Nii avaldas mees oma uuel albumil "4:44" kõlavas loos "Smile", et tema ema Gloria Carter on lesbi.

Gloria, kes on emaks neljale lapsele, on tema poja sõnul pidanud liiga kaua kannatama ühiskonna halvakspanu all. Tema poeg, räppar JAY-Z kinnitab loos, et armastab oma ema vaatamata kõigele ning rõõmustas koos temaga kui too enda ellu armastusväärse partneri leidis.

Loe ridu, milles räppar ema hoitud saladuse päevavalgele tõi:

Mama had four kids, but she’s a lesbian /

Had to pretend so long that she’s a thespian

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Had to hide in the closet, so she medicate /

Society shame and the pain was too much to take /

Cried tears of joy when you fell in love /

Don’t matter to me if it’s a him or her /

I just wanna see you smile through all the hate /

Marie Antoinette, baby, let ’em eat cake.

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Can you imagine what kind of life it is to live? /

In the shadows people see you as happy and free /

Because that’s what you want them to see /

Living two lives, happy, but not free.