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Minority Report

Words and music by Shawn Carter, Shaffer Smith, Mark Batson, Andre Young, and Dawaun Parker

Copyright © 2006 EMI April Music, Inc., Carter Boys Music, Universal Music-Z Songs, Super Sayin Publishing, Songs of Universal, Inc., Bat Future Music, WB Music Corp., Ain’t Nothing But Funkin’ Music, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Psalm 144 Verse 1 Music, and Alien Status Music

All rights for Carter Boys Music controlled and administered by EMI April Music, Inc.

All rights for Super Sayin Publishing controlled and administered by Universal Music-Z Songs

All rights for Bat Future Music controlled and administered by Songs of Universal, Inc.

All rights for Ain’t Nothing But Funkin’ Music controlled and administered by WB Music Corp.

All rights for Psalm 144 Verse 1 Music and Alien Status Music controlled and administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.

Used by permission from Alfred Music Publishing Co., Inc., and Hal Leonard Corporation

All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission.

Contains elements of “Non Ti Scordar Di Me” (DeCurtis/Furno)

Moment of Clarity

Words and music by Shawn Carter and Marshall Mathers

Copyright © 2003 Carter Boys Music and Eight Mile Style

All rights for Carter Boys Music controlled and administered by EMI April Music, Inc.

All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission.

Most Kings

Words by Shawn Carter

Copyright © EMI April Music, Inc., Carter Boys Music

All rights for Carter Boys Music controlled and administered by EMI April Music, Inc.

My 1st Song

Words and music by Shawn Carter and Germain de la Fuente

Copyright © 2003 EMI April Music, Inc., Carter Boys Music, and EMI Music Publishing Chile

All rights for Carter Boys Music controlled and administered by EMI April Music, Inc.

All rights for EMI Music Publishing Chile in the United States and Canada controlled and administered by Beechwood Music Corp.

All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission.

Contains elements of “Tú y Tu Mirar … Yo y Mi Canción”

My President Is Black

Words and music by Justin Henderson, Christopher Whitacre, Jay Jenkins, and Nasir Jones

Copyright © 2008 Songs of Universal, Inc., Nappypub Music, Henderworks Publishing Co., Universal Music Corp., Nappy Boy Publishing, West Coast Livin’ Publishing, Universal Music-Z Tunes, Universal Music-Z Songs, EMI Blackwood Music, Inc., and Young Jeezy Music, Inc.

All rights for Nappypub Music and Henderworks Publishing Co. controlled and administered by Songs of Universal, Inc.

All rights for Nappy Boy Publishing and West Coast Livin’ Publishing controlled and administered by Universal Music Corp.

All rights for Young Jeezy Music, Inc., controlled and administered by EMI Blackwood Music, Inc.

All rights reserved. Used by permission.

Operation Corporate Takeover

Words by Shawn Carter

Copyright © EMI April Music, Inc., Carter Boys Music

All rights for Carter Boys Music controlled and administered by EMI April Music, Inc.

Public Service Announcement

Words and music by Shawn Carter and Raymond Levin

Copyright © 2003 EMI April Music, Inc., Carter Boys Music and Edgewater Music

All rights for Carter Boys Music controlled and administered by EMI April Music, Inc.

All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission.

Contains elements of “Seed of Love”

Regrets

Words and music by Shawn Carter and Peter Pottinger

Copyright © 1996 EMI Blackwood Music, Inc., Lil Lulu Publishing, and Mansion and the Yacht Publishing

All rights for Lil Lulu Publishing controlled and administered by EMI Blackwood Music, Inc.

All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission.

Contains elements of “It’s So Easy Loving You”

Renegade

Words and music by Shawn Carter, Marshall Mathers, and Luis Resto

Copyright © 2001 EMI Blackwood Music, Inc., Lil Lulu Publishing, Eight Mile Style LLC, Martin Affiliated LLC, Marshall B Mathers, Inc., and Jaceff Music

All rights for Lil Lulu Publishing controlled and administered by EMI Blackwood Music, Inc.

All rights for Eight Mile Style LLC, Martin Affiliated LLC, Marshal B Mathers, Inc., and Jaceff Music controlled and administered by Kobalt Music Publishing

All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission.

Soon You’ll Understand

Words and Music by Shawn Carter and Al Kooper

Copyright © 2000 EMI Blackwood Music, Inc., Lil Lulu Publishing, and EMI Unart Catalog, Inc.

All rights for Lil Lulu Publishing controlled and administered by EMI Blackwood Music, Inc.

All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission.

