Expanded paperback edition of the acclaimed "New York Times "bestseller features 16 pages of new material, including 3 new songs decoded.
"Decoded "is a book like no other: a collection of lyrics and their meanings that together tell the story of a culture, an art form, a moment in history, and [...]

Tracing the careers of hip-hop's three most dynamic stars, this deeply reported history brilliantly examines the entrepreneurial genius of the first musician tycoons: Diddy, Dr. Dre, and Jay-Z Being successful musicians was simply never enough for the three kings of hip-hop. Diddy, Dr. Dre, and Jay-[...]

Jay-Z reigned over the New York rap scene throughout the late '90s and early 2000s and steadily built up the Roc-a-Fella Records dynasty in the process. The Brooklyn rapper made his splash debut in 1996 and cranked out album after album and hit after hit throughout the decade and into the next.[...]

You may be familiar with his music, but how much do you know about Jay-Z the businessman? Jay-Z rose from humble beginnings on the mean streets of New York to become the head of an enormous business empire. Discover how he became involved with the hip-hop scene, and why he decided to start his own r[...]

graphic novel format, describes the life of Jay-Z focusing on his music career and business success

"I'm not a businessman-I'm a business, man."
--Jay-Z
Some people think Jay-Z is just another rapper. Others see him as just another celebrity/mega-star. The reality is, no matter what you think Jay-Z is, he first and foremost a business. And as much as Martha Stewart or Oprah, he has turned[...]

THE ESSENTIAL PLAYLIST OF GREAT WRITING ABOUT THE MUSIC THAT ROCKED AMERICA
Jonathan Lethem and Kevin Dettmar's Shake It Up invites the reader into the tumult and excitement of the rock revolution through fifty landmark pieces by a supergroup of writers on rock in all its variety, from heavy me[...]