10/19/07 - Jay-Z regrets early `retirement'

vokal_guy · 10-19-2007, 05:12 PM

NEW YORK - Wait a minute, didn't Jay-Z say he was retiring TWO albums ago?

"I want to never say that again," the 37-year-old rap mogul says in XXL magazine's new issue. "Just make the albums, man. And if one day people wake up and it's four years later, and you haven't made another, they go, `Wait a minute, you're retired!' I think that's best for me."

"I think I pulled the retirement ripcord too many times. People looking at me like, `Please shut up.' I was looking at (his retirement movie) `Fade to Black' the other day. I was embarrassed. I couldn't watch. I'm not playing with you. I had to turn it off," he says. "I was cringing."

Jay's new project is an album about his hustling days, inspired by the upcoming film "American Gangster." That places him in competition with hot rappers of the moment — like Lil Wayne, who after Jay "retired" proclaimed himself the "greatest rapper alive."

"I think Lil Wayne is extremely talented," Jay says. "I think he's one of the most talented ones out there. I mean, even more so how his delivery is than what he says. I don't think some of the things he says sometimes are the greatest things, but the way he delivers it, that's part of it."

"But do I think me and Lil Wayne should be in the same sentence? Me? No," Jay says. "I mean, hopefully one day. He has to accumulate work. Put some classics under his belt."

A superstar girlfriend like Beyonce wouldn't hurt as an equalizer.

"I think people are only interested in (a relationship) three times: When you get together, when you break up, and when you have a baby," Jay says. "They don't have good intentions. People just want to manipulate the situation to benefit them. I think relationships are broken up because of the media."

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lilchuckd · 10-19-2007, 06:26 PM

can't say he really retired after all

ImOnMyBkShyt · 10-19-2007, 06:58 PM

yea fuck the dirty mop head wayne get sum classics then youll be on hovs level

BLUE HFNER · 10-19-2007, 07:17 PM

yea please to say wayne under Jay-Z's name cuz at the end Jay-Z is still the best rapper alive!

chrisblazin · 10-19-2007, 07:17 PM

Yeah I really dont care

BLUE HFNER · 10-19-2007, 07:19 PM

yea please dont say lil wayne under Jay-Z's name

cuz at the end Jay-Z is still the best rapper alive!

Antonio Montana · 10-19-2007, 07:23 PM

at jay for workin with wayne

JMaG420 · 10-19-2007, 07:26 PM

i unno why he ever said he was retired

C. Sense AKA L.J. · 10-19-2007, 07:32 PM

he right about weezy

wayne flow and delivery is so crazy

he say the stupidest shit and it sound tight

240KA · 10-19-2007, 08:55 PM

he should b/c he's worst now than he was at black album

The Maestro · 10-19-2007, 09:00 PM

isnt he on the album tho?

Ed-ucation · 10-19-2007, 10:26 PM

Well he said it, but he never really retire

MC B STREETZ · 10-19-2007, 10:52 PM

JAY-Z A.K.A HOVA>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>lil wayne

not even close

Lil Brizzle · 10-20-2007, 02:07 AM

i dont really care actually...
both jay z and lil wayne suck....

Gunit546 · 10-20-2007, 06:52 AM

Jay-z is better then lil wayne. Lil wayne sucks hard time. Jay-z is good.

Lil Brizzle · 10-20-2007, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gunit546

Jay-z is better then lil wayne. Lil wayne sucks hard time. Jay-z is good.

but theyre both not as good as gunit fo sho
not being dickridin or anything....but curtis was so underrated

kingjanjic · 10-20-2007, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Gunit546

Jay-z is better then lil wayne. Lil wayne sucks hard time. Jay-z is good.

dont hate man, lil wayne has been sick since hot boys, but he aint in jayz level thats fo sure, but dont say wayne sucks, he doing his ting, he still dirty, bu clearly everyone nos he aint the best rapper alive since the best rapper retired cuz wat about EMINEM, 50, NAS, T I, wayne aint in that level yet u no, he just gave himself that title for promontion, who really believes that?

Eynak Tsew · 10-20-2007, 12:07 PM

Lil Wayne will sooon be one of the greats...wait till he gets some classic albums under his belt..he is on the way....i'd say two more albums after the Carter III and he right up there with jay-z sippin on champaigne

kinda like i do down here in Miami- Dade.......ya dig>?

wsXV3st · 10-20-2007, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lil Brizzle

but theyre both not as good as gunit fo sho
not being dickridin or anything....but curtis was so underrated

LOL,U THINK THAT IF U SAY "NOT A DICKRYDA" IT'S OK???MAN U ARE A FUKKIN G-UNIT GROUPIE FOR SAYIN THAT THE G-UNIT CAMP IS BETTER THAN JAY-Z.....50 IS COSIDERED 1 OF THE BEST,BUT POUND FOR POUND HE AINT ON JAY-Z LEVEL

THA WEATHA MAN · 10-20-2007, 02:33 PM

Man he was never gonna reitire. I bet he just said that so ppl can make a big deal out of it , and then he can come back with some big album and big like The great one is back and all that shit. Well that obviously didnt happen cuz he dropped kingdom Come

OPiiE · 10-20-2007, 03:01 PM

Lil' Wayne just got a grip of mixtapes.....& hes on every track with a hot beat.....
Jay got classics.....goin wayy back!
& 50 is not better than Jay.....

