Derek Cook’s Reviews > Jay-Z: Made in America > Status Update

It is not that becoming a billionaire vindicates Jay’s hustling, his poetry, or his politics; it is that it offers him an even more visible platform to amplify his voice to speak about Black love, Black struggle, Black Death, Black success, Black wealth, Black overcoming, and Black thriving.

This book is reading like a book report on Jay-Z, like the assignment was to convince the class that their subject is important. I thought it was going to be more about Jay himself, not the author’s exegesis of his career.

It seems to me that JAY-Z is more of a jumping off point for discussions on black hustle, black excellence, and black culture. Not as much about it he man himself.