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Jay-Z performs onstage during the 2009 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on June 28, 2009 Getty ImagesAccess Hollywood
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Jay-Z wants to step into a new career: movie star.
"I do. I do," the rap mogul told MTV News.
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But Jay-Z, who will turn 40 in December, is still working hard at his hip-hop career, with "The Blueprint 3" slated for a September 11 release. So when will he hit theaters?
"I'm taking my time," he said. "It may seem like it's taking forever, but when I do, it's gonna be something added to the genre. I just don't wanna do a couple movies and be gone."
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If that's the case, his wife, Beyonce, would be a fine example - after getting her start in singing with Destiny's Child, the star has appeared in leading roles in films such as "Dream Girls" and this year's "Obsessed" while maintaining a successful solo musical career. And Jay wouldn't be the only rapper to make the jump to Hollywood -- a number of hip-hop stars, ranging from Common to Mos Def to Ludacris, have made an impact on the silver screen in recent years.
"I want it to be something that's really important," Jay-Z said. "Hopefully when I arrive [in Hollywood], I can leave a footprint."
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Iceman77Brandon H, acting classes and coaches are pointless. Acting comes from within, you either have acting talent or you don't. All classes can do is make you a little more polished.report abuseposted September 7, 2009 1:31 PM PDT
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Iceman77ripper, he is a world famous rap star who has many millions, you call that loser ? Come back to reality.report abuseposted September 7, 2009 1:26 PM PDT
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jazzy gplease don't take acting lessons from whom ever is teaching your wife....i'm just saying!report abuseposted September 7, 2009 6:59 AM PDT
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KatrinaI’ll repeat myself: supporting this person that has glamorized: selling drugs for two generations to young men and women around the globe, violence, misogyny, commercial materialism, no! He and booty shaking, weave wearing Beyonce do not represent my part of the black community. He is not sincere, he wants acclaim for himself and his wife. They are not what my child aspires to be. Charlatans.report abuseposted September 1, 2009 12:28 PM PDT
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ROJAY STICK WITH WHAT YOU KNOW,ACTUALY YOU SHOULD HAVE STAYED RETIRED WHEN YOU WHERE GOOD AND THE KING OF NYC.report abuseposted September 1, 2009 12:21 PM PDT
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ROJAY STICK TO WHAT YOU KNOW!!!! ACTUALY YOU SHOULD HAVE STAYED RETIRED,YOU WHERE THE KING OF NY THEN YOU GOT GREEDY AND CAME BACK AND LOOK NOW UR NOT THE KING ANY LONGER!! MUAHreport abuseposted September 1, 2009 12:17 PM PDT
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__A_YAHOO_USER__he wants to be a movie star good luck loserreport abuseposted September 1, 2009 12:09 PM PDT
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FireEmmy stop smoking crack Beyonce is the sh-t!report abuseposted September 1, 2009 11:56 AM PDT
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TimHe's earned his $ being respected in that industry, but he really does look like mush mouth from fat albert.report abuseposted September 1, 2009 11:46 AM PDT
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LionsFanaticboogerreport abuseposted September 1, 2009 11:02 AM PDT
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