JAY-Z'S NEW ALBUM HAS A "NEW" SOUND

Jay-z's forthcoming album may just have little Scottish boys throwing their diamonds up! According to reports, the CD is being produced by hitmaker Timbaland, who plans to add some flavor to the mix in the form of Scottish bagpipes.

Jay-Z and Timbaland have been in the studio recording Jigga's new sound. Timbaland insists using the bagpipes because he says it will lend the songs global appeal. He says, "We want to go to the world. Some of the songs are gonna sound like (world music artist) M.I.A. You’re gonna be like, ‘Whoa!’ That means it reaches everywhere. I’m gonna have songs with bagpipes too." Timbaland says.

This will be his third studio project since his retirement. Timbaland mentions, "The music is gonna be so worldwide, he’ll be able to tour the rest of his life, maybe, off just this one album."