JAY-Z: "I didn't learn to swim until Blue was born ..."

JAY-Z opened up about her relationship with her daughter Blue Ivy. The American rapper, who shares 9-year-old Blue and his twin siblings Sir and Rumi, who will turn 4 next month, along with his wife Beyoncé, appeared in the first episode of the film’s final season. Show, The Shop: Uninterrupted.

Asked what it feels like to be the father of daughters by WNBA star Neneca Ogwumike, 51-year-old Jay-Z spoke about his commitment to being a father, including learning to swim after Blue’s birth in 2012.

“It’s amazing. It’s so frozen. (…) I didn’t learn to swim before Blue was born,” he said. “This is where everything you need to know goes. It is a metaphor for our relationship. If it ever fell into the water and I could not retrieve it, I would not even be able to consider the idea. I want to learn to swim That’s all. This was the beginning of our relationship. “

The “Empire State of Mind” artist also discussed his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nomination in February, sharing that Blue did not get the response he expected.

“I got the announcement of the Hall of Fame nomination, I was taking Blue to school, I was like ‘this is not a party’,” he joked. He walked away, I said, “Yo, kiss me, I’m in the Hall of Fame”. He said, ‘Goodbye, Daddy’. “

Last month, JAY-Z opened up about his hopes for his 3 children, noting that he wants them to feel supported enough to start their own adventures.