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My True Fear On the fear that built everything I own, and the mercy I didn’t build.

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My True Fear On the fear that built everything I own, and the mercy I didn’t build.

I spent years trying to make sure I was never at anyone’s mercy. Then I realized the fear of being unseen was why I published, the fear of being powerless was why I owned, and the fear of being forgotten was why I documented everything. This is what happened when I brought that fear before God.I spent years trying to make sure I was never at anyone’s mercy. Then I realized the fear of being unseen was why I published, the fear of being powerless was why I owned, and the fear of being forgotten was why I documented everything. This is what happened when I brought that fear before God.

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I Finally Figured Out Jay-Z:

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I Finally Figured Out Jay-Z:

Jay-Z’s enemies make him a villain. His glazers make him a God. The truth is more complicated. From Marcy to the NFL, Barclays Center, billion-dollar business deals and criminal justice reform, Shawn Carter has spent his life putting himself first—sometimes serving the community in the process, sometimes leaving people behind. Maybe Jay-Z isn’t hip-hop’s hero or villain. Maybe he’s its greatest antihero

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