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What is Decoded about?
## Amazon.com Review __Decoded__ is many things at once. At its core, __Decoded__ is an eloquent and candid memoir detailing the story of a man who was born in a Brooklyn housing project, spent his teen years dealing drugs on the streets of Trenton, New Jersey, and grew up to be one of his generation’s most successful artists and businessmen. But __Decoded__ is much more than a memoir: it is an intensely personal homage to hip-hop, as written by a man who so clearly adores the art form; it is a rare glimpse of the unexpectedly deep meanings behind the most recognizable rap lyrics of the last decade; and it is a truly moving collection of essays on topics ranging from Hurricane Katrina to the decline of the music industry. Unconventional type design, line drawings, and photographs visually emphasize the author’s message that rap is a form that transcends and defies easy categorization. There’s not much in the way of celebrity gossip here, but what we get, instead, is a gritty and enormously compelling look inside the cultural phenomenon of rap, from one of the men who contributed so much to its shape. __--Juliet Disparte__ Jay-Z on __Decoded__ When you're famous and say you're writi
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It is typically read by artists, cooks, musicians and hobbyists working from how-to references.
Common subject areas: arts, cooking, music, crafts.
- Author
- Jay-Z 1969-
- Publisher
- Spiegel & Grau; Random House Publishing Group
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780753522707
- Category
- music
- Subjects
- Memoir, History, Biography
- Rating
- 3.8 / 5 (5,946 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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