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Jay-Z to Release<em> </em>New Coffee Table Book Highlighting His Career and Achievements

Jay-Z is celebrating his birthday with a gift to his fans: He’s releasing a new coffee table book.

Roc Nation and luxury publisher Assouline announced that the rap icon and entrepreneur will release The Book of HOV: A Tribute To JAY-Z on Wednesday, which is his 55th birthday.

The 432-page title highlights the Grammy and Emmy-winning star’s illustrious career and comes a year after he was honored with the immersive exhibit The Book of HOV: A Tribute. It took place at the Brooklyn Public Library and was presented in chapters and included various photos of Jay-Z, from portraits to concert images to magazine and album covers. 

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The new book will be available in three editions, ranging from $120 to $2,000. It will include original recording masters, stage wear, interviews, videos, awards and unseen photographs, as well as the guitar Jay-Z played at the Glastonbury Festival in 2008, where he became  the first hip-hop artist to headline famed event, to his Rock & Roll Hall of Fame trophy to Daniel Arsham’s sculpture HOV Hands, the iconic gesture made famous by Jay-Z and seen at his concerts.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the special limited edition will be donated to the Brooklyn Public Library. At the exhibit held last year, Jay-Z’s lyrics were plastered on the Central Library Building of the library and on display were the Brooklyn Nets jersey he wore on the first night of his eight-show Barclays Center opener in 2012; various awards and honors, including an Emmy, Grammy, Peabody as well as his induction into and Songwriters Hall of Fame, where Jay-Z became the first rapper to enter; platinum plaques; the Carnegie Hall ticket when Jay-Z headlined the venue in 2012; a PCM digital tape of Jay-Z’s debut single, 1995’s “In My Lifetime”; a Roc-A-Fella gold chain; and a Rocawear bomber jacket.