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.”

Bob Seger comes out of retirement, for at least one night, to honor country music icon

Bob Seger made a surprise appearance in Nashville on Sunday, performing as part of Patty Loveless' induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Seger, playing live for the first time since 2019, covered the 1996 Loveless track "She Drew a Broken Heart." The 78-year-old Michigan rocker's appearance drew a standing ovation from the crowd, according to a report from the Tennessean.

Seger and Loveless, 66, previously teamed up on "The Answer's in the Question," a track from Seger's 2006 album "Face the Promise."

Loveless was inducted into the Hall by Vince Gill, who also performed a track of Loveless' during the ceremony. Also performing in her honor was bluegrass foursome Sister Sadie.

Tanya Tucker and songwriter Bob McDill, who has penned 30 No. 1 country hits (including Ronnie Milsap's "Nobody Likes Sad Songs" and Alan Jackson's "Gone Country"), were also inducted during the ceremony, which was held at Nashville's CMA Theater.

Seger's last live performance was in November 2019 at Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center, the closing date of his Roll Me Away: The Final Tour outing. That tour included six shows at the then-DTE Energy Music Theatre in June 2019.

Eminem track, already a Guinness World Record holder, hits 1 billion streams on Spotify

Eminem's "Rap God" is already a Guinness World Record holder, and now it's a member of Spotify's Billions Club as well.

The 2013 single has passed the 1 billion streams threshold on the streaming service, making it Eminem's eighth single to cross the digital barrier.

"Rap God" was the third single from Eminem's 2013 album "The Marshall Mathers LP 2," following "Berzerk" and "Survival." The song features Eminem rapping at an accelerated clip, at one point cycling through 97 words in 15 seconds. The song features 1,560 words in all, as clocked by Guinness, which honored Em with a "Most words in a hit single" award in 2015.

"Rap God," which makes references to Thor, Rapunzel, Heavy D and the Boyz, Bill Clinton, Monica Lewinsky, 2Pac, General Zod and Dale Earnhardt, hit No. 7 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. In addition to "The Marshall Mathers LP 2," it is also featured on Eminem's 2022 hits compilation "Curtain Call 2."

Eminem performed the song as part of his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.

In Spotify's list of tracks that have crossed 1 billion streams, "Rap God" joins previous Eminem entries "Mockingbird," which crossed the 1 billion streams mark in March, as well as "Godzilla," "The Real Slim Shady," "Love the Way You Lie," "Lose Yourself," "'Till I Collapse" and "Without Me." Eminem has three more tracks — "Stan," which has 971 million streams, "The Monster," which has 911 million and "Not Afraid," which has 905 million — which will likely join the ranks soon.

Em's Oscar-winning "8 Mile" theme "Lose Yourself" is the rapper's most popular song on the service, and is closing in on 2 billion streams.

In all, nearly 500 songs have made it into Spotify's Billions Club. Artists with more songs than Eminem on the list include Justin Bieber (14), Bad Bunny, Drake (12 each), Ed Sheeran, the Weeknd, Rihanna (11 each), Post Malone, XXXTentacion, Bruno Mars, Ariana Grande (10 each), Coldplay and Dua Lipa (9 each).