In many ways, fans can consider any album within Jay-Z‘s catalog an autobiographical work. Well, maybe every album with the exception of American Gangster–that album was a soundtrack after all. Still, his lyrics have been able to do more than rock a crowd and tell the stories of his past. Jay-Z has become the recognized voice of an entire generation whether members of this generation will appreciate it or not. While some may be able to argue that Jay-Z’s story has already been told through his music, others argue that one man’s life can not be summed up into a series of three to four minute songs. For this reason a biography is necessary.
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Decoded is the biographical memoir that fans and those curious about Jay-Z have been waiting on. This book was written by Dream Hampton, former Editor in Chief of The Source magazine, and is published by Simon & Grau. In case you are a Jay-Z stan, yes, this is the book that was once written some time ago. The same book that came to a screeching halt when Jay-Z suddenly declared that he didn’t want the book to be published. Now after a few years (the book was completed over several years ago), Decoded will finally hit bookshelves on November 16, 2010 and will include a breakdown of Jay-Z’s lyrics throughout the years, first person memoir and insight from interviews with close family, friends and associates between it’s 336 pages.
