Jay-Z refutes all claims that his daughter Blue Ivy is a “Napo Baby”.
The proud father defended Blue’s fame, saying everything he has achieved today has been through hard work and determination.
in a frank conversation with gq, The rapper opened up about watching his eldest child grow from a tentative performer to a confident presence on stage during Beyoncé’s blockbuster tour.
Jay-Z said of his daughter, “There was a lot of talk about her debut performance on the first tour and she worked really hard to get to that point, but she still wasn’t ready for it. She was still going through the process.”
Then he saw a profound change in his daughter that he would never forget.
“And then she started fighting back. I probably saw her fight for the first time in her life – like, not everything is just given to her and everything is easy. She fought for it,” the Umbrella hitmaker recalled.
“She’s in almost every number. I had to overrule her a little bit, like, ‘Dude, you can’t be on that stage when (Beyoncé) is singing. six inch heels…; Are you crazy?” he joked.
However, Blue’s enthusiasm grew stronger with time. “I don’t think we’ll be able to get him off that level now.”
Even though it is his dancing skills that have caught the world’s attention, there is also a side of him that not many have seen and Jay-Z has revealed it.
Describing him as “a crazy pianist”, he revealed that he has an innate ability that cannot be taught. He added, “But she has perfect pitch. If she hears a song, she says, ‘Play it again’ and then she will learn it herself. It’s just talent, she doesn’t work on it.”
Addressing the ongoing “Napo Baby” narrative, Jay-Z made it clear that even though Blue Ivy grew up in an extraordinary environment, her accomplishments are far from her hands.
“She worked at it, and it makes me proud that she fought for something she really wanted to do,” he concluded.
