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Nas is working with author Touré on a memoir, the two announced Monday (September 12). Slated for release in fall 2012, the book will detail will “tell his life and deconstruct some songs,” Toure tweeted. But Nas isn’t the only hip-hop luminary who’s long overdue for an autobio—rap is full of folks who’ve lived crazy lives, seen crazy things and witnessed history and gossip from the trenches. In this list, BET takes a look at 10 other rapper memoirs we’d like to see. —Alex Gale (Photo: Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images)

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Lil Kim: The Naked Truth - A juicy bio from Kim detailing her troubled relationship with Notorious B.I.G., her multiple plastic surgeries and her prison stay would be must-read material. (Photo: Graham Denholm/Getty Images)

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Lil Wayne, The Life and Times of Dwayne Carter - A dizzying, stream-of-consciousness look at Weezy's crazy life from Nawlin's Magnolia PJs to the Grammys. This page-turner would explain the, um, affectionate father-son relationship between Weezy and Baby and finally reveal what was in those Stryofoam cups he used to be seen with everywhere before his Rikers stint.(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Kanye West, I'ma Let You Finish, But This Is the Best Memoir of All Time - If this book is even half as entertaining, over-the-top and controversial as Yeezy's many onstage rants and award-show interruptions over the years, it'll be a best seller. (Photo: Adrienne Battistella/PictureGroup)

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Black Rob, How to Rob: From Burglaries to Bad Boy and Back - A lot of rappers claim to have criminal pasts—so passé! Black Rob was doing burglaries and grand larcenies even after he had a platinum hit record. This book would detail his craziest breaking-and-entry adventures—and teach you how to jimmy a lock, climb down a fire escape and crack a safe in the process.(Photo: Brad Barket/PictureGroup)

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Ja Rule, Life After Fif - A first-person account of Ja's fall from fortune and fame after his legendary beef with 50 Cent, this memoir would take a revealing look at his post-Fif daily life: picking up the kids from school, reminscing with Irv, not paying taxes, etc.(Photo: Scott Wintrow/Getty Images)

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Shyne, From Bad Boy to Bar Mitzvahs - Shyne's transformation from gangsta rapper to convict to Orthodox Jew living in Israel would certainly make for a good read. Plus, we'd love to hear the real story behind the 1999 shooting and Diddy's role in it, but we have a feeling that that isn't Shizzy's style.(Photo: Robert Mecea/Newsmakers)

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Tupac Shakur, Fooled You: How I Hid Out in Cuba for 15 Years - We're not saying this is ever gonna happen. But how amazing would it be if it did? (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

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Craig Mack, Where I've Been - Remember when Craig Mack was Bad Boy Records' premier hitmaker? Us neither. This book will finally reveal where the "Flava in Ya Ear" rapper's been all these years, and how he fell off the map. (Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

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Ghostface Killah, Fish Tales - The Legendary Ghostdeini would enthrall readers with tales of his heart-breaking childhood (as heard on "All That I Got Is You") and smacking rappers just for living—with recipes for ziti and tips for dyeing your Clarks along the way. (Photo by Matthew Peyton/Getty Images)

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Foxy Brown, Crazy Like a Fox - Whether mooning her neighbor in 2010, smacking a manicurist in 2004 or losing her hearing in 2005, Fox's reality is iller than any fiction novel could be. (Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)