“Jay-Z’s retirement was like Britney’s marriage: The only surprise is it lasted this long. He has always styled himself as the black Sinatra, and when Sinatra retired in the early 1970s, he only made it two years before Ol’ Blue Eyes Is Back. Did anybody believe Hova, the most titanic musical force of the past […]”
“The legendary rapper formally ends his retirement with a record that attempts to negotiate what the world's biggest and best hip-hop star is supposed to do on the mic as he approaches 40.”
