Rap mogul Jay-Z has confirmed plans to release his first book after finalising a literary deal last week.
The 99 Problems hitmaker, real name Shawn Carter, will put pen to paper to tell the story behind the song lyrics of some of his most famous tracks.
He says, "It’s called Decoded. I named it Decoded because I’m decoding all the lyrics from my records. I’m going to pick select ones - you know all the double entendres and things that people may have missed or may have gotten, but just want confirmation on it."
The book will be published by Random House imprint Spiegel & Grau, although a release date has yet to be announced.
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