Jay-Z’s Decoded Song List

As the entire world knows by now, Jay-Z will be releasing his 336-page collection of lyrics and song meanings on November 16th. After the jump I’ve included the list of joints that will be broken down.

PSA
American Dreamin’
Early This Morning
Coming of Age
Coming of Age (Da Sequel)
D’evils
99 Problems
Ignorant Shit
Most Kings
Success
Renegade
Can I Live?
Fallin’
Big Pimpin’
Streets Is Watching
Operation Corporate Takeover
Moment of Clarity
Breathe Easy (Lyrical Exercise)
My 1st Song
Young Gifted & Black
Hell Yeah (Pimp the System)
Beware
Blue Magic
This Life Forever
Meet the Parents
Where I’m From
Minority Report
Dynasty (Intro)
My President is Black
Regrets
This Can’t Be Life
Soon You’ll Understand
Beach Chair
Lucifer
December 4th
History

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49 Responses to “Jay-Z’s Decoded Song List”

  1. explain this?

    Joe Teah said this on October 29th, 2010 at 4:24 pm

  2. Lucifer

    wE wERe sCHoLaRz LoNg bEFoRe coLLEgEz said this on October 29th, 2010 at 4:25 pm

  3. This is awesome. Most of these songs are relatively recent, but they’re all good songs. I’m really interested to hear what he has to say about Coming Of Age Da Sequel (if he and Bleek were really fighting), Regrets, Hell Yeah, Breathe Easy, and Where I’m From.

    HHIDBOY said this on October 29th, 2010 at 4:26 pm

  4. first. jay-z for president.

    plurt said this on October 29th, 2010 at 4:26 pm

  5. not one track from the blueprint III

    TheRealPdiddy said this on October 29th, 2010 at 4:27 pm

  6. lets be honest, if this was a Nas project it wuld be wayyyy more interesting

    l0l said this on October 29th, 2010 at 4:28 pm

  7. first

    Daishawn said this on October 29th, 2010 at 4:29 pm

  8. FAIL^

    Daishawn said this on October 29th, 2010 at 4:29 pm

  9. “not one track from the blueprint III”

    what is there really to explain or decipher from bp3 though?
    i wish “you must love me” was included.

    Shake said this on October 29th, 2010 at 4:32 pm

  10. Jay z for president

    cahlo said this on October 29th, 2010 at 4:32 pm

  11. y didnt he decode Allure of the Black Album

    Trinston said this on October 29th, 2010 at 4:33 pm

  12. Not including “You Must Love Me” is a huge oversight.

    SirCatalyst said this on October 29th, 2010 at 4:34 pm

  13. WTF this ain’t that pic of Kanyes meat iam outta here !

    Atl_capo said this on October 29th, 2010 at 4:34 pm

  14. you crazy. jay is a much better showman and interview than nas is. even nas knows he can’t touch him on a showmanship level. this book will sell out everywhere and be at the top of the new york times bestseller list the first week. bet it.

    Tru School said this on October 29th, 2010 at 4:35 pm

  15. Too bad ‘Feelin’ It’ and ‘Dead Presidents’ (1 or 2) are both missing. My two favorite joints.

    RealHipHopHead said this on October 29th, 2010 at 4:43 pm

  16. yeah this would be alot cooler if it was someone like Nas or Aesop Rock.

    lud said this on October 29th, 2010 at 4:45 pm

  17. ^ Damn, I forgot about You Must Love Me. He’s said that he didn’t really shoot his brother, but it would have been interesting to hear who he was talking about.

    HHIDBOY said this on October 29th, 2010 at 4:46 pm

  18. D’Evils should be intersting…

    JusSoYaNo said this on October 29th, 2010 at 4:51 pm

  19. Will kanye’s peen on here?

    Team lupe said this on October 29th, 2010 at 4:52 pm

  20. I was actually lookin forward to Lucifer and You Must Love Me being included…but hey, can’t win em all…

    Willie Allen said this on October 29th, 2010 at 4:53 pm

  21. shake why didn’t you post Kanye’s…well you know,,,?

