MGMT, Drake On Jay-Z Album

MGMT, Rihanna, Kid Cudi, Drake and Mr. Hudson will appear on Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3 when it hits stores on Sept. 11.

The man born Shawn Carter spoke to Reuters about the upcoming album, which features production from Kanye West, Timbaland and No ID. The release date is tentative, but if the album drops Sept. 11, it will come out eight years to the day of the release of 2001's The Blueprint.

The Blueprint 3's next single, "Run This Town," features appearances from West and Rihanna and will be released this Friday.

Jay-Z describes The Blueprint 3 as "mature" and reflects who he is at the moment.

"If you're a 30-year-old rapper still trying to make music like you're 15, then you're making it narrow," he told Reuters. "At my age, I can't relate to a 15-year-old. I deal with mature and relevant topics for my age group."

Hova went on to compliment West's production talents and called him the "father to the next generation." That isn't quite a Kanye-ism like "the voice of this generation," and 'Ye's probably kicking himself over not having said that instead.

"He's from the school of Q-Tip, and now Drake and Kid Cudi are from the school of 'Ye," Jay-Z said. "And, when you look at Kanye, you have to look at Lil Wayne. I think they're like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James."

Wait, I thought Kanye thought he was Michael Jordan?

Unless you live under a rock, you know The Blueprint 3 will include "D.O.A. (Death Of AutoTune)," the single inspired by West's use of the ubiquitous voice "corrector" on his 808s & Heartbreak last year which rails against the AutoTune trend. (If you haven't heard it, go to Jay-Z's MySpace page.)

"In hip-hop our job is, once a trend becomes a gimmick, to get rid of it," Jay-Z told Reuters about the track. "We've done that since the beginning of time. This isn't some new thing.

"When people were wearing black medallions Ice Cube came along and said, 'Get it outta here!' When [MC] Hammer was selling 50,000 records, Q-Tip came and said, 'Get it outta here!' Then Biggie Smalls came and said, 'Your life is played out like Kwame in fucking polka dots. Get the polka dots outta here!' It's just a part of hip-hop."

There's a good chance you'll be able to hear some cuts from The Blueprint 3 when Jay-Z plays Jersey City, N.J.s' All Points West Music & Arts Festival at Liberty State Park on July 31. He's filling in for Beastie Boys, who pulled out because Adam "MCA" Yauch has cancer.

Hova will also play the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. on Aug. 8.