Rapper Jay-Z shared that he and Beyoncé approached their cheating in their songs as therapy.
According to BuzzFeed, on Thursday, November 30, Jay-Z admitted to cheating on his wife, Beyoncé. He also explained why he did it. In an interview with the New York Times, the rapper and music mogul didn't hold back when he opened up about the couple's relationship.
Jay-Z was quite transparent when he spoke with the executive editor, Dean Baquet. He was not pressured to give answers. Instead, Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Corey Carter, was in a chatty mood and infected himself by sharing some very personal and intimate details.
After he finished his interview, he seemed very relieved. Some people on social media and daytime talk shows are congratulating him on admitting what people have long suspected.
His 'lemonade' and his '4:44'
Jay-Z blames his childhood for multiple infidelities. He confessed that he is still suffering emotionally from the way he grew up in Brooklyn, New York. Before the interview, there were rumors that Jay-Z was cheating on his wife. Later, they both addressed their marital problems in their songs.
Most Beyoncé fans knew what she was referring to in her 2016 song "Sorry." She made reference to a woman named Becky with good hair.
That was the way the singer described the "other woman". It was interesting because at the time people were wondering who "Becky" was. Beyoncé mentioned her infidelity on her album "Lemonade".
Not only did Beyoncé sing about her husband's cheating, but the 47-year-old singer-entrepreneur alluded to her cheating in his song "4:44" which was released last summer.
He apologized to his wife and sang about her children. He concluded in the lyrics that he did not deserve his wife of 36 years. It was announced Monday that the rapper received eight Grammy nominations for "4:44."
The rapper summed up his situation by saying that he cheated as a result of shutting down his emotions. He and his wife used his music as a form of therapy to help them with their marital problems.
He revealed that he and Beyoncé addressed his issues by creating music together for a joint album that was never released.
His mother
During the interview, Jay-Z took the time to talk about his mother, Gloria Carter. He said that he is now closer to her than ever since she came out to him. He said that he had known she was a lesbian since he was a teenager, but had never approached him. He says that he feels much better now that she confessed it to him. He describes his conversations as beautiful, and they seem to be getting to know each other. He says they were good friends before, but they're even better friends now that she's not keeping a secret from him.
