The title says it all. Complex just put up an exclusive excert from Hov’s upcoming book, Decoded.
People love to talk about lyrics: punchlines, puns, double meanings, you name it. And no one is as fond of his own cleverness as one Shawn Carter. To that end, Jiggaman has reportedly inked a deal to write a book called Decoded, wherein he delves into his own inexhaustible arsenal of wit and wordplay to explain what he meant by many of his favorite lines. “I’m gonna pick the select ones,” he told a radio DJ, “all the double entendres and things that people may have missed or may have gotten and want confirmation on it.” Forgive us if we were a little skeptical at first, but it just didn’t sound like anything we’d want to shell out $24.95 for ($9.95 for the Kindle edition—holla at us, Steve Bezos!).
But as with so many times before, it turned out that we were wrong. We got a look at a preview of Decoded, and the shit is absolute fire! If you thought you knew what was going through Jay’s mind when he penned his joints (without the pen), you had no idea. Even his not-so-incredible tracks are testament to his penchant for cryptic allusion and restless philosophical examination. Don’t believe us? Peep the excerpt below* to see the thought process behind his 2003 hit “Change Clothes.” And you thought it was just about girls and brand names…
READ: An Exclusive Excerpt From Jay-Z’s Book “Decoded”
i fucking love this picture.
http://www.fotothing.com/photos/635/63514bb8b2e1d3606d8260c74db99c5c_e23.jpg
lmfao at the pic
this shit is hilarious.
The Book should be hot…he should also release an biography about his career in a few years or just after he retires…if he ever does! BP3!!!!!!!!
Tell me this is some type of satire, because I call bullshiat. Or maybe J really thinks Bleek is sexy sexy on his pogo stick. Get your mumps shots? Nigga please.
can you guys not read the asterisk at the bottom of the article that says its A PARODY
Jay Z is a rap nerd. only a rap nerd would do something lie this.
lollllll. That shit was funny as hell.
Funniest thing was the line at the very bottom with the asterisk.. whole thing’s funny but it drags on a lil too long.
A genuine SMH at those who think it’s real.
hov is crazy! http://www.zshare.net/audio/6230762420aceb94/
LOL – “Fun fact about me: I love saggy pancake titties. Me and Ty Ty call those girls “Mrs. Butterworths.”
Hahaha.. I was really thinking this could be real, cos I heard about the upcoming book on lyricism.. but I thought nah, it can’t be!! Lol, even after the asterix at the bottom, I was still unsure. Good piece lol.
that GIF is LOL hahaha
jay-z has a fuckin huge nose
lol.
haha
still tryna see wats funny about the gif tho… lolz
does this guy age?
http://indieblogheaven.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/12/04/joe_camel.jpg
lmao, tell me this doesn’t look like Hov all the way, minus being that brolic, dude’s all over those black shades these days! Joe Camel II, fuck it, i’m calling him Jay-C from now on.
Much better that I anticipated. Shout out to Jay on becoming a board-certified Chiropractor.
Nice satire – Nigga ain’t a chiropactor !!
Where is that gif from and how does hov know ricky gervais?
Last year.
At a Coldplay gig.
CAUSE THE LYRICS IN HIS SONGS ARE SO FUCKING “COMPLEX”
…HEY THERE’S “PUN” FOR YA OR BETTER YET “A DOUBLE MEANING” WOOO I’M GOOD. MAYBE I SHOULD MAKE A BOOK.
GET A FUCKIN GRIP!!! YOUR MAKING A BOOK TO DE-CODE WHAT ANY INTELLIGENT PERSON UNDERSTANDS WHEN THEY HEAR YA MUSIC. YA FUCKIN PIG NOSE UGLY ASS CAMEL NIGGA!
hov looks mad perplexed in that gif rofl
Yo shake what happended to the “Black Book”
that was not funny. F for effort
“I see you leanin
diddy boppin
lets get it poppin
i said lets get it poppin
just look at how she drop it
mama a certified pro
she need her own show”
Not to mention completely ripping a house track.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=714YwX_yn9c
This nigga wack as fuck and deserve to be dropped.