Streets Is Watching

Words and music by Shawn Carter, Labi Siffre, and David Willis

Copyright © 1997 EMI Blackwood Music, Inc., Lil Lulu Publishing, M.A.M (Music Publishing) Corp., Universal-Songs of Polygram International, Inc., and Biggie Music

All rights for Lil Lulu Publishing controlled and administered by EMI Blackwood Music, Inc.

All rights for M.A.M. (Music Publishing) Corp. in the United States and Canada controlled and administered by Chrysalis Music

All rights for Biggie Music controlled and administered by Universal-Songs of Polygram International, Inc.

All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission.

Contains elements of “I Got The”

Success

Words and music by Shawn Carter, Ernest Wilson, Nasir Jones, and Larry Ellis

Copyright © 2007 EMI April Music, Inc., Carter Boys Music, Chrysalis Songs, No ID Music, Universal Music-Z Tunes LLC, Ill Will Music, Inc., and Larry Ellis Publishing Designee

All rights for Carter Boys Music controlled and administered by EMI April Music, Inc.

All rights for No ID Music controlled and administered by Chrysalis Songs

All rights for Ill Will Music, Inc., controlled and administered by Universal Music-Z Tunes LLC

All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission.

Contains elements of “Funky Thing Pt. 1”

This Can’t Be Life

Words and music by Shawn Carter, Kanye West, Dwight Grant, Brad Jordan, Leon Huff, and Kenneth Gamble

Copyright © 2000 EMI Blackwood Music, Inc., Lil Lulu Publishing, EMI April Music, Inc., Ye Olde World Music, Bug Music-Music of Windswept, Hitco South, Shakur Al Din Music, BB Ski the Chump (ASCAP), and Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.

All rights for Lil Lulu Publishing controlled and administered by EMI Blackwood Music, Inc.

All rights for Ye Olde World Music controlled and administered by EMI April Music, Inc.

All rights for Hitco South and Shakur Al Din Music controlled and administered by Bug Music-Music of Windswept

Used by permission from Alfred Music Publishing Co., Inc., and Hal Leonard Corporation

All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission.

Contains elements of “I Miss You”

This Life Forever

Words and music by Shawn Carter, Eva Darby, Billy Jackson, and Tyrone Fyffe

Copyright © 1999 EMI Jemaxal Music, Inc., EMI Blackwoood Music, Inc., Lil Lulu Publishing, R.L. August Music Co., Twin Girl Music, Songs of Lastrada, BMI/R2M Music, and U-Von Music

All rights for Lil Lulu Publishing controlled and administered by EMI Blackwood Music, Inc.

All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission.

Contains elements of “Are You Lookin’” by Eva Darby and William Jackson, © 1973 (renewed 2001) EMI Jexamal Music, Inc., R.L. August Music Co., Twin Girl Music, and U-Von Music

Where I’m From

Words and music by Shawn Carter, Deric Angelettie, Norman Whitfield, and Ronald Lawrence

Copyright © 1997 EMI Blackwood Music, Inc., Lil Lulu Publishing, Deric Angelettie Music, Stone Diamond Music Corp., Universal Music-Careers, and Ausar Music

All rights for Lil Lulu Publishing, Deric Angelettie Music, and Stone Diamond Music Corp. controlled and administered by EMI Blackwood Music, Inc.

All rights for Ausar Music controlled and administered by Universal Music-Careers

All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission.

Contains elements of “Let Your Hair Down”

Young Gifted and Black

Words and music by Shawn Carter, Antonie Hardy, and Marlon Lu Ree Williams

Copyright © OAK Music Publishing, Inc, EMI April Music, Inc., Carter Boys Music

All rights for Carter Boys Music controlled and administered by EMI April Music, Inc.

Contains elements of “Young Gifted and Black.”

Endpapers: © Myriam Babin/Rodrigo Corral Design

Decoded front matter, letters: © Simon Lee/Rodrigo Corral Design

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One Eye Open, © Myriam Babin/Rodrigo Corral Design; Union Square, © Myriam Babin/Rodrigo Corral Design

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boom box, © Thomas Mulsow

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tape recorder, © Simon Lee/Rodrigo Corral Design

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Marcy House beneath paper bag, © Myriam Babin/Rodrigo Corral Design

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Run-DMC, © george- dubose.com

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Run- DMC album cover, © Simon Lee/Rodrigo Corral Design

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train tracks, © Myriam Babin/Rodrigo Corral Design

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KRS- One: © Matt Buck/Rodrigo Corral Design, illustration based on a photograph by Janette Beckman/Getty Images

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cracked ground, © Alessandro Rizzi/Gallery Stock

