- Price$0.99
- CategoryEntertainment
- Versions2 archived
- Installable1 of 2
- AvailabilityRemoved from the App Store
- SellerRandom House Digital, Inc.
- Bundle IDcom.rhad.decodedjayz
RequirementsCompatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later.
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Report an issue** Special Promotional Price: - Unlock the full version with all 36 songs for only $3.99
DECODED is an app like no other: a collection of Jay-Z’s lyrics and their meanings that together tell the story of a culture, an art form, a moment in history, and one of the most provocative and successful artists of our time. Enhanced with over 30 minutes of never-before-seen video and interactive lyrics for 36 of Jay-Z’s songs, the DECODED app is the ultimate way to get into the mind of Jay-Z. You’ll also be able to vote on the next Jay-Z song to be ‘decoded’ in the app.
FEATURES STANDARD VERSION Build your own version of DECODED – pick your ten favorite Jay-Z songs to be Decoded, including all-time favorites such as “Big Pimpin’,” “99 Problems,” and more.
For each song you decode, you will unlock: - A full set of interactive lyrics complete with Jay-Z’s own notes and annotations. Click and scroll to find out the meaning behind the lyrics and the stories that inspired the music. - An excerpt of Jay’s personal story from the pages of DECODED. Learn about his days growing up in Brooklyn, his rise to rap stardom, and his meticulous approach to his craft. - Never-before-seen video interviews where Jay-Z discusses the back-story and inspiration for his music (for select songs only). - Bonus video: “Rap is Poetry” - Get the latest news and updates direct from Jay-Z.
** You can also listen to Jay-Z’s songs as you scroll and click through the lyrics (requires songs to be in your iTunes library). Preview any songs you don’t own and then click to buy.
UNLOCK THE FULL VERSION – SPECIAL PROMOTIONAL PRICE: $3.99 IN-APP PURCHASE
Get the full text of Jay-Z’s DECODED including: - All 36 sets of interactive and annotated song lyrics - All of Jay-Z’s personal story - All 17 never-before-seen video interviews plus two bonus videos: “Rap is Poetry” and “The Evolution of My Style”
Look for DECODED, the book, wherever books and eBooks are sold.
Ratings Over Time
| Date | Version | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 26, 2011 | — | — | 9 | $9.99 |
| February 6, 2012 | — | — | 39 | $4.99 |
| May 23, 2013 | — | — | 46 | $4.99 |
| November 26, 2015 | 2.1 | — | 46 | $0.99 |
From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.
Archived Reviews
8 of 16Doesn't save your place or allow for bookmarks? It's such a dumb oversight, I'm speechless.
I'm a huge fan and mistakenly just bought the app without reading that additional content must be purchased for 25$ more dollars on top of the 10$ I already paid. To bad I can't get a refund because this is a rip off.
spent $35 to get nothing??? Love Jay but was highly pissed at the price and what I ended up with
I feel like I just got robbed! Definitely not what I hoped it would be. I thought this would be a break down of lyrics, a behind the scenes visual of what the lyrics really mean, but instead it's just Jay being the vague Jay that he is. "This song just had a very big sound, like something to play in a small club or a stadium." Really Jay? Very closed-off and the insight on individual songs seem to be just paragraphs from his book. If I wanted to read the book, then I WOULD have read the book! Don't buy! I repeat, DO NOT BUY unless you have an E-Reader and in that case, just buy the book.
this app is straight trash DO NOT BUY!!
Hey I know it's way overpriced but as a fan I'm helpless.
2 thumbs up
Total SCAM -- if you get suckered into buying this, you have to pay an additional $25 to unlock the full version. Now we know just how savvy a businessman Jay-Z really is! The cynics say you have to be really cunning to make it in New York, and this is profiteering at it's worst! Too bad he cares more about money than music.
Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.