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May 26, 2012smichal rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
I only know a few of Jay-Z's songs from the radio and TV. I read this book because of Jay-Z's interview on Howard Stern. I was expecting more personal details (autobiography). Instead, this book had just a few personal anecdotes and was very repetitive in emphasizing that he's a hustler, that he was a crack dealer, that he's the best of the best when it comes to writing lyrics and so on. Even when he gives shout outs to his own idols and musical influences, it's pretty shallow. I had no idea that he's so fanatically pro-African-American almost to the point of racism. We are all human, but the tone is very divisive. I had no idea that he had such a huge ego and was so shallow. This book alienated me.