Is Jay-Z releasing a new album this year?
The rumour mill ran rife with talk of an upcoming Jay-Z album over the weekend.
Hip-hip mogul and businessman, Jay-Z. Photo: X/@JAY_Z_Daily
Will Jay-Z be releasing a new album in 2024?
Rumours of a new album on the horizon hit social media over the weekend after music video director Hidji World implied that he was on set with the rapper.
In one Instagram story, the director shared that he was ‘shooting today’ with Jay-Z.
In another post, he teased a photo of a first-take film slate labeled ‘JAY Z – 2024 ALBUM’ with his name written in as director.
Record company Roc Nation, founded by Jay-Z, was quick to shut down the rumours on social media.
Taking to X, responding to a blog post about Jay-Z’s ‘new album’, Roc Nation said:
“That’s news to us.”
Jay-Z’s last solo album was ‘4:44’ in 2017, which debuted at number one across the world.
In a recent interview with Gayle King, the rapper said he was in no rush to release new music.
“I’ll say I wanna make music, but it has to be something important… I don’t wanna just make a bunch of tunes. That’s not gonna serve me. It won’t feed me… It has to mean something to a larger society.”