Jay-Z is sadistic eroticism wildeyetalking politics, and fans might be surprised to learn he sees some serious good in the Trump administration.
The rapper recently opened up about politics, his family life, and his old pal Kanye West to David Letterman for an episode of the Netflix series, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman. But his initially surprising perception of President Trump's impact on America turned out to be quite profound.
SEE ALSO: Tiffany Haddish says she witnessed an actress bite Beyoncé's face (???)After Letterman shared he's beginning to lose confidence in the Trump administration, Jay-Z laughed and replied, "I think it’s actually a great thing, and here's why."
"What he’s forcing people to do is have a conversation and people to band together and work together. Like, you can't really address something that’s not revealed," the rapper, who was once targeted by Trump on Twitter after sharing his political beliefs on CNN,said.
"He's bringing out an ugly side of America."
"He's bringing out an ugly side of America that we wanted to believe was gone and it's still here. And we still gotta deal with it," Jay-Z went on. "We have to have tough conversations. We have to talk about the N-word, and we have to talk about why white men are so privileged in this country."
Aside from the Trump talk, Jay shared candid personal experiences from his childhood, his marriage to Beyoncé, and much more.
Here are five other standout moments from the interview.
Over the years there have been rumors that Jay and Ye's friendship was on the rocks, but the rapper has officially put them to rest.
"Let me talk about one of your peers, Kanye West. Are we friends? Are we not friends?" Letterman asked.
"That's my brother. We're beyond friends, really. My little brother is Kanye. And like your little brother, things happen sometimes," Jay said. "The thing that I respect about him is that he's the same person." Awwwww.
He then launched into a lovely anecdote about Kanye interrupting his studio session and standing on a table to rap. "'We were like, 'Could you please get down?' And he was like, 'No! I am the savior of Chicago!' He didn't have a record! One hundred percent, he's brilliant."
Early on in the interview Letterman addressed his past inappropriate relationships with several female Late Showstaffers, which he apologized on-air for in 2009.
In response, Jay-Z shared insight from his own relationship with Beyoncé, explaining how they recovered after his infidelity.
"For a lot of us we don't have — especially where I grew up and men in general — we don't have emotional cues from when we're young. Our emotional cue is 'Be a man, stand-up, don't cry.'" he said.
"We love each other. So we really put in the work, for years."
"Much like you, I have a beautiful wife who's understanding and knew I'm not the worst of what I've done. We did the hard work of going to therapy. We love each other. So we really put in the work, for years."
"For years, this music that I'm making now is a result of things that happened already," he went on. "Like you, I like to believe we're in a better place today, but still working and communicating and growing. I'm proud of the father and the husband that I am today because of all the work that was done."
There are a lot of great rappers in the game, and Jay is eager to acknowledge and celebrate their differences.
"You can have a great voice, and you can almost say anything," Jay-Z explained after Letterman asked, "What is the flow?"
"I think Snoop Dogg has a great voice. He can say, 'One, two, three and to the four,' and it's like, 'Oh my God!' It just sounds really good," Jay went on.
"Or you can be someone like Eminem and have amazing cadence. The syncopation [starts rapping "The Way I Am"]: 'I sit back with with this pack of Zig-Zag's and this bag. It becomes percussion inside the music.' There are multiple ways to be really good. And some people just have it all."
Jay also talked about becoming a father, admitting he was "terrified" and "worried" about being a good father. "We had a high IQ for other things... But [my] emotional IQ was minus 100 or so," he explained, sharing that thankfully after Blue Ivy was born things "clicked in."
The rapper and father of three also went on tell one of the most adorable stories about Blue confronting him with her feelings.
It's always touching to hear the rapper talk about his relationship with his mother, and this time was no exception.
Jay emotionally recalled his mother's coming out experience and told Letterman how thrilled he was for her to finally get the chance to live as her honest self. "For my mother to have to live as someone she wasn't, hide and protect her kids … for all this time, for her to sit in front of me and tell me, 'I think I love someone,' I really cried … I was so happy for her that she was free..." he said.
He also discussed his formative younger years, his relationship with his father, and the murder of his uncle.
You can watch Jay's full episode of My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman now on Netflix.
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