"I want to never say that again," the 37-year-old rap mogul says.  "Just make the albums, man. And if one day people wake up and it's four years later, and you haven't made another, they go, `Wait a minute, you're retired!' I think that's best for me.  I think I pulled the retirement ripcord too many times. People looking at me like, `Please shut up.' I was looking at (his retirement movie) `Fade to Black' the other day. I was embarrassed. I couldn't watch. I'm not playing with you. I had to turn it off. I was cringing."

The apology is nice, though unnecessary.  Who would be upset to hear Jay-Z has a new album?  His upcoming project was inspired by American Gangster, the film starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, launching November 2nd.