# The Fresh Air Interview: Jay-Z 'Decoded' - Host: [npr.org](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/hosts/npr.org/) - Saved: November 24, 2010 (2010-11-24T17:30:15Z) - Record: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/4d547bfee19e/ - JSON: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/4d547bfee19e.json ## From the page (probably an excerpt, not Jamie's words) Jay-Z is one of the most successful hip-hop artists of all time. On Fresh Air, he discusses growing up in Brooklyn surrounded by drugs and violence, and the stories behind many of his famous songs. ## Facts - Kind: [Page](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/kinds/page/) ## Same host - [NPR : Revelations, Contradictions in Gonzales Testimony](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/b933c936b11c/) (npr.org, July 25, 2007) - [WikiLeaks: A Reminder Of The Pentagon Papers](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/6e9ba74eca51/) (npr.org, December 1, 2010) - [Preschool: The Best Job-Training Program](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/fb0ce36761f6/) (npr.org, August 15, 2011) - [Avi Avital: A Mandolinist's Unlikely Education](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/0e55513b7b35/) (npr.org, July 7, 2012) - [Coffee Is The New Wine. Here's How You Taste It](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/694a4daec52b/) (npr.org, August 19, 2012) ## Saved the same week - [HauteLook launches Facebook flash sales](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/603cb8f0fd03/) (internetretailer.com, November 24, 2010) - [HauteLook Brings Flash Sales to Facebook](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/b777bbab849b/) (bits.blogs.nytimes.com, November 24, 2010) - [HauteLook Brings Online Sample Sales To Facebook](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/243fcb7b5ceb/) (allfacebook.com, November 24, 2010) - [Nouriel Roubini’s Introduction to Christopher Whalen’s Book, ‘Inflated: How Money and Debt Built the American Dream’ Published by Wiley, 2010](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/9c0a87dc3ec5/) (economonitor.com, November 24, 2010) - [New House Climate Czar](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/c3cfc39fcf63/) (talkingpointsmemo.com, November 24, 2010) ## Elsewhere - Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.npr.org/2010/11/16/131334322/the-fresh-air-interview-jay-z-decoded