Countless times this guy has said his plans of retiring, but now recently in an interview with Rolling Stones, Jay-Z has spoke to say he is more focused on aging gracefully as a rapper while still maintaining his spot on top of the rankings.

“The problem other rappers have had as they get older,” Jay tells the magazine, “is that they haven’t adjusted to younger audiences in a believable way.”
“One of the reasons I wanted to make Blueprint 3 was because of the challenge, we’ve seen people like LL [Cool J] have longevity, and we respect the heritage of what he’s done, but it’s not like, right now, he’s competing on the same level as Lil Wayne. So for me to still be able to compete at that level at my age, that’s rarefied air. It’s never been done. I think the problem with people, as they start to mature, they say, ‘Rap is a young man’s game,’ and they keep trying to make young songs. But you don’t know the slang — it changes every day. You can visit the topic, but these young kids live it every day, and you’re just visiting. So you’re trying to be something you’re not, and the audience doesn’t buy into that. And people wonder why. ‘I made a great Southern bounce song!’ You’re from New York, and you’re 70! Why are you bouncing?”

With 11 number 1 albums, Jay-Z admits he has only told about 10 stories of his life, repeating a similar narrative with different elements and variation of details. Last year Jay-Z had told MTV News however that he plans to experiment a little more for his next project, the collection may veer off so much it won’t debut at the top of the charts.

Think Jay-Z trying experimental things is not a good idea? Or you tired of hearing him say the same things? Did you even notice?