Jay Z and his mother, Dr. Gloria Carter, were honored at the Brooklyn Public Library Gala this week.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams introduced Hov at the event on Monday night (October 2), where the cultural ICON graced the stage and delivered a speech on behalf of his mother, who unfortunately wasn’t able to attend.
“I figured if these young men could speak on behalf of their dad, I could speak on behalf of my mom,” Jay said. “Dr. Gloria had to see a doctor earlier. She’s gonna be very upset that I told y’all that. She gave me a very bad excuse and I couldn’t do it and lie to the good people of Brooklyn.
“I think my grandmother, Patty White’s birthday — he was there. That’s my cousin, Jamar [White]. Jamar’s a real cousin. You know you get a lot of cousins once you start making it. Noodles, we called him Noodles.”
Jigga added of his mother’s absence: “I think she’s hungover. There’s no other way to put it. She wanted to be with you guys but this is what she would want me to say. Y’all not taping this, are you?”
Looks like Jay-Z saw all your think-pieces.
— JAY-Z Daily (@JAY_Z_Daily) October 3, 2023
Jay gave a shout-out to his REAL COUSIN, Jamal – who was also present during his speech at the Brooklyn Public Library Gala, where he and his mom were honored pic.twitter.com/M263LYo241
Jay on why his mom couldn't make it to the event 😆 pic.twitter.com/Ady2mkNaQj
— JAY-Z Daily (@JAY_Z_Daily) October 3, 2023
