Jay-Z has long been a lyrical dynamo, but the Brooklyn wordsmith has been as slick as a three-card Monte dealer in his rhymes, winking and nodding yet never revealing the true story behind the lines.
That's all changed with the release of Jay's first book, "Decoded," which seeks to chronicle the source of the MC's bars. With 11 #1 albums under his belt, however, and no signs of slowing down, it begs the question: Why pull back the curtain now?
"Decoded" is part memoir, part lyrical deconstruction, as Jay-Z narrates parts of his younger life that would eventually influence his later years. He argues that deeply embedded experiences that become written word are exactly why rap should be considered poetry. Mtv.news
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