Jay-Z's book "Decoded" is essentially a love story. No, it's not about the Brooklyn rapper-mogul's high-profile marriage to Beyoncé Knowles. In fact, Mrs. Z is mentioned only twice, in passing ...

In the summer of 1978, when he was 9 years old and growing up in the Marcy housing projects in Brooklyn, Shawn Carter — a k a Jay-Z — saw a circle of people gathered around a kid named Slate, who was ...

Ask any fashionista, fan of music or member of the media what the name Jay-Z means to them and you're likely to field an array of responses. The short name can be said in an instant, yet merely ...

Jay-Z has said that his new memoir Decoded will allow casual listeners of the genre to experience the "poetry" of hip-hop. The rapper - who will release the autobiography and lyrics booklet later this ...