Jay-Z's bad retirement

Jay-Z insists his attempt to quit rapping was "the worst retirement in history."The hip-hop star - who announced he was giving up performing in 2002 - is getting ready to release his first album in three years, 'Kingdom Come', and is set to perform a string of one off concerts around the world.He said: "It was the worst retirement, maybe, in history."Something, when you love it, is always tugging at you and itching at you, and I was putting it off and putting it off."He added: "I started fumbling around to see if it felt good."Jay-Z - who is rumoured to be marrying 'Crazy In Love' singer Beyoncé Knowles in November - also revealed he has been working on a track with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.He added: "We met at a charity dinner and just really kept in touch.

"Chris sent me these beautiful chords for this song called 'Beach Chair'. I had Dr Dre put some drums on it. It's really, really incredible."