Lil Wayne, the Memoirist

January 12, 2012, 3:04 pmBy JAMES C. MCKINLEY JR.

Lil Wayne, the New Orleans rapper, has turned his experience at Rikers Island into a memoir that will be published in November, two years after his release, Grand Central Publishing announced on Thursday. The book, Gone Till November, is described as an internal monologue based on journals Lil Wayne kept during his eight-month stint at the New York City jail on a gun possession charge.

He kept detailed journals of his inner and outer life while he was on Rikers Island and they certainly tell as story, Ben Greenberg, the executive editor at Grand Central, said in the announcement.

Born Dwayne Carter Jr., Lil Wayne is one of the best-selling hip-hop musicians in the country with a wide fan base. He had one of the top-selling albums in 2008 with Tha Carter III, which won a Grammy for best rap album. His most recent album Tha Carter IV is also nominated this year in that category.