"From Brooklyn's Streets to Global Beats: Jay Z's Journey from Heartbreak to Hope"
"My dad abandonéd our family when I was 11 years old and it bróke my heart cuz I watched my mum sûffer to raise 4 kids on her own."
Jay Z
"My mother is very important to me. My dad abandonéd our family when I was 11 years old, leavîng my mum with 4 kids on her own in Brooklyn, New York.
My mum is just a beautiful strong woman who never allowed me to feel sorry for myself and always gave me inspiration and told me things like "You could be anything in the world".
Those words she told me I believed and put them into my heart till this day and I think that's what moulded me and kept me strong. Once I became successful as a rapper and entrepreneur, I retired my mum. But at some point, she got bored and told me she wanted to work so I made her the president of my foundation, The Shawn Carter Foundation."
Jay Z
Life itself isn't faîr to anyone but when you know that things happen for a reason, you'll take advantage of any situation you find yourself in
