Jay-Z makes it Official

By: Yves Erwin Salomon

Def Jam president Jay-Z, who is currently on a European tour, will release his new album, Kingdom Come, on November 21st. After months of speculations, the rapper came clean. He told Entertainment Weekly, "It was the worst retirement, maybe, in history. I believed it for two years." The rapper's last release was 2003's The Black Album, but by late last year, reports began to surface that he was working on a comeback set.

MTV.com reports that the new album will feature production from Pharrell Williams, Timbaland, Kanye West, and Dr. Dre. The album will also feature a collaboration with Coldplay's Chris Martin.

The first single from the project is "Show Me What You Got." A video for the song will be shot in the coming weeks.