Seems as though our boy Jay-Z is gearing up to release a new album, a follow-up to 2007′s American Gangster. And it seems as though Jay-Z has signed on Timbaland to take on the helm of the project.
Keri Hilson stopped by MTV’s TRL on Monday with Timbaland, and apparently he gave some insider information about working with Jay-Z on the upcoming album.
“He wants me to do the whole thing this time around,” Timbaland said Monday during a visit to the MTV News office.
“I’mma make it a classic too. You better believe it. It’ll be a monster! I always say this: ‘You get a first single from me, I’mma get you up to gold.’ And it’s hard to get you up to gold in this day and age.”
Timbaland will be hitting Jay-Z off with a more “worldly,” international sound, which definitely should be an interesting task for Hova to take on.
“We wanna go to the world,” he added.
“The world is ‘Big Pimpin’.’ ‘Big Pimpin’ ‘ is an international hit, so we wanna do 10 of those. Meaning, some of the songs gonna sound like M.I.A. would rap on some of the beats. You gonna be like, ‘Whoa!’ But it’s Jay on ‘em. That means it reaches everywhere. I’mma have songs with bagpipes. The music is gonna be so worldwide, he’ll be able to tour the rest of his life, maybe, off just this one album. The Jay-Z album is gonna be phenomenal. You know why? We don’t care. We’re doing great music just to do it. We doing it for our fans who love us to say we ain’t quit. I’m doing it ’cause that’s my homeboy.”
Ever since Timbaland jumped on with Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake for his “production comeback,” he really has been going strong. I think it’ll be interesting to see what they come up with. I’m also excited to see what he’ll be doing for his next album, Shock Value II.
LUDACRIS WORKS ON 6th LP
Ludacris is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on his forthcoming album, Theater of the Mind. The new project, which is Ludacris’s 6th studio album to date, will be a conceptual album. That seems to be a trend this year.
Theater of the Mind is set for an October 21st release.
“The whole album is theatrical, conceptual-wise. Every song you hear sounds like a scene from a movie,” Luda tells MTV News.
I’m interested in seeing what Ludacris is coming up with for this concept album.
BOBBY VALENTINO INKS A NEW DEAL
Bobby Valentino has inked a new deal with EMI/Capitol records, after being allegedly dropped from Def Jam, and leaving Ludacris’s Disturbing Tha Peace label.
Bobby released an independent album via iTunes after the release of his last album, Special Occasion, which didn’t do as well as I think Def Jam expected it to. But it seems as though the release of the independent album, Come With Me helped Bobby obtain the new record deal with Capitol Records.
Patiently waiting for Luda to drop his 6th!!
Here we go with the obligatory Jay Z needs to retire sh!t. If John McCain can run for President at damn near 80 years old, Jay Z can rap until his teeth fall out.
Don’t like the music– don’t buy or support it, it’s really that simple.
I LOVE BOBBY V
CANT WAIT UNTIL YOUR ALBUM DROPS
For all the people saying Jay needs to sit down or why is he making album after album…he’s trying to get out of his contract with Def Jam so he can focus on his Live Nation deal. He has one more album to do with Def Jam and that’s why he keeps making all these albums back to back. He ain’t not fool. That man’s about his money! And who gives 2 shits about his age if he’s making better music than niggas half his age? Tina, Aretha, Patti, Prince, Anita…all of them are still touring/making albums and no one seems to care about that when they’re all over 60! REAL MUSIC HAS NO AGE LIMIT!
Can’t wait for Jay’s or Luda’s album
Bobby V is the one ya’ll should tell to sit down, IMO.
JAY IS EASILY STILL THE BEST RAPPER IN THE GAME. He still spittin’ on any subject better than all these rappers out – they admit it themselves. Jay should never leave rap alone because there aren’t like him out. Nas spits knowledge – my many, whereas Jay combines knowledge with poetry, party and lifestyle. He’s a beast on the mic. I think he has 1 more album after this that’s due on Def Jam – I’ll be glad when he finishes with them.
Also, people kill that retirement talk. This is the only genre and race of music that calls for their people to retire. Beastie Boys are 50 and still rapping and their fans would never call for them to retire. Nor would rock or metalists fans and they’re old as dirt.
Appreciate good music as long as the artist can give it. We’d be stuck with all those 1 hit wonders or country whack rappers if it weren’t for the heads like Nas and Jay holding down rap for real.
number 1 and whoever — as he said “cant leave rap alone the game needs me” with all of these WACK Rappers out now, jayz is almost like …needed ..seriously // if he didnt retire we wouldnt hear great songs like “lost ones”, “hello brooklyn”, “roc boys”, and more
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i have never like mr z..i have had the blueprint and that i was ordering from one of those cd clubs and there wasn’t much else to choose from… if timbaland wants to make a crappy album wit mr z, i guess more power to them…hes best work was with Aaliayah, Ginuwine and Missy’s early stuff. …The rest is straight garbage…and i wouldn’t want anybody make my music more “worldly”…he aparently dosen’t read the bible!!!
