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1) Decoded
Author
Publisher
Spiegel & Grau
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"A collection of lyrics and their meanings that together tell the story of a culture, an art form, a moment in history, and one of the most provocative and successful artists of our time"--Front cover flap.
6) Beef
Series
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
A look into the deep and harsh world of high-profile hip-hop battles and beefs, as told by the artists themselves
7) Paid in Full
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Ace works at a laundromat, struggling to get by, while his friend Mitch lives the high life selling heroin. Out delivering laundry one day, Ace meets Lulu, a big time coke dealer, who lives better than anyone Ace has ever known. When Lulu leaves some coke in the pocket of a coat he's having cleaned, Ace returns it to him, and Lulu rewards him for his honesty by letting him keep the drugs. The drugs and money flow, and Ace tries to keep everyone happy,...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
JAY-Z: Made in America is the fruit of Michael Eric Dyson's decade of teaching the work of one of the greatest poets this nation has produced, as gifted a wordsmith as Walt Whitman, Robert Frost and Rita Dove. But as a rapper, he's sometimes not given the credit he deserves for just how great an artist he's been for so long. This book wrestles with the biggest themes of JAY-Z's career, including hustling, and it recognizes the way that he's always...