Showing posts with label Decoded. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Decoded. Show all posts
Some of you feel like Jay-Z doesn't take 'responsibility' for his lyrics right? His thoughts on 'Big Pimpin' now..
Jay on Big Pimpin'
"Some [lyrics] become really profound when you see them in writing. Not “Big Pimpin.” That’s the exception. It was like, I can’t believe I said that. And kept saying it. What kind of animal would say this sort of thing? Reading it is really harsh."
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More reasons for ME to read Decoded...So that all this 'speculation' that you guys like to throw in the air in regards to what you 'think' he feels or meant can be cleared up. lol
Another excerpt from the interview..
WSJ: What would you change about hip-hop if you could?
Jay-Z: We have to find our way back to true emotion. This is going to sound so sappy, but love is the only thing that stands the test of time. "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" was all about love. Andre 3000, "The Love Below." Even NWA, at its core, that was about love for a neighborhood.
We're chasing a lot of sounds now, but I'm not hearing anyone's real voice. The emotion of where you are in your life. The mortgage scandal. People losing their jobs. I want to hear about that."
"Some [lyrics] become really profound when you see them in writing. Not “Big Pimpin.” That’s the exception. It was like, I can’t believe I said that. And kept saying it. What kind of animal would say this sort of thing? Reading it is really harsh."
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More reasons for ME to read Decoded...So that all this 'speculation' that you guys like to throw in the air in regards to what you 'think' he feels or meant can be cleared up. lol
Another excerpt from the interview..
WSJ: What would you change about hip-hop if you could?
Jay-Z: We have to find our way back to true emotion. This is going to sound so sappy, but love is the only thing that stands the test of time. "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" was all about love. Andre 3000, "The Love Below." Even NWA, at its core, that was about love for a neighborhood.
We're chasing a lot of sounds now, but I'm not hearing anyone's real voice. The emotion of where you are in your life. The mortgage scandal. People losing their jobs. I want to hear about that."
Someone asked me why would I want to read Jay-Z's new book..DeCoded..
Or why anyone would.....Now I can't speak for anyone else but I kinda like to know if I got the right message out of things that are left open to interpretation for me. Like music. Like books. Movies...You get the picture...Well this ONE PASSAGE in the book is JUST THE REASON WHY I WANT TO READ IT. It confirmed some of the 'stories' that he told and gives a TIMELINE for all of the things he speaks on his songs. Not to say they are ALL 100 PERCENT REAL. We will never know...It does clear up a particular line in the song "Never Change"...Questions like, 'Has he ever been arrested?" Where did he do all of this 'dealing'?
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