Jay-Z has his hand in many pots, and the latest pot he is trying to get his hands in is as a media mogul. He has an outlet, Life and Times, whose website describes itself as "a digital experience covering art, sports, music, fashion and culture."

Of particular note is a documentary, on which Mr. Carter served as executive producer, called Robinson Cano: Where I'm From. The video, produced for the 123UnoDosTres channel (which specializes in Latino content), focuses on Cano's humble beginnings in the small town of the Dominican Republic's San Pedro de Macoris.

What's notable about the town is that, even though it's literally a blip on the map, it's produced countless baseball greats. Besides Cano, "The Cradle of Shortstops" has produced such greats as Sammy Sosa, Luis Castillo, Héctor Carrasco, Johnny Cueto, and Manny Jiménez. Baseball Reference claims that 76 players in Major League Baseball history (a disproportionate number considering factors like the size of the town, and the total number of baseball players) are from the province.

Nevertheless, this documentary also gives the viewer some hint about the direction that Roc Nation Sports will take with its marketing, according to The News Tribune. This also suggests that Jay-Z, real name Shawn Corey Carter, is diversifying his interests outside of and away from hip-hop in particular and music in general. And who can blame him, really? As a multi-millionaire married man and father, he really can't keep rapping about selling crack in Marcy Projects.

From the description of the documentary: "JAY Z's Life+Times tracks the personal journey of Robinson Cano to the Seattle Mariners from San Pedro de Macoris in the Dominican Republic, delving into the prevailing youth baseball culture there through the eyes of a native son. Featuring never-before-seen footage and interviews of Canó and his family, JZL+T and Roc Nation Sports presents a candid vignette of a people and a small town to whom baseball is not just a sport, but a way of life."

Check it out below.

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