Jay-Z Claims He Isn’t Retiring but He Isn’t Actively Producing Music Either.

The 52-year-old musician, whose wife Beyonce is giving the world a taste of her Renaissance era, said that while he is “open to whatsoever” and would not want to “shut off” his gift to the world, his future plans are not quite apparent.

I don’t know what happens next, he started to Kevin Hart on the comedian’s chat show Hart to Hart. I don’t currently have any plans to record an album or to actively create music. I never want to declare I’m retired, but, Who am I to turn off a gift like that? Anything is possible.

The rapper from Empire State of Mind released his most recent album, 4:44, in 2017, and the year after that, before embarking on the Run II tour, he and his wife Beyonce released a joint album, Everything Is Love.

JAY-Z 'Not Actively' Making Music, But Will 'Never' Say He's Retired

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In 2003, the hip-hop sensation made his retirement official with a massive Madison Square Garden party, but it was short-lived.

After continuing to work with artists like Linkin Park, he abruptly terminated his retirement three years later with the release of Kingdom Come and American Gangster the following year.

Nevertheless, Jay-Z, whose true name is Shawn Carter, acknowledged that he was “awful” at being retired at the time because he was “burnt out.”

I was pretty exhausted at the time, he said. In 1996, 1997, and 1998, I was releasing an album every year.

Then there were soundtracks, other people’s albums, Roc-A-Fella, and back-to-back tours in between. Additionally, I simply glanced up one day and declared, “I’m exhausted.”

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Until around 2000, I don’t know, I never went on vacation. like if my entire life. And at that time, I was just really exhausted.

While not now concentrating on his music, Jay-Z has maintained his busy schedule and in 2019 became the first billionaire in hip hop. He is the owner of a number of businesses, including the entertainment company Roc Nation and his Armand de Brignac champagne.

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