JAY-Z FINALISING BOOK DEAL

Last updated: Friday, July 10, 2009

JAY-Z FINALISING BOOK DEAL

JAY-Z is putting pen to paper for a new book - the rap mogul is close to signing a deal to tell the story behind his lyrics.

Jay-Z performing in the Jay-Z and Ciara Live Tour 2009. Chicago, Illinois - 07.07.09

The Big Pimpin' hitmaker, real name Shawn Carter, is famed for never writing down his song rhymes.

But he'll have to do just that if he accepts an offer from executives at Spiegel & Grau, an imprint of Random House publishers.

According to the New York Observer, Jay-Z's literary agent, Matthew Guma, is in final negotiations for a tome of commentary, in which the rap superstar will explain the thinking behind some of his most famous tracks.

If the hip-hop heavyweight closes the deal, it will top a great week for Jay-Z - he was just named Hip-Hop's Cash King in a new Forbes magazine poll with past year earnings of $35 million (£23.3 million).

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Source: WENN

| Friday, July 10, 2009

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