When Jay-Z released his latest album 4:44, one of the things
that caught everyone's attention was the revelation he made that his mother
Gloria Carter is a lesbian.
The rapper's mother has now spoken in her own words for the
first time about her sexuality and personal journey since the song came out.
During her chat with D'USSE podcast, she recounted how Jay-Z broke down in
tears when she first told him she was a lesbian.
"Me and my son, we share a lot of information,"
Gloria explained during her intimate hour-plus interview which aired on
Tuesday.
"I was sitting there and I was telling him one day, I
just finally started telling him who I was. 'Besides your mother, this is the
person that I am, you know? This is the life that I live.' He actually started
tearing, because he was like, 'That had to be a horrible life, Ma'. And I was
like, 'My life was never horrible, it was just different'. So that made him
wants to do a song about it."
She continued: "I don’t hide who I am… I’m tired of all
the mystery. Now it’s time for me to be live my life and be happy, be
free."
Gloria's revelation inspired Jay-Z to want to do a song
about her struggles and this eventually led to the track Smile off his latest
LP.
In it, he rapped: "Mama had four kids but she's a
lesbian/Had to pretend so long, that she's a thespian/Don't matter to me if
it's a him or her / I just want to see you smile through all the hate."
He also explained how his mother turned to substances to
cope with the stigma.
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