Last night Jay Z became the first hip-hop artist to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He spoke with Terry Gross in 2010 about growing up in a housing project in Brooklyn, finding his identity in the recording studio, and misogyny in rap lyrics. Also, film critic David Edelstein reviews 'The Mummy.'

Fresh Air: Jay Z

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Curating & reposting the ~3 best podcasts per week. There are simply too many good podcasts out there, let us pick the best three each week for you. Copyright is owned by the publisher, not this podcast, audio is streamed directly from publisher's servers.

Curating &amp; reposting the ~3 best podcasts per week.
There are simply too many good podcasts out there, let us pick the best three each week for you. 
Copyright is owned by the publisher, not this podcast, audio is streamed directly from publisher's servers.

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