The CNN of the ghetto is what Chuck D once defined hip hop as. Rappers pale their integrity on keeping it real and a lot of their supremacy lies in the legitimacy of their lyrics. However the art form similarly depends heavily on testosterone-driven braggadocio, embellishment and the formation of a fictional criminal persona. In “Decoded” – a stylishly formed mash-up of a diary and lyrical analysis, the former drug dealer turned millionaire rapper and mogul Jay-Z goes from “Bricks to billboards” and breaks down the illogicalities. In “Decoded” Jay-Z speaks on poverty, drugs, his miscarriage, his arrest, Roc-a-Fella and more in the memoir/ lyrical breakdown.
Jay-Z describes the antiquity behind some of his most notorious lines. Jay-Z is a prodigious American artist and he would be the 1st to tell you so. "Decoded" is a gracefully planned, outspokenly transcribed proposal for cultural validity by a man whose ego is emphasized by a similarly vast inferiority complex. Hate or love him, Jay Hov is an American success story in the most classic of ways. To Jay-Z's recognition, this book is not just one man's diary. It's similarly a fervent defense of a musical form that's frequently as misconstrued. Hip-hop as a whole has a victor on a rescue mission. By creating his …show more content…
He jeopardized all his currency and possessions and combined them with friends Damon Dash and Kareem Biggs Burke to create his own label Roc-A-Fella Records. At the time, this was the single approach he could take to create the music he desired. He took a similar approach for clothes and created his own clothing company. He witnessed what a great outcome rap was having on the business of other goods such as Cristal champagne and Iceberg Denim and when he desired to link up with brands to cross-promote, nobody would back him. The same strategy Jay used for rap he used for other ventures, one of them being Roc-a-Wear, an exceedingly popular clothing
Jay-Z describes the antiquity behind some of his most notorious lines. Jay-Z is a prodigious American artist and he would be the 1st to tell you so. "Decoded" is a gracefully planned, outspokenly transcribed proposal for cultural validity by a man whose ego is emphasized by a similarly vast inferiority complex. Hate or love him, Jay Hov is an American success story in the most classic of ways. To Jay-Z's recognition, this book is not just one man's diary. It's similarly a fervent defense of a musical form that's frequently as misconstrued. Hip-hop as a whole has a victor on a rescue mission. By creating his …show more content…
He jeopardized all his currency and possessions and combined them with friends Damon Dash and Kareem Biggs Burke to create his own label Roc-A-Fella Records. At the time, this was the single approach he could take to create the music he desired. He took a similar approach for clothes and created his own clothing company. He witnessed what a great outcome rap was having on the business of other goods such as Cristal champagne and Iceberg Denim and when he desired to link up with brands to cross-promote, nobody would back him. The same strategy Jay used for rap he used for other ventures, one of them being Roc-a-Wear, an exceedingly popular clothing