Hip hop mogul Jay-Z shared some touching memories of his friend Kobe Bryant while speaking at Columbia University Tuesday night.
The notoriously private rapper said that the loss of his friend has been very difficult for both he and his superstar wife Beyoncé, “My wife and I took that… taking that really tough,” he shared.
Jay-Z explained that he and Bryant had hung out “multiple times,” and referred to the last time they were together, this past New Year’s Eve.
The rapper seemed to get a little emotional when he revealed that his last conversation with the NBA legend was about his beloved daughter, Gianna.
“He was just in the greatest space that I’ve seen him in,” Jay declared. “One of the last things he said to me was, you’ve gotta see Gianna play basketball.”
Jay-Z continued saying, “And that was one of the most hurtful things because he was so proud… and the look on his face was like… I looked at him and said, ‘Oh, she’s going to be the best female basketball player in the world.’”
Jay-Z described Kobe as “Just a great human being and was in a great space in his life.”
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