The Fresh Air Interview: Jay-Z 'Decoded'
www.npr.org/2010/11/16/131334322/the-fresh-air-interview-jay-z-decoded
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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.