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Lil Wayne is to release a book consisting of diaries he wrote during his time in prison.

The rapper served eight months of a one year sentence in New York&039;s Rikers Island jail after pleading guilty to gun possession.

The book, called Gone Till November, is due to be released later this year.

The memoirs will feature Lil Wayne&039;s thoughts on mily, children and the people he has met in his lifetime, Grand Central Publishing said.

The 29-year-old, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, has also written about his plans for the future.

Ben Greenberg, executive editor at the publishing company, said the journal would be "revealing".

"[Lil Wayne] kept detailed journals of his inner and outer life while he was on Rikers Island, and they certainly tell a story. They are revealing," he said.

The book is set to be released on 28 November 2012.

The rapper is best known for his singles Lollipop, Drop The World and BedRock - which reached number nine in the UK singles chart.

In September, his current albumTha Carter IV broke iTunes sales records.

Carter is nominated for four Grammy awards at next month&039;s ceremony, including best rap album and best rap song for Look At Me Now - a collaboration with Chris Brown and Busta Rhymes.

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Lil Wayne To Release Prison Memoir In November

Lil Waynehas a story to tell. Well, Lil Wayne probably has a bunch of stories to tell, but this ll the multiplatinum rap superstar will releaseGone Till November,his memoir based on the diaries he kept while he was locked up for eight months on Rikers Island in New York.

The book, which will come out in November, two years after Weezys release from prison, is being described as an internal monologue, according to theAssociated Press. It will be released thrlil wayneough Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group.

Weezy was freed from Rikers Islandon November 4, 2010, after he served eight months of a year-long sentence for an attempted gun possession charge. Police had arrested the rapper in 2007 following his headlining performance at New Yorks Beacon Theatre.Wayne eventually pleaded guiltyto the charge and turned himself in to authorities in March of 2010.

MTV News correspondent Sway Calloway caught up with Wayne in Miami at awelcome-home partyjust days after his prison release. When asked how his transition from prison was going, Weezy simply responded with a grin. I forgot about yesterday, he said after thanking his ns and mily for their support.

He hasnt completely forgotten, however, now that Wayne, who has since toured the world and released his double-platinumTha Carter IV,plans to reminisce a little.