Jay-Z auctions date for charity

Jay-Z has auctioned a date with him to a basketball for charity.

The rapper teamed up with charitybuzz.com to offer two auction winners the chance to sit next to him at a New York Knicks basetball game.

On March 7th the bidding opened at $8,500 and is set to close on March 30th.

The money from the auction will go to New York's Stephen Gaynor School, which helps kids with learning difficulties, reports Hip Hop Wired.