Tag: decoded
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Jay-Z: A World With Amnesia [Video]
“A world with amnesia won’t forget your name” – Jay-Z (The City Is Mine) The big homie Jay-Z decodes the above line from “The City Is Mine” off of the In My Lifetime, Vol.1 album and why that line or “vow” as he calls it led to him choosing to pay homage to the late…
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Jay-Z: Evolution of My Style | Video
Here is Jigga man himself talking about how his style of rapping has evolved over the years. Jay refers to his musical evolution and talks of some the events that shaped it and his younger days in Marcy Projects, in the video which also features on Jay-Z‘s official Decoded iPhone app. [Make that money Jay!]
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dream hampton Talks Decoded With PBS (Video)
Decoded co-author dream hampton talks to PBS Need to Know’s Jackeline Pou about her friendship with Jay-Z, hearing Jay talk about hip hop introspectively and analytically as he did for Decoded, the process making the book and her professional journey.
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Jay-Z Decoded Pages Around The World
Jay-Z and Versetti holding first Decoded page The marketing campaign for Decoded has been just as (if not more so) interesting and captivating to me as the release of the book itself. Bing and Jay-Z teamed up to create a multi-layered, interactive experience which married the virtual world with real life. Audiences had to go…
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Jay-Z Talks ‘Decoded’ With Cornel West At NY Public Library | Live Stream
The evening before Jay-Z‘s internationally anticipated new book, Decoded co-written by Dream Hampton, the iconic emcee engages in a talk at the New York Public Library hosted by noted author/professor Cornel West and the library’s Paul Holdengräber. Kicking off at 7pm ET, you can watch the live stream right here: [Source]
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Decoded Excerpts Reveal Jay-Z Smoking With Biggie & Winning Over Oprah
In anticipation for it’s release, the NY Post has posted some excerpts from Jay-Z’s 336 page book, Decoded. NY Post choose excerpts that show the contrast between Jay-Z’s early life and his current life and status. In the excerpts revealed, Jay-Z talks about his first encounter with the police, dealing with father issues, his incident…
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Jay-Z Decoded: SoulCulture Finds First Page x Meets Jay-Z (Video)
We were visiting New York last month covering the CMJ Festival when on Monday 18th October our very own Creative Director Eddie “Versetti” Smith randomly took himself on an Easter-egg hunt of sorts around Manhattan to find pages of Jay-Z‘s new book, Decoded. Co-written by respected journalist [and former Source editor] Dream Hampton, Jay-Z’s hardcover,…
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Jay-Z’s Decoded Book Cover + Excerpt Revealed
The long awaited memoir of the greatest rapper of all time (yeah I said it!), will finally be available for purchase on November 16th. Decoded the fully-illustrated volume decodes 36 songs from Shawn Carter‘s immense back catalog, offering readers a first-hand account of Jay-Z‘s life through rhyme. As well as a hardback edition Decoded’s publishers…
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Jay-Z ‘Decoded’ Hits Bookshelves In November | News/Pre-Order
Hip Hop legend-in-action [and seemingly the modern blueprint for every other new emcee that emerges] Jay-Z has collaborated with respected journalist and former editor of The Source, Dream Hampton, on a new book titled Decoded – set for international release this November. Throughout its 336 pages the hardcover, illustrated book mixes first-person memoir – tracing Jigga’s…