Biography On Jay-Z To Be Released Next Year

Penguin Group to release Jay-Z biography written by Forbes' Zack O'Malley Greenburg next year.

Only days after the release of Jay-Z and writer Dream Hampton’s Decoded publishing company Penguin Group has announced that they will be releasing a biography of their own on the famed rapper.

XXLMag.com reports that the biography, which will be titled Empire State Of Mind: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner To Corner Office, will be released early next year.

Empire State Of Mind will include interviews from Damon Dash, Fred “Fab 5 Freddy” Brathwaite, Questlove, and more; the book was written by Forbes magazine’s Zack O’Malley Greenburg.

The Roots' ?uestlove Readies A Book

The funky drummer plans, "Mommy, What's a Questlove?"

The Roots' ?uestlove has announced, viaokayplayer.com, plans to release a book titledMommy, What's a Questlove?

The book will supposedly be comprised of "music factoids...real life stories, celebrity encounters, and thoughts on life written in his signature stream-of-consciousness style."

No release date for the project is set, though fans will have to wait at least a year before picking it up in stores.