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The Revolutionary T- shirt, illustration © Bonnie Clas/Rodrigo Corral Design; posters on wall, © Myriam Babin/Rodrigo Corral Design

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Jay-Z,
MTV Unplugged
album cover, Def Jam

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Notorious B.I.G., © Bonnie Clas/Rodrigo Corral Design, illustration based on a photograph by Butch Belair/Michael Ginsburg and Associates

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The D.O.C.,
No One Can Do It Better
album cover, © Ruthless

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Jesus pendant, © Simon Lee/Rodrigo Corral Design

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Malcolm X, © Matt Buck/Rodrigo Corral Design, illustration based on a photograph © MPI/Getty Images

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Marvin Gaye, © Matt Buck/Rodrigo Corral Design, illustration based on a photograph © Detroit Free Press/MCT/Landov

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money in shoe box, © Simon Lee/Rodrigo Corral Design

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clouds, © Steve Satushek/Workbook Stock/Getty Images;
Boy with June Bug
, 1963, photograph by Gordon Parks, copyright © the Gordon Parks Foundation. Reprinted with permission.

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Memphis Bleek, © Ben Baker/REDUX

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diamond studs, © Simon Lee/Rodrigo Corral Design

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building, © Myriam Babin/Rodrigo Corral Design

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broken heart, © Rodrigo Corral Design

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Marcy building, © Myriam Babin/Rodrigo Corral Design

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water, © Andreas Ackerup/Gallery Stock; Negative Space album art, Rodrigo Corral Design; view from bridge, © Myriam Babin/Rodrigo Corral Design

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bricks, © Simon Lee/Rodrigo Corral Design

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German shepherd, © Matt Buck/Rodrigo Corral Design, illustration based on a photograph by Steve Marsel/Photonica/Getty Images

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white 1994 Nissan Maxima, © 2010 Nissan. Nissan, Nissan model names, and the Nissan logo are registered trademarks of Nissan.

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Spike Lee, © Matt Buck/Rodrigo Corral Design, illustration based on a photograph by Jesse D. Garrabrant/National Basketball Association/Getty Images

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Sprewell, © Davin Blak Spinner Series- Onyx

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I Will Not Lose, © Myriam Babin/Rodrigo Corral Design

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Quincy Jones, © Matt Buck/Rodrigo Corral Design, illustration based on a photograph by Ben Baker/Redux

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Bono, © Carraro Mauro/Corbis Sygma

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Kanye West,
Graduation
album cover, © Def Jam

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Curtis,
50 Cent
album cover, © Aftermath

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New York
Daily News
, Tupac, © New York
Daily News
/Getty Images

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New York
Daily News
, Biggie, © New York
Daily News
/Getty Images

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London Bridge, E. O. Hoppé/Corbis

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Russell Simmons, © Matt Buck/Rodrigo Corral Design, illustration based on a photograph by Michael Benabib/Retna

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Muhammad Ali, London, 1970, photograph by Gordon Parks. Copyright the Gordon Parks Foundation. Reprinted with permission.

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RocaWear embroidery, needles, © Simon Lee/Rodrigo Corral Design

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Basquiat portrait, © The Andy Warhol Foundation/Corbis

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Basquiat art,
Charles the First
, 1982, © 2010 The Estate of Jean- Michel Basquiat/ADAGP, Paris/ARS, New York, photograph by Banque d’Images, ADAGP/Art Resource, N.Y.

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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Star album art, © Rodrigo Corral Design

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Jean- Michel Basquiat writing on the set of
Downtown
81, Edo Bertoglio, courtesy and copyright © New York Beat Films, used by permission of The Estate of Jean- Michel Basquiat. All rights reserved.

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Basquiat art,
Charles the First
, 1982, © 2010 The Estate of Jean- Michel Basquiat/ADAGP, Paris/ARS, New York, photograph by Banque d’Images, ADAGP/Art Resource, N.Y.

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Lorraine Hotel, © Joseph Louw/TIME & LIFE Images/Getty Images

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Kurt Cobain, © Charles Peterson/Retna

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cutlery, © Simon Lee/Rodrigo Corral Design

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Buddha, © Rachel Bergman/Rodrigo Corral Design

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view from bridge, © Myriam Babin/Rodrigo Corral Design

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handcuffs, © Simon Lee/Rodrigo Corral Design

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buildings with Empire State Building in background, © Myriam Babin/Rodrigo Corral Design

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Dizzy Gillespie, © Matt Buck/Rodrigo Corral Design, illustration based on a photograph by Herb Ritts/Lime Foto

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Atlas holding globe, © Matt Buck/Rodrigo Corral Design

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golden handcuffs, © Simon Lee/Rodrigo Corral Design

