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“The art of rap is deceptive. It seems so straightforward and personal and real that people read it completely literally, as raw testimony or autobiography.” JAY-Z, Decoded
“Rap has been a path between cultures in the best tradition of popular music.” JAY-Z, Decoded
“Which is the other reason hip-hop is controversial: People don’t bother trying to get it. The problem isn’t in the rap or the rapper or the culture. The problem is that so many people don’t even know how to listen to the music.” JAY-Z, Decoded
“You could name practically any problem in the hood and there’d be a rap song for you.” JAY-Z, Decoded

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