Jay-Z settles viral debate on whether $500,000 or dinner with him is worth more

Which is the better deal: $500,000 or lunch with Jay-Z?

Now finally, the hip hop mogul has entered the chat, sharing his take on the theoretical viral question in an interview with “CBS This Morning” anchor Gayle King.

“You got to take the money,” the “99 Problems” rapper said in the interview. “What I’m gonna say?”

When King explained the theory behind the debate — citing the idea that his “words of wisdom” could help people make far more money on their own, Jay-Z noted, “You got all that in the music for $10.99. That’s a bad deal. I wouldn’t tell you to cut a bad deal.”

He further explained the secret to his success is in his lyrics.

“If you piece it together and really listen to the music, for the words, for what it is, it all there. Everything I said was going to happen, happened. Everything I said I wanted to do, I’ve done and there’s the blueprint.”

Referring to his “Blueprint” albums, all of which went platinum multiple times, he assures the wisdom people seek is at their fingertips (or eardrums). “The blueprint, literally, to me and my life and my journey is there already.”

The rapper is worth a whopping 2.5 billion dollars, making him the richest rapper in the world, according to Forbes.

Catch the full two-part conversation between Jay-Z and King Thursday and Friday on “CBS This Morning.”

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