    Team lupe said this on October 29th, 2010 at 4:53 pm

  22. My bad…Lucifer’s on there. Bad eyesight fail.

    Willie Allen said this on October 29th, 2010 at 4:54 pm

  23. And why is yall niggas tryna see Kanye’s “Runaway-lyric” on here?

    Thats gay*Riley Freeman Voice*

    Willie Allen said this on October 29th, 2010 at 4:55 pm

  24. what? no dead presidents?? that would have been the most interesting track to break down.

    bruckshot said this on October 29th, 2010 at 4:56 pm

  25. Is Operation Corporate Takeover the grammy family freestyle?

    White Mike said this on October 29th, 2010 at 4:58 pm

  26. Jay-Z,the best,nuff said.

    Ca$h! said this on October 29th, 2010 at 5:04 pm

  27. Cool but I would much rather see a Ghostface or Nas project like this….

    Big Jay fan but most of his songs are pretty straight-forward and understandable…

    Thworldisyours said this on October 29th, 2010 at 5:10 pm

  28. There are a few self explanatory shits on that list that don’t need “decoding”

    HermesThiefGod said this on October 29th, 2010 at 5:20 pm

  29. entire world? that saying = RAOF

    Rio$ said this on October 29th, 2010 at 5:21 pm

  30. i just want to read it…sounds pretty dope, can’t wait to read Regrets..

    URMOM said this on October 29th, 2010 at 5:38 pm

  31. I’m glad Regrets is in there, that’s my fav Jay song.

    YaBoyRampz said this on October 29th, 2010 at 5:39 pm

  32. im glad that theres nothings from the BPIII. That album blew.

    Icardi said this on October 29th, 2010 at 5:47 pm

  33. I’m glad there is soon you’ll understand

    bob said this on October 29th, 2010 at 5:51 pm

  34. what? no 1-900-hustler?!!!?!

    jojoba said this on October 29th, 2010 at 6:09 pm

  35. You Must Love Me/ Allure…MISSIN’!!!!! Big time.

    Edwin Gonzalez said this on October 29th, 2010 at 6:54 pm

  36. Nothing from Blueprint II? One of his most slept-on albums

    Dan V said this on October 29th, 2010 at 7:07 pm

  37. Meet The Parents is off BP2.

    I dunno how the eff Dead Presidents isn’t on there…it’s dead presidents!!!

    Naijaman said this on October 29th, 2010 at 7:49 pm

  38. You know what would be great. If one of those industrious types would throw all this songs together and offer them up as a mixtape. Loud hint

    steventhathack said this on October 29th, 2010 at 8:02 pm

  39. I would to have read bout the dissection of Imaginary Player.

    DJ Daz-One said this on October 29th, 2010 at 8:52 pm

  40. like that history is on it

    shoulda been on the album

    lm said this on October 29th, 2010 at 9:07 pm

  41. He’s breaking down “Big Pimpin’”. Okay

    Kanye East said this on October 29th, 2010 at 10:49 pm

  42. Really? He’ll let me in on the deep thought processes surrounding the making of big pimpin?

    Pete.C said this on October 29th, 2010 at 11:21 pm

  43. I’m pissed that there is no You Must Love Me, and no Dead Presidents. Everything else I’m fine with except for big pimpin.

    David said this on October 29th, 2010 at 11:30 pm

  44. can someone count how many songs there r in that list. i’m too lazy to do that right now

    jaydeeboy said this on October 30th, 2010 at 12:14 am

  45. Politics as usual

    Joe_So_Blunted said this on October 30th, 2010 at 12:20 am

  46. entire world……..? really tho????!?!?1?

    mmkayy said this on October 30th, 2010 at 4:09 am

  47. Jiggas work needs decoding? Wtf. Ghostface and raekwon need to decode some of their work you need a PhD to know half of what Ghost said in Nutmeg.

    ListenToGhostface said this on October 30th, 2010 at 12:59 pm

  48. Good call Shake.. I’m in 100% agreement in wanting “you must love me” on there. I couldn’t have picked a better song. ah well.

    SK said this on October 31st, 2010 at 6:56 am

  49. @ListenToGhostface truer words never been said…. Ghostface is the one who should be producing a song lyric guide. Tony Starks has a vocabulary and wordplay that would leave the average mainstream rap fan scratching their heads.

    Shaolin said this on November 15th, 2010 at 3:08 pm

 

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