& also...why does everybody hate on the Kingdom Come album???
i thought it was better than average

The Dynasty · 10-20-2007, 03:02 PM

it dont matter that jay retired; but everyones being a bitch about why he came back

Babe Truth · 10-20-2007, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wsXV3st

LOL,U THINK THAT IF U SAY "NOT A DICKRYDA" IT'S OK???MAN U ARE A FUKKIN G-UNIT GROUPIE FOR SAYIN THAT THE G-UNIT CAMP IS BETTER THAN JAY-Z.....50 IS COSIDERED 1 OF THE BEST,BUT POUND FOR POUND HE AINT ON JAY-Z LEVEL

so true that dude is a g unit groupie

and NOBODY in gunit is on hov's level

kingjanjic · 10-20-2007, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eynak Tsew

Lil Wayne will sooon be one of the greats...wait till he gets some classic albums under his belt..he is on the way....i'd say two more albums after the Carter III and he right up there with jay-z sippin on champaigne

kinda like i do down here in Miami- Dade.......ya dig>?

do u no how many albums lil wayne has dropped? he wont have classic albums, he has dropped many albums, like over 6, how many albums has jay z dropped? n how many r classic? how many has 50 dropped n how many classic? same with nas, biggie, if u cant drop a classic in over 6 trys then wat makes u think he will ever do that POINT BLANK PERIOD......

vokal_guy · 10-20-2007, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingjanjic

do u no how many albums lil wayne has dropped? he wont have classic albums, he has dropped many albums, like over 6, how many albums has jay z dropped? n how many r classic? how many has 50 dropped n how many classic? same with nas, biggie, if u cant drop a classic in over 6 trys then wat makes u think he will ever do that POINT BLANK PERIOD......

co-sign..........

10-19-2007, 05:12 PM	#1
vokal_guy The Baddest In Da` Game Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Big Terrible Texas Posts: 2,538 Repped: 327 Repped 654 Times in 62 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	10/19/07 - Jay-Z regrets early `retirement' 10/19/07 - Jay-Z regrets early `retirement' NEW YORK - Wait a minute, didn't Jay-Z say he was retiring TWO albums ago? "I want to never say that again," the 37-year-old rap mogul says in XXL magazine's new issue. "Just make the albums, man. And if one day people wake up and it's four years later, and you haven't made another, they go, `Wait a minute, you're retired!' I think that's best for me." "I think I pulled the retirement ripcord too many times. People looking at me like, `Please shut up.' I was looking at (his retirement movie) `Fade to Black' the other day. I was embarrassed. I couldn't watch. I'm not playing with you. I had to turn it off," he says. "I was cringing." Jay's new project is an album about his hustling days, inspired by the upcoming film "American Gangster." That places him in competition with hot rappers of the moment — like Lil Wayne, who after Jay "retired" proclaimed himself the "greatest rapper alive." "I think Lil Wayne is extremely talented," Jay says. "I think he's one of the most talented ones out there. I mean, even more so how his delivery is than what he says. I don't think some of the things he says sometimes are the greatest things, but the way he delivers it, that's part of it." "But do I think me and Lil Wayne should be in the same sentence? Me? No," Jay says. "I mean, hopefully one day. He has to accumulate work. Put some classics under his belt." A superstar girlfriend like Beyonce wouldn't hurt as an equalizer. "I think people are only interested in (a relationship) three times: When you get together, when you break up, and when you have a baby," Jay says. "They don't have good intentions. People just want to manipulate the situation to benefit them. I think relationships are broken up because of the media." Source: __________________ Y'all Motherfuckers be catching emotions like bitches

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BLUE HFNER LIL_BLUE HEFNER J.R™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: FL Posts: 2,325 Repped: 534 Repped 2,494 Times in 194 Posts Neg Reps: 6 Neg Repped at 5 Times in 4 Posts	Jay-Z And Wayne yea please dont say lil wayne under Jay-Z's name cuz at the end Jay-Z is still the best rapper alive!

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JMaG420 Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Cali Posts: 4,558 Repped: 1,304 Repped 3,440 Times in 274 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	i unno why he ever said he was retired __________________ * * * FREE T.I.