@ #49, 50, 62, 65, and a few others. `
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@ # 58 ummmm…no. Speak for yourself alone because there are PLEANTY of people 20 plus yrs old, that feel that Jay is and icon and or one of the best.. And most of those people who feel that way about Jay, have similar feelings about other great rappers and emcees like Run DMC, Biggie, Pac, Tribe, and many other great rappers and emcees. Just because YOU (What’sGoingOn) just so happen to be over 20 and YOU feel differently about Jay, doesn’t mean the majority of the people in the 20 plus age group hold your point of view. Usually it’s the younger people saying things like that. Anyway…
That’s the problem right there. AGE and a host of other frivolous superficial entities. People make age such an issue, when age should be the last issue of importance when it comes to music. As a matter of fact, age shouldn’t enter the equation AT ALL when it comes to music. However, labels are constantly pushing music towards certain age demographics, for various reasons, most having nothing to do with the music itself, just a bunch of superfical b.s. Music is music! It has no predjudices! It doesn’t discriminate against age, race, appearance, or any other superfical iteams.
Society tries to place music in a box by bringing superfical stipulations into music such as: age, appearance/beauty, race, and etc. When that happens, thats when music suffers.. and right now in 2008 music sure as hell is suffering! Thank God that when Micheal Jackson was 6 years old, he shared his gift. Thank God that when he
and his brothers were 10 yrs old & etc.., someone over at Motown appreciated their music and believed in them enough to allow them to make music regardless of their age. Thank God that in 1969 the general public was more intereted in their music, than interested in their age and skin color. If left up to closed minded people like we have now days running around yelling, this one’s too old, that one’s to young, there never would’ve been a Jackson 5!
I believe in allowing music to speak for itself. The only way that can happen is if artists are unhibited by superfical b.s. such as age, physical apperance, etc, and are allowed to create the music that they want to create, when, where, and how they want to create it. However, record companies don’t allow artists to create freely… But I’m not going there because the record label subject alone is another 50 pages. The point is, and it’s not limited to the subject of music, society as a whole, has to get over all of these prejudices if we ever want to see a thriving..productive world.
I don’t care what you do, how old your are, or what you look like, all I care is that you do what makes you happy without bringing harm to others. If Jay and any other artists wants to make music until they die, let them! Who is anyone, to say they shouldn’t! The beauty of a democracy is, if you don’t care for a certain kind of music, you don’t have to listen to it. There are MANY artists who’s music I don’t care for and a few of them are the “most popular” artists out right now. I share my opinion about their music from time to time. However, you’ll never hear me knock them because of their age or any other superfical reason. You’ll also never hear me say an artist
should quit their career.. because no what I feel about them, they have the right to make music no matter what I or anyone else feels.
Live and let live! Peace.
Correction: No matter what I feel..
Everyone needs to let go of Jay’s “retirement.” It was five years ago already, he’s back, it’s old news. Let the man do his thing, he’s still by far the best lyrically, though his flow has certainly deteriorated (but that’s the case for everyone).
Yes, there’s no doubt he’s past his prime which ended with The Black Album, but I really liked Kingdom Come, and American Gangster wasn’t too bad. He’s still the ONLY rapper I get excited about these days, even if he’s not as hot as he once was. Let him do his thing. I can’t imagine a Timbo and Jigga collab turning out to be bad.
To #58…
You obviously haven’t listened to very much Jay. I’m sure you’ve only really heard his huge hits, which are typically shallow bangers. I’ve been around a long time too, I loved Pac (who didn’t?), he touched so many people, but nobody dead or alive can touch Jay lyrically. Look deeper into Jay’s albums. Listen to the songs you’ve never heard of before. If you still can’t see his genius it’s either over your head or you just don’t want to see it.
As far as him not being legendary? That’s just ignorant. He’s the biggest hip-hop trend setter of all time. That alone makes him legendary, regardless of his music quality.
Yeah, we all miss/praise Pac and Biggie, but I don’t think either of them could have carried on as Jay has. If anyone had a shot, it was probably Big L. He was a serious monster lyrically, I think he just lacked image or something. it’s a shame we couldn’t hear more from him.
RIP to the greats, and let Jigga keep doing his thing. He’s been the best out since ’96. I’m pretty pumped about Em’s return too, but I donno if he’ll be able to bring it like he used to.
MAN FUK ERYONE ON DIS LIST DATS HATIN ON JAY!!!! especially da first madafuka on dis list and n dat bitch byladyssolady!!!! fuk all yal!!!! jigga !!
n o yea shot out to matt da dude b4 me!! now u kno hip hop not like all dis oda dumasses! good lookin out boy
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how to say nice man.he is wonderful .he was said to be fond of internet
recently. Some of his fans found him on B l a c k W h i t e C o n n e c t DOTC o m . he has
a personal account there with his pictures, blog and something about his albums
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i’m excited to hear what jay’s coming out with. he’s a dynasty that just doesn’t care what anybody thinks which makes him so sick, even still. he knows hes not coming out with a new reasonable doubt and hes not trying to, hes just doing what he wants, chillen on the mic…good for you jay, do you
I just realized the date on this article..cause the Theater of the mind album is out and its GOOD!!!!!!!