Jay-Z has broken his silence. The Brooklyn rap legend sat down with GQ on Tuesday (March 24) and graced the cover of the publication’s April issue, which serves as his first cover story in nearly a decade.

Hov touched on plenty of topics throughout the lengthy interview, which included his thoughts on the Drake-Kendrick feud, the dropped 2024 sexual assault lawsuit, regrets battling Nas, Blue Ivy, 4:44, J. Cole, capitalism, what a potential new album would have to look like, among other things.

“We played enough defense, 2026 is all about offense,” Jay teased. All of the Hov activity has fans’ minds hopeful this could culminate with a new album in 2026, which would serve as Jay-Z’s first solo outing since 2017’s 4:44 confessional.

Outside of sitting down for a rare interview, Jay-Z will also be making his return to the stage this year. He’s slated to headline Roots Picnic in Philly in May and he’s set to return to Yankee Stadium for three sold-out shows in July, which will celebrate the 30th anniversary of his Reasonable Doubt debut and 25 years of The Blueprint.

The 56-year-old has continued to drop clues hinting at a potential comeback in 2026. Earlier this year, he already launched a new website, released songs to streaming for the first time, dropped vinyl records of classic tracks and reverted his stage name back to JAŸ-Z, which he had used in the mid-90s, featuring an umlaut.

Here are 10 things we learned from Jay-Z’s GQ interview. Watch the video accompanying the sit-down below.