My colleague Julia Boorstin who writes the Media Money blogfor CNBC.com takes a look at Rapper/Entrepreneur Jay-Z's new book, "DECODED" which is now on sale. While admitting that, "the book isn't ...

Blame it on Dan Brown. Now history can’t simply be learned, appreciated or discussed. It has to be “decoded.” “Brad Meltzer’s Decoded” (9 p.m., History) will refract past events through a prism of ...

It takes guts for a rapper to admit that he can relate to Little Orphan Annie. Then again, far be it from Jay-Z not to lay it on the line. In 1998, this multiplatinum-selling, Grammy Award-winning MC ...

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The book’s 300-plus pages are divided between traditional narrative, lyrical analysis and sprawling photos, but the lavish spreads and chunky fonts that dominate Decoded make it more of a coffee table ...

5.30pm ET / 10.30pm GMT: Time to get into an Empire State of Mind and, yes, actually I did have to make that poor excuse for a joke: tonight Jay-Z will be talking about his upcoming and already ...

This season of Brad Meltzer's Decoded first aired on 02-12-2010.