Jay-Z has shared the rationale why he and Beyoncé named their daughter Blue Ivy.

It was beforehand rumoured that the rapper had named his daughter after his acclaimed ‘Blueprint‘ albums. Nonetheless, in a brand new interview with Gayle King, the Brooklyn rapper revealed a really completely different motive. At round 17 minutes 50 seconds, King asks Jay-Z why he named his daughter Blue Ivy.

In response, Jay-Z mentioned: “Her title was meant to be Brooklyn. That was the title we had in principle, however after we acquired the sonogram, it was tremendous small and we was calling her blueberry. Like, ‘Have a look at the little blueberry!’ It was a nickname.

“For 9 months, we had been like, ‘Have a look at the little blueberry,’ so it was pure. We simply took the ‘berry’ off and known as her Blue.”

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Jay-Z has made a number of media appearances since he returned to Instagram after a two-year hiatus to advertise his upcoming movie, The E book of Clarence. The movie, out for launch on January 12, 2024, will reportedly function LaKeith Stanfield, James McAvoy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Teyana Taylor, and extra.

A synopsis for the movie says: “Captivated by the facility and glory of the rising Messiah and His apostles, [Clarence] dangers all the things to carve his personal path to a divine life, and finally discovers that the redemptive energy of perception could also be his solely approach out.”

In the identical interview with King, Jay-Z additionally responded to the viral meme asking customers whether or not they’d obtain $500,000 in money or have dinner with the mogul. Surprisingly, the rappers suggested King to take the cash: “You gotta take the cash. You bought all that within the music for $10.99 – that’s a nasty deal. I wouldn’t inform you to chop a nasty deal. Take the $500,000, go purchase some albums and hearken to the albums. It’s all there.” He additionally spoke of his battles to personal his masters, telling King “it was the combat of my life.”

Just lately, Jay-Z recalled his reminiscences of Hype Williams quoting him $1.8million to direct a music video. In a Advanced function celebrating the work of the director, the rapper recounted his response: “I used to be like, ‘Hype, come on, bro.’ Like I acquired mad at him. Like are you making an attempt to play me? You assume I’m dumb?”