Hov recalled when his mom, Gloria Carter, told him her truth saying, "For her to sit in front of me and tell me 'I think I love someone' – I mean, I really cried. That's a real story.
I cried because I was so happy for her that she was free."Jay-Z told Letterman that he knew his mom was gay but they never talked about it until he was working on the 4:44 album.
When Gloria told her son, they recorded the song Smile the next day.
Letterman's full interview with Jay-Z will premiere on Netflix this Friday, April 6th.