Jay-Z's favourite album his own

Jay-Z claims to have written the best album of the last 10 years.

The ’99 Problems’ star admits he struggles to single out a record he enjoyed as much as his 2001 release ‘The Blueprint’, but also praised his former protegee Kanye West’s third LP, 2007’s ‘Graduation’.

He said: “Do I have a favourite album of the decade? Oh man, let’s see. That’s very difficult.‘The Blueprint’ would be my favourite.

“Other than my album, maybe ‘Graduation’.”

The rapper made a controversial headlining appearance at the world-famous Glastonbury music festival last year and says his inclusion at the top of the bill marked a defining moment, both for himself and the music industry.

He added: “It’s one of the highlights. I would put it up there because it felt like something new. Well it felt like something old actually, but it felt like the chance to open the door for hip hop again.

“It was almost like hip-hop had to prove itself yet again in that type of arena and performing there really brought it home.”