Jay-Z on his mom coming out: 'I really cried, I was so happy'

What is that?'

Imagine having lived your life for someone else.

And you think youre protecting your kids.

And for her to sit in front of me and tell me, I think I love someone.

I mean, I really cried.

Thats a real story.

I cried because I was so happy for her that she was free.

Letterman: And how old were you when that happened?

Jay-Z: This happened eight months ago, when the album was being made.

Like, she just told me.

I made the song the next day.

Letterman: Im sorry, this is when you learned your mother was gay?

Jay-Z: No, I knew.

But this was the first time we had the conversation.

And the first time I heard her say she loved her partner.

Like, I feel like I love somebody.

She said, I feel like.

She held that little bit back, still.

She didnt say, Im in love, she said, I feel like I love someone.

And I just, I cried.

I dont even believe in crying because youre happy.

I dont even know what that is.

The Jay-Z episode begins streaming globally on Netflix on Friday, April 6.