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Decoded is the autobiography and memoir of rapper Jay-Z, published by Random House and released November 16, 2010 on hardcover and November 1, 2011 on paperback. [1] The book combines lyrics, their explanations, anecdotes, reflections, and autobiographical information.
The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse (stylized as The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse) is the seventh studio album by American rapper Jay-Z.It was released on November 12, 2002, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Island Def Jam Music Group as a double album.
Jay-Z said he was inspired by the power of Kuti's work and his life story, which resulted in his interest to help produce the musical. [105] Fela! is a story about an African pioneer and political activist who made his first moves on the scene during the 1970s. [105] Jay-Z performing at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April 2010
In July 2009, Jay-Z confirmed The Blueprint 3 as the album's title during an interview with radio station Shade 45. [5] By November 2008, he had finished the album but with lengthy negotiations with Def Jam, he went on to reworking it. [6] In January 2009, Jay-Z confirmed continued production of the album and admitted the leak of several songs.
Jay Z muses on his drug-dealing past with lines like "our apple pie was supplied by Arm & Hammer", utilizing "his skill at baking double- and triple-meanings into a line". [9] West's verse describes his "original hustle in terms of blogging and web traffic" and his conflict with fame, "tinged with a political or socio-economic hue."
Jay-Z’s personal life is marked by high-profile relationships, family dynamics and legal issues. Marriage to Beyoncé (2008): This is one of the most celebrated unions in the entertainment industry.
Jay-Z made a featured guest appearance and lent his voice to the track. "Best of Me, Part 2" was composed by Mýa Harrison and production duo Trackmasters along with Teron Beal, Larry Gates, and rapper Jay-Z sampling an interpolation of Biz Markie's 1987 song "Make the Music with Your Mouth, Biz", which was produced by Marley Marl. During the ...
"Thank U" (listed as "Thank You" on her 2005 greatest hits compilation The Collection) is a song by Canadian-American recording artist and songwriter Alanis Morissette from her fourth studio album, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998).