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As most know by now Jay-Z is coming out with his long-awaited and much rumored Book “Decoded” which is set to be released on November 16, 2010 via the publishing house Speigel and Grau a subsidiary of Random House, Inc.
“Decoded,” co-written with Dream Hampton, looks at his life and the evolution of hip-hop culture through the lens of his lyrics. More than 30 of his songs, parsed and footnoted, frame the chapters on everything from his peers, including Notorious B.I.G., to the crack-dealing he left behind for music.” (Wall street Journal online, Jurgensen J.)
With Jay-Z’s book, Q-tip in the works to the write a book and Questlove right behind with a book will this have an impact in the hip hop community, generation X, Gen Y as far as reading? Will it entice people to start picking up books beyond their favorite MC’s and musicians? Let’s get the conversation started!
