July 24, 2006 @ 12:20 am

Jay-Z Reportedly Working on New Album

by: Mark Lelinwalla

According to the New York Daily News, the President of Def Jam is quietly recording his comeback album in his private Chelsea, New York City studio for a hopeful release around the November holiday. Hov has reportedly been silently working with heavyweight producers like Timbaland and Dr. Dre. A source for the Daily News claims that Dre is currently emailing Jay beats, while Hov replies with his lyrics. Jay-Z hung up his mic and retired his jersey into the rafters, with his 2003 classic, The Black Album. Although he along with the rock group Linkin Park released their successful Collision Course mash-up album, Hov said he was way too busy as the President of Def Jam to think about recording another album. Jigga may have further dispelled rumors of attempting a comeback, when he signed his biggest acquisition, Nas, to Def Jam. right While, rumors kept persisting that Jay-Z was plotting a comeback, the Brooklyn rapper only surrendered to his mic fiend itch by dropping rare exclusive freestyles and lending assists to only a few artists (such as Kanye West, Rick Ross and most recently Beyonce) as a guest, following his retirement. If rumors of Jay’s comeback album are indeed true, then hip hop fans (especially in New York City) could have two huge albums from Def Jam in a three-month period. That’s because, in September, Nas is tentatively scheduled to release his Def Jam debut album, Hip Hop Is Dead … The N, a project that Nas vows should be his best. From there, if reports turn out to be true, Jay-Z would release his new LP in November. On “Encore,” a track off of The Black Album, Jay firmly states, “When I come back like Jordan / wearing the 4-5 / It ain't to play games with you / It's to aim at you, probably maim you / If I owe you I'm blowin you to smithereens. Maybe, fellow MCs should be cautious.

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