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Jay-Z might be known for his tough guy image, but the rapper says he cried tears of joy when his mother, Gloria Carter, came out to him as lesbian. In an episode of Netflix's "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman," Jay-Z says of the moment, "I really cried. That's a real story. I cried because I was so happy for her that she was free."
The "" artist talked about the track "Smile," in which he raps, "Mama had four kids, but she's a lesbian, had to pretend so long that she's a thespian. Had to hide in the closet, so she medicate. Society shame and the pain was too much to take. Cried tears of joy when you fell in love. Don't matter to me if it's a him or her. I just want to see you beam through all the hate." His mother also performs, saying, "Living in the shadow. Can you imagine what kind of life it is to live? In the shadows people see you as happy and free, because that's what you want them to see. Living two lives, happy, but not free."
Jay-Z said his mother first opened up to him about it while he was working on his album eight months ago.
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Jay-Z cried when mum told him she's gay: 'She was free'
Jay-Z says he cried with relief when his mum told him that she is gay.
"I was so happy for her that she was free," the rapper told David Letterman on his new Netflix show.
Jay-Z raps about the moment in the song Smile, on his latest album
"Mama had four kids, but she's a lesbian/Had to pretend so long that she's a thespian. Had to cloak in the closet, so she medicate/Society shame and the pain was too much to take."
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before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.Later in the track the year-old says he's happy his mother has found love again.
"Imagine having lived your life for someone else. And you think you're protecting your kids," Jay-Z said on My Next Guest Needs No Introduction.
"For my mother to hold to live as someone that she wasn't and hi
Jay-Z's ULTIMATE inspiration: After rapper's mom Gloria wed her longtime partner, FEMAIL reveals how she pushed her son to abandon 'street life' and drugs to pursue music - and left him in 'tears' when she came out after years of 'hiding in a closet'
When Jay-Z's mom tied the knot with her longtime partner over the weekend, it was an emotional moment for the year-old mother-of-four, who spent years 'hiding in a closet.'
Gloria Carter first came out as a lesbian to her musician son, 53, six years ago, and it left him in 'tears' as he came to grips with the realization that she had been 'living her life pretending to be someone else' for all that time - and ultimately inspired his hit track Smile.
Now, more than half a decade on, he was by her side when she exchanged vows with her girlfriend, Roxanne Wiltshire, on Sunday.
It's no secret that the rapper and his mother have been through a lot together, and he has continuously credited the year-old philanthropist with instilling a adj work ethic in him from a young age, and ultimately pushing him to follow his dreams to become a m
Jay-Z’s mom, Gloria Carter, marries partner Roxanne Wiltshire
Gloria Carter, best known to the public as the mother of hip-hop legend Jay-Z, married her partner Roxanne Wiltshire during a downtown bash in the Tribeca neighborhood of Recent York City on July 1.
As befits the mother of rap royalty, the event was an A-list affair, boasting big-name guests like news anchor Robin Roberts, movie mogul Tyler Perry and, of course, Beyoncé.
Beyoncé brought along her mom, Tina Knowles-Lawson, and her daughter Blue Ivy, the eldest of the couple’s three kids, as shown in pics of Beyoncé and her crew that surfaced on Twitter.
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Jay-Z (real name: Shawn Carter) has been vocal about supporting his mom since she came out to him in In a interview with David Letterman, Jay revealed that he’d known his mom was gay, but until that moment, she’d never told him directly.
“I mean, I really cried,” said Jay in the interview. “I cried because I was so happy for her that she was free.”
He also said that Carter kept her sexual orientat