Lil Wayne to publish prison memoir

Lil Wayne was sent to prison on a gun charge. AFP pic

LOS ANGELES, Jan 15 Announced Thursday, famed US rapper Lil Wayne will release a memoir next November that chronicles his prison time spent on Rikers Island in 2010.

The Grammy-winning artist famously spent eight months (March to November) incarcerated on a gun charge.

Book publisher Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, announced that the rappers account of life behind bars will be (aptly) titled Gone Till November.

From eating beef jerky to getting his iPod confiscated, the harrowing time forever impacted Weezys career and personal life, writes music website Consequence of Sound. The book hits retailers on November 28.

Waynes Tha Carter IV, released last September, charted at number one on Billboards US chart in its first week of sales. The album is Lil Waynes fourth in his Tha Carter series and features contributions from Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, Corey Gunz, and T-Pain.

Lil Waynes Tha Carter III won a Grammy for Best Rap Album, debuted at number one on the US Billboard chart and has sold 3.2 million copies worldwide. AFP/Relaxnews