Jay-Z Paperback Decoded Excerpt

The paperback edition of Jay-Z’s Decoded hits shelves on November 1, but today, RR got an exclusive excerpt of him explaining which songs he chose to decipher.

Let me go back to the beginning: I sat in my studio one night at the start of the process of writing this book, trying to decide which songs to include. Throughout the night, different people came through the studio, including some of the people I

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  1. KING COLD DE/TH says:

    NEW YORK WINS AGAIN!

  2. KN says:

    The book cover makes perfect sense, just look up the Rorschach ink blot test. Basically what you see says more about you and what’s in your heart and mind than the object you’re looking at, same way with interpretation of lyrics or any work of art to a great extent.

  3. John says:

    It’s a book so icy

  4. […] and RapRadar scored some unreleased excerpts from the paperback/expanded version of Jay-Z’s Decoded book. […]

  5. Comment says:

    The most important part of this excerpt is the fact that he acknowledged Freeway.

  6. damone says:

    Icy that shows how big a hater u are didn’t even read the fact that its a book. Lmao

  7. So Icy Bo?! says:

    @damone itz a book. gon flop tho……….. lmao swag

  8. KING COLD DE/TH says:

    SUPER FAGGOT BOY CLEARLY CAN’T READ. SINCE THE KING BEEN GONE, SUPER FAGGOT BOY HAS POPPED UP. I THINK THEY’RE THE SAME PERSON. TOLD YA FAGGOTS I WAS THE OG COLD DEATH.

  9. Anonymous says:

    […] and RapRadar scored some unreleased excerpts from the paperback/expanded version of Jay-Z’s Decoded book. […]

  10. Michelle says:

    I loved this book

  11. So Icy Bo?! says:

    @Cold Death whut? I dont understand it…… u a fag lmao. swag

  12. Black Shady says:

    What We Do >>>>>>>

  13. KING COLD DE/TH says:

    GET AN EDUCATION, MY NIGGA. YOU CAN’T SURVIVE THIS WORLD BY JUST LISTENING TO SOULJA BOY. SOULJA BOY ISN’T GONNA GET YOU A JOB.

  14. The Real Truth says:

    this book is the truth, I read the first one and it was genius …….. side note: So Icey Bitch…. the book is a #1 seller already…. look it up……… if u can read that is

  15. Bp says:

    I hope that So Icey Boy commentator isn’t real.

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  17. So Icy Bo?! says:

    @Bp booooooo Im a real commentator lmao swag

  18. drakesucks says:

    who the fuck reads this piece of shit…

    i bought 30 copies of decoded and use it as my toilet paper

    HA!

  19. […] paperback version of Jay’s decoded book will be available November 1st, Rap Radar got the first exclusive excerpt, see below. Let me go back to the beginning: I sat in my studio one […]

  20. K.T. ROC says:

    @So Icy Boi is retarded… if you would have read the article you would have known its a re-release of his best sellersbook “Decoded”.. the image is a givenchy influenced piece and is an artistic masterpiece. Dudes need to become more informed on other cultures and history then you may see how it influences many of today’s hip-hop artist and hip hop itself. Alot of these dudes giving history lessons through their music, some idiots just aren’t swift enough to get it subliminially. Stop living in a box and being small minded… Dare tio be different.. there is nothing wrong with wanting to be culturally different

  21. haha says:

    i think jayz needs to shut the front door, you’re rich..do something useful..stop rapping you clown

  22. sway-z says:

    “What we do” is possibly one of the top 10 hip hop songs from the past decade, seriously. If you can’t feel the shit they’re saying in that song, especially Free & Sigel, then you just ain’t been anywhere close to hardship

    Even the video was just some classic, outside in the wet, cold, gritty shit. I’m telling you fam, the word classic is thrown away way too much today, but considering the way that song still knocks RIGHT NOW, shit….

  23. […] Let me go back to the beginning: I sat in my studio one night at the start of the process of writing this book, trying to decide which songs to include. Throughout the night, different people came through the studio, including some of the people I

  24. […] one of the best, most defining songs of the Roc-A-Fella era. Free’s verse, as Jay has

  25. Summer says:

    It’s good to see someone tinhknig it through.

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