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Jay Z set to produce Nick Irving’s “The Reaper” television series

Jay Z has announced his third project stemming from his deal with The Weinstein Company in the form of a historical docu-series based on Nicholas “The Reaper” Irving, the first African-American special ops sniper in the United States Army. The six-hour mini-series will air on NBC and is based on his memoir The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest […]

Jay Z has announced his third project stemming from his deal with The Weinstein Company in the form of a historical docu-series based on Nicholas “The Reaper” Irving, the first African-American special ops sniper in the United States Army.

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The six-hour mini-series will air on NBC and is based on his memoir The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers. The book describes The Reaper racking up a reported 33 kills during a four-month span in 2009. He also has an AR-15 named after him.

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