| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
317 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
| Summary |
Decoded ... a collection of lyrics and their meanings that together tell the story of a culture, an art form, a moment in history, and one of the most provocative and successful artists of our time--Dust jacket. |
| Contents |
Part 1: One Eye Open. The revolutionary t-shirt ; Public service announcement (The black album) ; American Dreamin' (American gangster) ; Early this morning (unreleased) ; Honor among predators ; Coming of age (Reasonable doubt) ; Coming of age (Da sequel) (volume 2: Hard knock life) ; D'Evils (Reasonable doubt) ; Negative space ; 99 problems (The black album) ; Ignorant shit (American gangster) -- Part 2: I Will Not Lose. Portrait of the artist as a young star ; Most kings (unreleased) ; Success (American gangster) ; Renegade (The blueprint) ; Can I live? (Reasonable doubt) ; Balling and falling ; Fallin' (American gangster) ; Big pimpin' (volume 3: Life and times of S. Carter) ; Streets is watching (In my lifetime, volume 1) ; Beat the system before it beats you ; Operation corporate takeover (Mix tape freestyle) ; Moment of clarity (The black album) ; A stern discipline ; Breathe easy (Lyrical exercise) (The blueprint) ; My 1st song (The black album) -- Part 3: Politics As Usual. White America ; Young gifted and black (S Carter collection) ; Hell yeah (Pimp the system) (Revolutionary but gangsta) ; Ears wide open ; Beware (Jay-Z remix) (Beware) ; Blue magic (American gangster) ; Cautionary tales ; This life forever (Black gangster) ; Meet the parents (The bluprintp2s: the lift & the curse) ; Where I'm from (In my lifetime, volume 1) ; Funeral parade ; Minority report (Kingdom come) ; Dynasty (Intro) (The dynasty: roc la familia) ; My president is black (unreleased) -- Part 4: Come And Get Me. Voice in your head is right ; Regrets (Reasonable doubt) ; This can't be life (The dynasty: roc la familia) ; Soon you'll understand (The dynasty: roc la familia) ; Instant karma ; Beach chair (Kingdom come) ; Lucifer (The black album) ; Our life ; December 4th (The black album) ; History (unreleased) -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Permissions acknowledgments -- Illustration credits. |
| Subject |
Jay-Z, 1969-
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Rap musicians -- United States -- Biography.
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Rap (Music) -- History and criticism.
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| Added Title |
Jay-Z decoded |
| ISBN |
9781400068920 (alk. paper) |
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1400068924 (alk. paper) |
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