Back in 2010, from his Tribeca loft, Jay-Z wrote this book -
Decoded. I know I go on about this guy a lot but he's so intelligent it blows my mind. And it's not like he just one day swallowed this knowledge, no, this guy studied his ass off and continues to do so. In the book he literally disects the meaning behind some of his most well known tracks. It's insane how many undertones their are within his rhymes. This goes at the top of my list of must reads. I loved Patti Smith's
Just Kids, but this is some next level shiz. Buy it. Read it. Study it. Don't think of it as being about rap, it's about that 'thing' that drives people to produce amazing art - regardless of the medium.
Morgs
Amazing book, I did an assignment about him and got so much from this book!
ReplyDeleteHolla! This book is so good!
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