Jay-Z wants you to take the $500,000 over lunch with him

Jay-Z has weighed in on a longstanding (hypothetical) internet debate over whether to choose a meal with the man himself or half a million dollars.

“You’ve gotta take the money,” the rapper/producer/entrepreneur told Gayle King in an interview with CBS.

“You’ve got all that in the music for $10.99,” he continued “I wouldn’t tell you to cut a bad deal. Like, take the $500,000, go buy some albums, and listen to the albums.”

“It’s all there,” Jay-Z continued. “If you piece it together and really listen to the music for the words, well, what it is, it’s all there.”

Jay-Z met up with King for an exclusive tour of “The Book of HOV,” an exhibit at the Brooklyn Public Library that explores his work and career.  Related article (Why R Kelly believed Jay Z wanted to kill him)

He told King his music is the blueprint of his life.

“Everything that I said was gonna happen, happened,” he said. “Everything that I said I wanted to do, I’ve done.”