Jay-Z : “Providing—That’s not Love”

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    Jay-Z who will be father soon in February with his wife, Beyoncé Knowles. He has plan the fatherhood learning from his relationship with his father, Adnis Reeves.

    The rapper and a business mogul is thinking about a different parenting than he got from his dad, who’s left him when he was 11 and it was worse than not having father at all.

    “If your dad died before you were born, yeah, it hurts—but it’s not like you had a connection with something that was real,” Jay says. “Not to say it’s any better—but to have that connection and then have it ripped away was, like, the worst. My dad was such a good dad that when he left, he left a huge scar. He was my superhero.”

    Jay Z or Sean Carter says that his own father so keep the distance after the death of his brother. His dad “was not himself”, Reeves drown himself to alcohol and substance abuse before leaving the family. Then after reconciling in 2003, his father passed away.

    “[I talked about] what it did to me, what it meant, asked him why. There was no real answer. There was nothing he could say, because there’s no excuse for that. There really isn’t. So there was nothing he could say to satisfy me, except to hear me out. And it was up to me to forgive and let it go.”

    Jay-Z tells his publication that he has been wealthy enough for years to provide for a child, he hasn’t really has the time. He plans “to be a rich enough to be present” in his new baby’s life.

    Providing—that’s not love,” he says. “Being there—that’s more important. I mean, we see that. We see that with all these rich socialites. They’re crying out for attention; they’re hurting for love. I’m not being judgmental—I’m just making an observation. They’re crying out for the love that maybe they didn’t get at home, and they got everything. All the material things that they need and want. So we know that’s not the key.”

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