Jay-Z plans to retire after his next album. "The Black Album" (which features a colaboration with Prince).

"I have nothing left to achieve in hip-hop" Jay said.

Taken from channel 4 teletext.

Essence said:

"I have achieved nothing in hip-hop" Jay said.

I'm thinking Prince isn't involved and the album name just caused confusion but that's what it says.

Jay sees the album as a prequel to his debut LP (Reasonable Doubt), completes full circle of his career to the end. His personal wealth is estimated in excess of $300m.

Do you have a link to this info?

Krystystystyna said:

It's from UK teletext so no. Details of Jay-Z talking about his final CD "The Black Album" should be all over the internet though.

Like I say I doubt there's any more of a link to Prince than the album's title.
[This message was edited Wed Jan 22 18:45:10 PST 2003 by Essence]

Essence said:

Are you serious?

i guess...

u know that is just a phat ass lie, just like when Master P said he was gonna retire with his lyin ass. I wish he'd stay gone.

Anyway, I hope they do something 2gether, although Prince and an out-there artist, is weird i think.

yeah His Album will be Boot-legged&then He will have a Bad Beyonce Ectasy trip&have a cut called "Nelson George"Diss metal/Rap&How too Be Shows.ain't that a Bitch?

Why do rappers keep saying that they're gonna retire,when they never really do? Remember in the mid-90s when Too Short announced his "retirement"? It lasted about 3 years.Ja Rule says that his current CD will be his last,but just watch...he will be back in a year or so.

And remember in 1997 when Puff Daddy said that his 'No Way Out' CD would be his ONLY album?

Jay-Z says that he and Prince will "probably work together":

http://www.nme.com/news/103999.htm

Jay Z + Retirement =
:wOOt:
like its 2099!!!

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[This message was edited Thu Jan 23 1:53:18 PST 2003 by Joshy84au]

phunkymunky said:

Right, NME interview was the source. Got to have Prince on "The Black Album" I guess. Maybe it's linked with P allowing permission to use "If I was Your Girlfriend" on Jay's duet with Beyonce.
[This message was edited Thu Jan 23 6:13:41 PST 2003 by Essence]

Go to sleep Jay.

Talk2TheJay'z?

And Prince will release NO singles from Around the world in a day, and he has quit touring, blah blah blah, Talking out the side of ya neck i say

JAY Z ARTICLE: When asked whether he had any special guests lined up for 'The Black Album', Jay-Z revealed: "I was trying to work with Prince on the last album, but I had to close it. But he let me use the sample in '03 Bonnie And Clyde' [from Prince's 'If I Was Your Girlfriend'] when Beyoncé sings the bridge. So we'll probably do a song. But probably the last album will be 90 per cent me."

g-to the iz-o, n-to the iz-e!!!

Please people, join me in a prayer that this will not happen.

Essence said:

First of all,I have NO interest in jay-z,so who cares if he retires or not!
Second,Prince's music is FAR superior to what these thugs do,so why in God's name would he waste his time with the likes of jay-z?

Jay Z sucks a phat one..

so does the whole hip hop scene.. right now..

Essence said:

Good riddance, then! He's the poor man's P Diddy and his clothes are as ugly as him.

nas3110 said:

Jay Z is a friggin genius compared to that stupid asshole
Puffy or P Doodle Diddy or whatever he calls his talentless
ass

DavidEye said:

Rap is TOday's Pop Music&what did Legendary Pop Artists always say?they would never Tour or Make Music again.that is the oldest Cliche Line in the Business.someday though when a Artist makes there Quote unquote last Album People might not buy them again.it can have a Backlash.

I'M NOT A HUGE FAN OF JAY Z'S BUT I HAVE TO GIVE HIM CREDIT.

HE MAKES BANGING TUNES AND HE ALSO SEEMS LIKE HE HAS A BRAIN COMPARED TO THE OTHER TRAILER TRASH HIP ARTISTS OUT THERE WHO CAN BARELY PUT TWO WORDS TOGETHER IN A CONVERSATION..

I WISH JAY Z ALL THE BEST AND AS LONG AS THE STUFF HE DOES IS WORTH LISTENING TO THEN I WILL BUY IT...INCLUDING ANY COLLBORATIONS WITH PRINCE

THE BLUEPRINT MAY NOT BE THE HARDEST HIP HOP ALBUM OUT THERE BUT ITS GOOD TO LISTEN TO..

AND JAY Z HAS MORE TALENT THAN POOF DADDY... JA RULE IS A DISGRACE AND NAS HAS A CHIP ON HIS SHOULDER..

JAY Z IS THE ONLY INTELLIGENT RAPPERS OUT THERE SO RESPECT TO HIM

PS, CHECK OUT THE BLUEPRINT 1 AND REASONABLE DOUBT..

come on, U all know the only reason Prince wants 2 work with Jay Z is 2 steal Beyonce from him!!! (wink)

In short featuring on Jay-Z's alleged retirement album would put Prince in millions of homes. Probably the best selling album he'd ever of colaborated on.

Sdldawn said:

It's so funny though, how people bite the language, the style, the clothes, and everything, and still put it down, talk about contradiction...

Essence said:

sad but true.