In his sit-down with Gayle King, Jay-Z talked about a myriad of topics, including mental health.

"As someone who comes from that struggle and as someone who can write about it, I can articulate the emotions of what drives someone to do the things they do," he started. "The fact that I was able to write about my growth in the music was my therapy. So I'm having therapy sessions every year with these albums."

Elsewhere in the interview, Jay talked about the possibility of making new music.

“I already [used the word ‘retirement’], I can’t do that ever again,” he said. “I’ll say I wanna make music, but it has to be something important. I don’t wanna just make a bunch of tunes. That’s not gonna serve me. It won’t feed me, first of all. I have to be saying something important. It has to mean something, you know? It has to mean something to a larger society.”

Jay's last solo album, 4:44 dropped in 2017, and was full of gems about family life, business, and the importance of being a worthy person – to yourself, your family and friends, and community. He followed that up with a joint album in 2018 with his wife Beyoncé, Everything Is Love, which did as the title suggested and explored themes of love between partners, family and friends. Following that release, he guested on Jay Electronica's debut album, It Was Written, which essentially served as a joint album for the two MCs as they explored themes of Blackness, spirituality, and community.

“4:44, for example, was a personal story, but the amount of vulnerability in there allowed for a lot of people to explore the space."

Watch his interview on Paramount+.