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  2. Jul 25, 2023 · JAY-Z was born to mom Gloria Carter and dad Adnis Reeves. Here's everything to know about the rapper's parents.

    • Gloria Carter Raised Her Son by Herself
    • Gloria Is The President of The Shawn Carter Foundation
    • Gloria’s Sexuality Was Featured on ‘4:44’

    Jay-Z, born Shawn Carter, grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. His father, Adnis Reeves, abandoned Jay-Z’s mother, his two older sisters, and his older brother. Jay-Z was just 11. “We were living in a tough situation, but my mother managed,” Jay-Z told Vanity Fair in 2013. “She juggled. Sometimes we’d pay the light bill, some...

    In 2003, Gloria and Jay-Z launched the Shawn Carter Foundation, a public charity that aims to “help individuals facing socio-economic hardships further their education at post-secondary institutions.” Since its creation, over “$4MM have supported initiatives to empower youth and communities in need through the Foundation’s programs: Scholarship Fun...

    Gloria joined her son on the track song “Smile,” off his 2017 album, 4:44. “Mama had four kids, but she’s a lesbian / Had to pretend so long that she’s a thespian,” rapped Jay-Z in the opening verse, revealing his mother’s sexuality to the world. Gloria recounted how she told her son about this undeniable truth, and how that left the rapper in tear...

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  3. Jul 5, 2023 · JAY-Z's mother Gloria Carter married her longtime girlfriend Roxanne Wiltshire in a star-studded wedding that included celebrity guests Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, Tina Knowles-Lawson, Tyler...

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  4. Jul 5, 2023 · Jay-Z's mom Gloria Carter has found love again once more at 72, and she celebrated with all of her loved ones: her son, daughter-in-law Beyoncé, granddaughter Blue Ivy, and others.

  5. Jul 17, 2023 · JAY-Z 's mother Gloria Carter and her wife Roxanne Wiltshire attended their first red carpet as newlyweds. After getting married earlier this month, the Carter family matriarch attended the...

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  6. Jul 4, 2023 · Gloria Carter, Jay-Z's mother, had a difficult childhood and became a single mother after her husband left her following the birth of their fourth child. While raising her children, she struggled with financial difficulties and there were moments when she self-medicated.

  7. Nov 2, 2021 · Jay Z and his mother, Dr. Gloria Carter, after his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Photo: Twitter/Dionne Grant. On Saturday, Jay-Z made history once again when he became the...

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