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Initially announced earlier in the year, the cover art for Jay-Z’s Decoded has finally been unveiled. Quite the interesting move for the famed musician, Decoded plays the role of exactly what its title suggest, the decoding of 36 classic Jay-Z tracks. For each, Mr. Carter provides his own insight into the meaning behind particular lyrics, and his reasoning for writing them. Hip-hop educational and equally entertaining, the book will be offered in a hardcover version through publisher Spiegel & Grau and in digital form via an eBook and iPhone/iPad app. A release is set for November 16th through finer booksellers, including Amazon, which is now taking pre-orders for the special price of $21 USD.

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Wonder what Warren Buffett, Steve Forbes and Jay-Z talked about the other day at Omaha’s Hollywood Diner?

The result, if not a transcript, will appear when Forbes magazine names the world’s 400 richest people, a list that will include at least one of the three — the Omaha investor, 80; the magazine publisher, 63; and the rapper, 40.

In general, it’s likely that Forbes and Jay-Z, the stage name of Shawn Corey Carter, talked about some of Buffett’s favorite topics: money and philanthropy.

While Forbes and Jay-Z may seem an unlikely pair, Jay-Z’s wealth is estimated at $150 million by some sources. That’s short of the $900 million or so needed to make the Forbes list but certainly enough to make some high-caliber financial advice worthwhile.

Source: Omaha

Jay-Z performed yesterday at Yankee Stadium as part of his Home and Home concert with Eminem,Drake, Swizz Beatz, G-Unit, Chris Martin. More footage after the jump..