If I said I was retirin but never left
Would y'all show me love when I come back?

from Papoose – The Victory 2007 Lyrics on Rap Genius

Meaning

Thinking Dick Van Patten and Michael Jordan were setting good examples, Jay-Z decided after years of rapping that 8 was indeed enough. While fans weren’t ready to let Jay-Z go just yet, they bid him farewell all the same. Only to come back two years later, releasing two more albums over the next two years, making it “The Worst Retirement In History”.

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