While the Jiggaman himself hasn’t officially announced that he will make another album, he certainly hasn’t ruled it out either. When asked a couple weeks ago about another album he said “I believe the industry as a whole needs certain events to happen to sustain it and keep it alive,” Jay-Z said. “You need (Dr.) Dre albums, you need Eminem albums you need 50 (Cent) albums, you need big artists, you need major events that happen. So when I look at it in those terms, I believe that an album is needed.”
If that isn’t enough, there have been three producers who’ve outright claimed to be working on the album, two of which are long time and frequent collaborators. A couple weeks ago it was Pharrell telling Billboard he was working on a new album for Jay. Also a couple weeks ago Scott Storch told Rolling Stone he is doing some production for the come back album.
Now, it is long time collaborator Timbaland telling BBC that he’ll be getting in the studio with the Marcy Projects legend. Much like Pharrell, he wouldn’t divulge any details, but he nevertheless confirmed he’d be working on it in the near future. I think its safe to say he can’t leave rap alone, the game needs him.
