The Hook

• Left one, lose some to win some (You lost one) Story of a champion, sorry I'm a champion You lost one

In this whole song Jay-z is rapping about all the bad things that happen to him in 2006. Three to be particular his split with Dame Dash, his relationship with Beyoncé Knowles, and the death of his nephew Colleek. So by saying lose some to win some he is saying by going through these things they are going to make him a better man. He is not going to dwell on the past, but look to the future. People say that a champion (sport team) learns from every game they lose. Jay is saying that he is a champion. Jay is saying I make mistakes but i learn from every one, and because of this i am better then i was before i made them

Personal Experiences

• Does he (Jay-z) bring his personal experiences into a lot of his songs?

• Yes Jay-z dose bring a lot of his own experience in to his music. That is what most of his songs are about. Either his past experience, or what he is going thought at the present time. I think this is one of the reasons that he is considered to be one of the best rappers of all time. Yes he is the top grossing rapper of all, and is in the top three in records sells. To me what sets him apart from other rappers is how he speaks from the heart. He dose not go out there and talk about just sex, drugs, and violence. He dose incorporate these things in his music but you also get more then just that. You get it in a different form then most mainstream rapers deliver it in.