit Tampa start at $275.
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This article appears in Feb 6-13, 2020.