Jay z autobiography decoded

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Decoded is the autobiography and memoir of rapper Jay-Z, published by Random House and released November 16, 2010 on hardcover and November 1, 2011 on paperback.^[1] The book combines lyrics, their explanations, anecdotes, reflections, and autobiographical information. Jay-Z explains three reasons he wanted to write the book; it being a case for hip-hop lyrics as poetry, tells a generational story turned into powerful experiences, and revolved as a story everyone can relate to.^[2]

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Narrative

The book follows very rough chronological order, while switching from current stories to Jay-Z's story of growing up in the Marcy Projects. The autobiographical portion focuses on growing up in poverty which led to him to drug dealing during the crack epidemic, fights, and a need to share the hustlers story during the beginnings in rap. His reflections on those harsh times shaped who he is and how artists are shaped by such

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Decoded is the autobiography and memoir of rapper Jay-Z, published by Random House and released November 16, on hardcover and November 1, on paperback.

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Part autobiography, part lavishly illustrated commentary on the author’s own work, Decoded gives the reader a harrowing portrait of the rough worlds Jay-Z navigated in his youth, while at the same time deconstructing his lyrics.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times.

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Part autobiography, part lavishly illustrated commentary on the author's own work, Decoded gives the reader a harrowing portrait of the rough worlds Jay-Z navigated in his youth, while at the same time deconstructing his lyrics.''--Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times.

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Part autobiography, part lavishly illustrated commentary on the author’s own work, “Decoded” gives the reader a harrowing portrait of the rough worlds Jay-Z navigated in his youth, while at.

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Decoded is the autobiography and memoir of rapper Jay-Z, published by Random House and released November 16, 2010 on hardcover and November 1, 2011 on paperback.

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Late in Decoded, rapper Shawn Carter asserts that all rap lyrics (including his own as Jay-Z) – nay, all poetry, including his own as Jay-Z – are fictional portrayals of the author's true self, even when they are ostensibly autobiographical.