New Yorker Jay-Z

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"When someone puts words to feelings you have, it's like, 'Wow, that's exactly what it is.'" —Jay-Z, rapper and mogul

Books that made a difference to Jay-Z:

The Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav

The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield

The Odyssey by Homer

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

Purple Cow by Seth Godin

Nigger by Dick Gregory