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Ed-ucation Veteran Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Montreal Posts: 5,178 Repped: 453 Repped 103 Times in 63 Posts Neg Reps: 7 Neg Repped at 3 Times in 3 Posts	Well he said it, but he never really retire __________________

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MC B STREETZ YAYO'S ADVOCATE/HYPE MAN Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: FIND ME IN YA CRIB WIT DA NINA WHERE DA MONEY AT Posts: 18,989 Repped: 3,952 Repped 22,322 Times in 2,349 Posts Neg Reps: 72 Neg Repped at 69 Times in 58 Posts	JAY-Z A.K.A HOVA>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>lil wayne not even close __________________ "I'M A LOUDMOUTH NIGGA BUT MY RUGER SILENT" -TONY YAYO A.K.A TALK OF NEW YORK "ALL YAYO ENEMYS ARE ALL OF MY ENEMYS" - MC B STREETZ A.K.A YAYO'S NINJA

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lilchuckd Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Montreal Posts: 368 Repped: 114 Repped 23 Times in 11 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	can't say he really retired after all

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ImOnMyBkShyt Join Date: May 2006 Location: 718 all day Posts: 905 Repped: 2 Repped 2 Times in 1 Post Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	yea fuck the dirty mop head wayne get sum classics then youll be on hovs level

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BLUE HFNER LIL_BLUE HEFNER J.R™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: FL Posts: 2,325 Repped: 534 Repped 2,494 Times in 194 Posts Neg Reps: 6 Neg Repped at 5 Times in 4 Posts	yea please to say wayne under Jay-Z's name cuz at the end Jay-Z is still the best rapper alive!

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chrisblazin Get Familiar Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: HustLynn - Boston - 617 - 781 Posts: 435 Repped: 121 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yeah I really dont care

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Antonio Montana I <3 5-o Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: @your local police station writing a police report :) Posts: 6,845 Repped: 426 Repped 908 Times in 224 Posts Neg Reps: 3 Neg Repped at 179 Times in 86 Posts	at jay for workin with wayne

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C. Sense AKA L.J. Still a Buc Join Date: May 2006 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 4,479 Repped: 371 Repped 403 Times in 174 Posts Neg Reps: 15 Neg Repped at 24 Times in 18 Posts	he right about weezy wayne flow and delivery is so crazy he say the stupidest shit and it sound tight

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240KA Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Orlando, FL aka trigger state Posts: 2,708 Repped: 9 Repped 1 Time in 1 Post Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	he should b/c he's worst now than he was at black album

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The Maestro The Maestro* Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New York Posts: 1,329 Repped: 53 Repped 548 Times in 169 Posts Neg Reps: 30 Neg Repped at 34 Times in 28 Posts	isnt he on the album tho?

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Lil Brizzle S.F.S. Coming! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Land Of The Latent Posts: 3,681 Repped: 696 Repped 279 Times in 175 Posts Neg Reps: 840 Neg Repped at 413 Times in 252 Posts	i dont really care actually... both jay z and lil wayne suck....

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Gunit546 The Boss Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Holland Posts: 422 Repped: 2 Repped 6 Times in 4 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 2 Times in 2 Posts	Jay-z is better then lil wayne. Lil wayne sucks hard time. Jay-z is good.

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Eynak Tsew The Goons Gone Getcha Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: South Miami Posts: 300 Repped: 40 Repped 14 Times in 12 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 14 Times in 6 Posts	Lil Wayne will sooon be one of the greats...wait till he gets some classic albums under his belt..he is on the way....i'd say two more albums after the Carter III and he right up there with jay-z sippin on champaigne kinda like i do down here in Miami- Dade.......ya dig>? __________________ The Rise of American Soccer

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THA WEATHA MAN Cud Make It Rain Or Snow Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Away From Home Posts: 7,538 Repped: 2,428 Repped 9,940 Times in 691 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 15 Times in 14 Posts	Man he was never gonna reitire. I bet he just said that so ppl can make a big deal out of it , and then he can come back with some big album and big like The great one is back and all that shit. Well that obviously didnt happen cuz he dropped kingdom Come __________________ "I was taught wise, Im known to extort guys, this aint Cali, its Harlem nigga we do walkbys" -Big L

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OPiiE Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 47 Repped: 0 Repped 8 Times in 1 Post Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Lil' Wayne just got a grip of mixtapes.....& hes on every track with a hot beat..... Jay got classics.....goin wayy back! & 50 is not better than Jay..... & also...why does everybody hate on the Kingdom Come album??? i thought it was better than average

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The Dynasty King Of New York Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 524 Repped: 335 Repped 16 Times in 9 Posts Neg Reps: 2 Neg Repped at 5 Times in 2 Posts	it dont matter that jay retired; but everyones being a bitch about why he came back

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