On Kanye West’s new song, “So Appalled,” Jay-Z raps, “I’m so appalled, I might buy the mall, just to show […] how much more I have in store.” As Jay’s protégé’s album dropped this week (and leaked ...

The name of Jay-Z’s first book is “Decoded,” a curious title given that among the work of celebrated rappers his lyrics might need perhaps the least decoding. Unlike the Wu-Tang Clan, for instance, ...

The series is set to air every Wednesday and will include sketches that tackle topics like stereotypes and other aspects of race via comedy. In the first episode of MTV’s “Decoded,” Ramsey confronts ...

Jay-Z's Decoded is a 300-page tome that's filled with lush photographs, autobiographical musings and lyrical analysis, roughly in equal measure. But despite its title, the book leaves much un-decoded.