{"id":225276,"date":"2026-03-26T10:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=225276"},"modified":"2026-03-25T07:03:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T06:03:58","slug":"jay-z-shows-up-on-gq-for-one-of-his-rare-interviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/jay-z-shows-up-on-gq-for-one-of-his-rare-interviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Jay-Z Shows up on GQ For One of His Rare Interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uu_MVMOdbvY?si=pVWip53F1w3ULnZK\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a minute,\u201d says <strong>Jay-Z<\/strong> as he sits across from GQ\u2019s <strong>Frazier Tharpe<\/strong>. Thirty years on from his debut album\u2014a milestone that will hit with the &#8220;Reasonable Doubt&#8221; anniversary in June\u2014Jay-Z, now 56, is more influential than ever before. But the journey hasn\u2019t been without controversy, criticism, and challenges\u2014most recently in the form of a civil lawsuit brought against him at the tail end of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The self-made billionaire (touching three times over) reflects on the tidal wave of turmoil that rippled through 2025, which was punctuated by the unwavering support of his wife,<strong> Beyonc\u00e9<\/strong>, alongside their tight-knit family. The pair also cover the evolution of hip-hop and Jay\u2019s thoughts on the <strong>Kendrick<\/strong> vs. <strong>Drake<\/strong> beef, alongside him quarterbacking the Super Bowl\u2019s halftime show within the kaleidoscopic nature of the zeitgeist.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"225277\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/jay-z-shows-up-on-gq-for-one-of-his-rare-interviews\/jay-z-gq-interview\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JAY-Z-GQ-Interview.avif\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"JAY Z GQ Interview\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JAY-Z-GQ-Interview-1024x576.avif\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-225277\" src=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JAY-Z-GQ-Interview.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JAY-Z-GQ-Interview.avif 1280w, https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JAY-Z-GQ-Interview-540x304.avif 540w, https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JAY-Z-GQ-Interview-1024x576.avif 1024w, https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JAY-Z-GQ-Interview-768x432.avif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a minute,\u201d says Jay-Z as he sits across from GQ\u2019s Frazier Tharpe. 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