Justin Timberlake has ruled out a collaboration with Jay Z after the rap superstar snubbed a chance to record a track for the singer's 2006 album.
The SexyBack hitmaker reached out to Jay Z while he was working on FutureSex/LoveSounds to discuss a possible duet, but the Empire State of Mind star was unable to fit the studio session into his busy schedule and instead promised to help out on Timberlake's next project.
But Timberlake turned down the offer - because he's convinced they've already missed the perfect opportunity.
He tells Vanity Fair magazine, "Jay Z has put out 11 albums, and I was talking about doing a collaboration with him, and he said, 'I can't do it right now, but I'll get you on the next album.' I was like, 'No, man, I don't work like that. This sounded good to me for you and me to do together, and if it doesn't work, then I totally get it, but I won't be putting an album out next year; these aren't a dime a dozen to me.'"
Timberlake has yet to release a follow-up to FutureSex/LoveSounds and has turned his focus to his acting career. In a new interview with Playboy magazine, the pop star admits he has no new songs written and has no idea when he'll return to the studio to record new material.
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