Jay-Z opened up about a number of things in his new interview with CBS Mornings, including his current mind frame about making new music. Jay said he's definitely interested in creating but only under the right circumstances.

“I already [used the word ‘retirement’], I can’t do that ever again,” he said. “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, first of all. I have to be saying something important. It has to mean something, you know? It has to mean something to a larger society.”

Jay's last solo album, 4:44 dropped in 2017, and was full of gems about family life, business, and the importance of being a worthy person – to yourself, your family and friends, and community. He followed that up with a joint album in 2018 with his wife Beyoncé, Everything Is Love, which did as the title suggested and explored themes of love between partners, family and friends. Following that release, he guested on Jay Electronica's debut album, It Was Written, which essentially served as a joint album for the two MCs as they explored themes of Blackness, spirituality, and community.

“4:44, for example, was a personal story, but the amount of vulnerability in there allowed for a lot of people to explore the space," Jay continued in the interview.

Last year, word spread that Jay was intending to join Beyoncé on the third act of her critically acclaimed Renaissance album, a claim sparked by The New York Times reporter Kyle Buchanan. Bey had previously mentioned the third act on her website: “This three act project was recorded over three years during the pandemic. A time to be still, but also a time I found to be the most creative,” she wrote. “Creating this album allowed me a place to dream and to find escape during a scary time for the world."

Buchanan's tweet suggested there was word about the details for the project.

“Before Twitter goes down, instead of making you follow me somewhere else, I’ll just tell you what I’ve heard about the other 2 acts of Beyoncé’s 3-part ‘Renaissance’ project,” Buchanan's tweet read. “(2nd act is an acoustic album, 3rd act is a collaboration with JAY-Z).”