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Author

Jay-Z

Call Number

• 921 J426 (CEN)

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Publication Information

New York : One World, 2011.

Physical Description

335 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Summary

"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.

Notes

Originally published in hardcover and paperback by Spiegel & Grau in 2010 and 2011.

Contents

• Part 1. One eye open
• The revolutionary t-shirt
• Public service announcement (The black album)
• American Dreamin' (American gangster)
• Early this morning (unreleased)
• Honor among predators
• Coming of age (Reasonable doubt)
• Coming of age (Da sequel) (Vol. 2 ... Hard knock life)
• D'Evils (Reasonable doubt)
• Negative space
• 99 problems (The black album)
• Ignorant shit (American gangster)
• Part 2. I will not lose
• Portrait of the artist as a young star
• Most kings (unreleased)
• Success (American gangster)
• Renegade (The blueprint)
• Can I live? (Reasonable doubt)
• Balling and falling
• Fallin' (American gangster)
• Big pimpin' (Vol. 3 ... Life and times of S. Carter)
• Streets is watching (In my lifetime, Vol. 1)
• Beat the system before it beats you
• Operation corporate takeover (Mix tape freestyle)
• Moment of clarity (The black album)
• A stern discipline
• Breathe easy (Lyrical exercise) (The blueprint)
• My 1st song (The black album)
• Part 3. Politics as usual
• White America
• Young gifted and black (S. Carter collection)
• Hell yeah (Pimp the system) (Revolutionary but gangsta)
• Ears wide open
• Beware (Jay-Z remix) (Beware)
• Blue magic (American gangster)
• Cautionary tales
• This life forever (Black gangster)
• Meet the parents (The bluprint²: the gift & the curse)
• Where I'm from (In my lifetime, Vol. 1)
• Funeral parade
• Minority report (Kingdom come)
• Dynasty (Intro) (The dynasty: roc la familia)
• My president is black (unreleased)
• Part 4. Come and get me
• The voice in your head is right
• Regrets (Reasonable doubt)
• This can't be life (The dynasty: roc la familia)
• Soon you'll understand (The dynasty: roc la familia)
• Instant karma
• Beach chair (Kingdom come)
• Lucifer (The black album)
• Our life
• December 4th (The black album)
• History (unreleased).