autobiography

Though she defaulted on her first opportunity, it looks like the Queen Bee is finally ready to publish her memoir. Lil Kim was sued by her publisher Simon & Schuster three years back, after pocketing a $40,000 advance for a manuscript, which she never handed in, but now the former Notorious B.I.G...

With hip-hop memoirs becoming big business, Wu-Tang Clan rapper Raekwon has thrown his hat into the ring and announced that he's working on his autobiography. A master storyteller, Raekwon has long been one of the most respected writers in rap and will follow the lead of other MCs such as Jay-Z, Prodigy, Malice and Q-Tip, that have each either recently published books or have one in progress... Re

Fresh off her release from prison, Da Brat is excited to get back into the swing of things. The female rapper is prepping tons of new projects including new music, a book, and getting up to speed on Twitter. Earlier this week, the 36-year-old completed a three-year bid for assaulting a waitress with an alcohol bottle back in 2007, and her new found freedom has changed her outlook on just about eve

The Black Eyed Peas have had a successful year with their respective singles and latest album 'The Beginning,' and 2011 is already shaping up to be even bigger. The group's members are planning on branching out into other areas of entertainment, with frontman will...

More than thirteen years since Public Enemy leader Chuck D penned his autobiography, the group's hype-man Flavor Flav is following suit. The iconic jokester and reality star is getting into the memoir game with a new tome entitled 'An Icon...

Nas is following the lead of his onetime rival Jay-Z, who released 'Decoded' last month, and entering the publishing world with an upcoming autobiography in 2011. When recently interviewed by Pedestrian TV, Nas revealed that his recent cameo on 'Hawaii 5-0' was a preview of coming attractions as he plans to focus more on writing and acting in the future...

Questlove has earned himself a reputation as a man of many talents, but The Roots drummer is currently gearing up to add author to his long list of creative endeavors. According to his site OkayPlayer, Quest plans to release a memoir, tentatively titled 'Mommy, What's a Questlove...

Jay-Z has been referring to himself as the "greatest writer of the 21st century" for some time now, but with a new memoir on the way, he's about to have a chance to really back up that claim. The long-awaited 'Decoded' is actually in the pipeline for a November 16 release date and Hov will preview the book the day before in a rare non-music appearance at the New York Public Library... Re

R. Kelly is about to expose himself -- but it's not what you're thinking. The R&B artist is penning an autobiography scheduled to hit stores next year. "I'm writing this book as Robert, not R. Kelly," Kelly said in a statement released on Wednesday (Dec. 9....