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Pimp C, © Nicolas Wagner/Corbis Outline

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surveillance cameras, © Christoph Wilhelm/Taxi/Getty Images

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City Hall, New York City, © Sami Siva/REDUX; Lady Justice, Ian Nicholson/PA Wire/AP Images

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record company folders, © Rodrigo Corral Design

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funeral home at 1 Troy Ave., © Laurie Carkeet/Rodrigo Corral Design

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geometric shapes, © Simon Lee/Rodrigo Corral Design

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sky, © Steve Satushek/Workbook Stock/Getty Images; Jay- Z concert, © OG/LUXURY MINDZ

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Madison Square Garden, © Bettmann/Corbis

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Apollo Theater sign, © Rudy Sulgan/Corbis

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Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, © Andrew D. Bernstein/National Basketball Association/Getty Images

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Jay- Z,
In My Lifetime
album cover, © Simon Lee/Rodrigo Corral Design

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Politics As Usual, © Myriam Babin/Rodrigo Corral Design

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American fl ag, © Willie Stark ONE/MILLION

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Marcus Garvey, © Corbis

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Marcus Garvey’s Golden Rule, © Renee Cox, 1993

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arrest photo, © New York
Daily News
/Getty Images

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video screen prior to Jay- Z’s performance on the pyramid stage during day two of the Glastonbury Festival, Somerset, PA Photos/Landov

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kid on bike in Marcy, © Jonathan Mannion

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The New York Times
, © Simon Lee/Rodrigo Corral Design

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Obama inauguration, © POOL/Reuters/Corbis

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White America, © Simon Lee/Rodrigo Corral Design

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Rick Rubin, © Matt Buck/Rodrigo Corral Design, illustration based on a photograph by Michael Muller/Contour by Getty Images

8.3
Beastie Boys, © Laura Levine/Corbis

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Black Panthers, © New York Times Co./Getty Images

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Louis Farrakhan, © Matt Buck/Rodrigo Corral Design, illustration based on a photograph by Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images; NYPD vehicle, © Jonathan Mannion

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Vietnam, Larry Burrows © LB Collection

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Hurricane Katrina, © AP Photo/NASA

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soldier in Iraq, © Warrick Page/Getty Images

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flag of India, © Steve Allen/Brand X Pictures/Getty Images

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Osama Bin Laden, © AP Photo/File; Ronald Reagan, © Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images

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360 waves, © Matt Buck/Rodrigo Corral Design

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Young and the Fearless
, 2004 (boy with toy gun), © Arif Mahmood; Cautionary Tales, © Rodrigo Corral Design

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Black Panther pin, © David J. and Janice L. Frent Collection/Corbis

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Paul Robeson, © Jonathan Mannion

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Black Gangster
, by Donald Goines, Rodrigo Corral Design; lighter, © Simon Lee/Rodrigo Corral Design

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Public Enemy logo

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thumbprint and handprint, © Rodrigo Corral Design

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basketball hoop, © Myriam Babin/Rodrigo Corral Design

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hand scale, © Simon Lee/Rodrigo Corral Design; dice, © Simon Lee/Rodrigo Corral Design

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Katrina aerial shot, © Vincent Laforet/Pool/Reuters/Corbis; Funeral Parade album art, © Rodrigo Corral Design; funeral photograph, © Luca Tronci/Gallery Stock

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houses destroyed by Katrina, © David Howells/Corbis

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Katrina survivors on roof, © David J. Phillip/Pool/Reuters/Corbis

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black orchid, © Simon Lee/Rodrigo Corral Design

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Stevie Wonder,
Songs in the Key of Life
album cover, Motown

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black nationalist fl ag, © Simon Lee/Rodrigo Corral Design

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Come and Get Me, © Myriam Babin/Rodrigo Corral Design

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University of Hip- Hop, © Myriam Babin/Rodrigo Corral Design

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Little Orphan Annie, © and ® 2010, Tribune Media Services, Inc. All rights reserved.

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three card monte, © Simon Lee/Rodrigo Corral Design

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Rakim, © Matt Buck/Rodrigo Corral Design, illustration based on a photograph by Carol Friedman/Corbis

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city buildings, © Myriam Babin/Rodrigo Corral Design

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Notorious B.I.G., © Dana Lixenberg/Corbis Outline

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The Voice In Your Head Is Right album art, © Myriam Babin/Rodrigo Corral Design

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Slick Rick, © Janette Beckman

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man with shadow, © Rodrigo Corral Design

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Pieta, © Alinari/Art Resource, N.Y.

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puddle refl ection, © Margaret Murphy Photography

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Scarface, Grant Delin/Corbis Outline