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Told through lyrics, images and personal narrative, decoded shares the story of jayzs life through the ten codes that define him. This is the intimate, firstperson chronicle of the life and work of jayz, born shawn carter in brooklyns notorious marcy projects, now known to many as the greatest rapper alive. Once you are done reading a note, you can navigate back to the lyrics by either. Mtv news took a peek at the collection and selected a. How to use the decoded enhanced ebook navigation whenever you want to find a specific section in this ebook, go to the table of contents. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
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