Jay-Z's Mom Gloria Carter Accepts GLAAD Award: 'I Was Happy, But I Was Not Free'
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On Saturday night, at the 2018 GLAAD Media Awards in New York City, Jay-Z’s mom Gloria Carter took home a Special Recognition Award for her contribution to her son’s 4:44 track, “Smile,” which concludes with his mother performing spoken word for the song’s outro. Her poetry addresses sexuality head on and, as she described in her speech, allowed her to come out publicly with lines like: “Living in the shadow/Can you imagine what kind of life it is to live?” and “Love who you love, because life isn’t guaranteed/Smile.”