Jay-Z decoded: Exclusive extracts from the rap star's memoir

On hustlingNo one hired a skywriter and announced crack's arrival. But when it landed in your hood, it was a total takeover. Sudden and complete. What had been was gone, and in its place was a new way of life that seemed like it had been there for ever.Cocaine wasn't new and neither was selling it. But crackheads were different. They'd smoke in hallways, on playgrounds. They got no respect. They were former neighbours, "aunts" and "uncles", but once they started smoking, they were the lowest on...

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