Jay Z 登上《Vanity Fair》11 月刊封面

在继 Kate Upton 登上 Vanity Fair 名利场第 100 期纪念刊后，此次登上十一月版封面的，是刚刚与 Justin Timberlake 完成回归合作美国说唱歌手、制作人 Jay Z a.k.a Shawn Corey Carter 。以“ Jay Z 史上最深度访谈”为卖点，此次的 Vanity Fair 就 Jay Z 涉嫌贩毒的早期生涯、 2008 年大选时对奥巴马总统的倾力支持、与 Beyonce 的关系、以及女儿 Blue Ivy 等各式话题进行了提问，完整的专访可在这里查看。而 Vanity Fair 11 月版将于月末登陆各大报刊亭。

On drug dealing:

I know about budgets. I was a drug dealer. To be in a drug deal, you need to know what you can spend, what you need to re-up. Or if you want to start some sort of barbershop or car wash—those were the businesses back then. Things you can get in easily to get out of [that] life. At some point, you have to have an exit strategy, because your window is very small; you’re going to get locked up or you’re going to die.

On Beyonce:

She was a good girl ’til she knew me. She’s gangsta now.

On Blue Ivy’s music tastes:

She watches [Beyoncé’s concerts] on the computer every night. But my album came out and I don’t know if Blue ever heard any of my music prior to this album—she’s only 18 months old and I don’t play my music around the house. But this album was new, so we played it. And she loves all the songs.

She’s my biggest fan. If no one bought the Magna Carta [album], the fact that she loves it so much, it gives me the greatest joy. And that’s not like a cliché. I’m really serious.