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Throughout his career Jay-Z has often shied away from sharing too much of his private life, however excerpts of his new book “Decoded” reveal plenty thanks to its anecdotal nature. Continue »

Jay-Z will be releasing his first book entitled “Decoded” on November 16th. Continue »

You might not remember this, but around the time Jay-Z‘s “Decoded” came out, it was announced that some writer from Forbes was writing an unauthorized biography about him. Continue »

Legendary emcee and Roc Nation mogul Jay-Z recently decided to pay a second visit to veteran journalist Charlie Rose to discuss his book Decoded, as well as discuss his past, present and future in Hip-Hop. Continue »

Just before this week’s New York Times Best Sellers list dropped, showing Jay-Z’s ‘Decoded’ at the number three position on the Non-Fiction list, rumors started running that the book’s co-author, Dream Hampton, was feeling a little miffed about the amount of credit Hovi Hov’s been giving her. But is beef really brewing? Continue »

With Jay-Z’s new book Decoded now on shelves, over the last few weeks we’ve been deluged with many of the same excerpts and anecdotes over and over. The New York Times tackles the book in a story today titled “Jay-Z Deconstructs Himself” and while much of it recycles the same stories of crack era poverty, hustling on the corner and writing lyrics on paper bags, we found one quote that we thought would make for a great “For Discussion.” Continue »

Who knew that all it took to get Camel to admit Oprah’s influence, discuss his marriage to Beyonce and consider therapy, was a little motivation to sell books? Continue »

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We expected people to use the birth of Jay-Z and Beyonce’s little princess for publicity. We expect that to continue happening for at least six months. But we didn’t see THIS person running to the press… Continue »

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As Hip-Hop continues to grow and expand it’s reach beyond music, it seems as if more and more rappers are adding the title “author” to their resumes. Continue »

Back when he was plotting out his extended promo-hoeing of his book “Decoded,” Jay-Z opened up about being criticized for using a Biggie verse in every third song. Continue »

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