Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went from Street Corner to Corner Office Audiobook (Unabridged)

" Kinda biased, as I wrote the darned thing! Please feel free to send me feedback if you've read it... "

" Lots of knowledge in this one. Jay's been my man for the longest. Love to see him shine. "

" I learned a lot about Jay-Z from this book. The only thing I'd caution one about is the fact that the book was done without Jay-Z's permission. But Zack O'Malley did a great job. Easy, fast read. "

" This book was terrible and frankly shame on me for not putting it down as soon as the author noted in the forward to the book that Jay-Z refused to speak to him for the book. What follows that revelation is a poorly written exploration of Jay-Z's life and career using only primary source material from people that have personal axes to grind with him along with the recantation of various interviews that Jay-Z gave to other people and SONG LYRICS... I'm sorry but I cannot take seriously any book that claims to glean information about someone's inner workings and personal relationships through parsing rap songs. The two main low points in my mind were a meandering and in the end pointless exploration of whether Jay-Z was paid to endorse a particular brand of champaign (after many pages and a boondoggle to France, the author determines that, despite finding any evidence of this that, Jay-Z must have been paid). The second was the chapter on Jay-Z's relationship with Beyonce wherein the author uses the fact that Jay-Z had mumbled a word in one of his joint efforts with his wife to indicate that this was "as much a merger as a marriage". Seriously, this book if awful, the only good thing about it is that its pretty short. "

" Unauthorized biography. Not impressive. Read Decoded instead, much better. "

" I thought this was an autobiography, so I was a little surprised with what I read. It was well written, but I'm really not a huge fan of biographies. "

" This book is for those who think S dot is a rapper.....circa 1996 "

" This book primarily focused on Jay-Z rise and how he obtained his wealth.From the book Jigga man surely looks like a shrewd business man that wont blink to gain out of you.Zack interviewed various artist and business partners of the Jigga man. "

" This makes me hate Jay-Z. Greenberg does an excellent job of making him seem like a giant douche. Would have been nice if had had actually interviewed Jay-Z. "

" A very good read. The author does a great job giving the reader a peep into the life and lifestyle of one of my favorite rappers. I also found the book motivating. "

" interesting read for those interested in jay z's business ventures aswell as skills as an artist. "

" Interesting window into Jay-z's world. not much from jay-z himself. This book really gives you a feel for how he interacts with business associates and how they feel about certain decisions he made. There is a lot about his background too. He's actually been around longer than I thought. "

" An interesting book but I felt the lack of access to Jay-Z by the author. some interesting points were made though so a worthwhile read "

" Never really knew Jay-Z's story; he's very interesting. I wish the author would have web able to interview him for his insight! "

" Still not to sure what to think about this book...the /uotes" from JayZ are all lyrics to his songs...$mmmm. I do like the explanation and reasons for alot of the choices JayZ has made in his career. "

" I enjoyed this book, it was well written and gave so good insights into how Jay-Z thinks. "

" Very interesting and easy read to find out about one of those celebrities you always hear about but don't really know about. "