While reading Decoded, I was often thinking, ‘Hold-up a minute – if Jay-Z doesn’t even write down his rhymes on paper, how has he got time to write a cot damn BOOK?’ Then on page 309, after it’s all said and done, he reveals the plot twist – ‘First and foremost I’d like to acknowledge Dream Hampton1. How can I thank you enough?2 You’ve lived my words and life for so long that you might need therapy to get back to yours (sorry, Nina). Dream, thanks again for suffering my art ...
