In 2017, the rapper revealed how his mother came out to him as a lesbian in his track “Smile.”
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Congratulations are in order for JAY-Z’s mom, Gloria Carter!
The Carter family matriarch married longtime partner Roxanne Wiltshire in a ceremony in New York’s Tribeca neighborhood over the weekend, according to TMZwho posted photos of the event.
The celebration was attended by their friends and family, including JAY-Z and his wife, Beyoncé and other celebrity guests like Kelly Rowland, Tina Knowles-Lawson, Tyler Perry and Robin Roberts.
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Beyoncé showed off her look for the festivities in an Instagram post where she modeled her peachy ensemble which included a corseted Dolce & Gabbana bodysuit and matching skirt. She completed the look with a feathered jacket, a lace handbag and a pair of sunglasses.
Blue Ivy, who the “Renaissance” artist shares with the “Empire State of Mind” rapper, wore a long sage green silk Reformation dress. She added a chain necklace and a pair of strappy heels to complete her ensemble.
In 2017, JAY-Z spoke for the first time about his mother talking to him about being a lesbian on a track called “Smile”.
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“Mom had four kids but she’s a lesbian/had to pretend she was a comedian so long/had to hide in the closet so she took meds/society shame and the pain was too much to bear,” the 53-year-old said. The Grammy winner rapped in the song. “I cried tears of joy when you fell in love/I don’t care if it’s him or her/I just wanna see you smile through all the hate/Marie Antoinette, baby, let ’em eat cake .”
During an appearance on David Letterman’s show My next guest needs no introduction series on Netflix, the “Run This Town” artist revealed that he actually cried tears of joy when his mother shared that she had fallen in love.
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“Imagine having to live your life like someone else and thinking you’re protecting your kids,” he explained in 2018. “For her to sit in front of me and say, ‘I think I love someone “I really cried…I cried because I was so happy for her that she was free.”
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While having a conversation about the Friday of Ussé podcast in 2017, Carter recalled the moment she came out to her son from her own perspective.
“I was sitting there and telling her one day. I finally started telling her who I was. Other than your mom, that’s who I am, you know? That’s the life I lived,” she said. “So my son started crying because he was like, ‘It must have been a horrible life, mom.’ I was like, ‘My life was never horrible. It was just different.’ So that made him want to make a song about it.”
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