10/10/13, Im reading a book called The White Boy Shuffle. Its about this black guy that surfs. He moves to another state and Makes dramatic changes. Now he is the basketball superstar in his community. He becomes a reluctant messiah in his community. He is from Santa Monica but moves to West Los Angeles. 10/11/13 I read a book about Jay Z. talks about his craft. talks about the culture of art. It has some of his songs in it and a lot of his lyrics. They explain what he means by breaking down his rhymes.