Jay Z Says He Used To Forget His Lyrics When Performing

Jay-Z Reflects On Past Instances When He Forgot His Lyrics while performing

Jay Z is set to appear on the season premiere of LeBron James’ The Shop, and during a recently released teaser, the Los Angeles Laker’s star player asked Jay-Z, Bad Bunny, Nneka Ogwumike, and Paul Rivera if they’ve ever been so zoned out during a performance that they forgot about the audience.

In response to LeBron’s question, Jay-Z admitting, “In the beginning, I used to get on the stage and just forget all my lyrics,” and the rest of The Shop‘s hosts and guests immediately erupt into laughter.

While it may shock some that Jay-Z used to forget his lyrics while performing, one has to keep in mind that Hov has maintained throughout his career that he doesn’t write down his lyrics, which is extremely helpful when it comes to remembering them.

 

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Even Lil Wayne has admitted to forgetting his lyrics due to the way in which he creates songs.

HOV recently made news over a misleading headlines suggesting that another interview, in which he discussed how he “regretted” writing his “Big Pimpin” lyrics.

“That’s the exception. It was like…I can’t believe I said that,” said Hov in the resurfaced interview which is being paraded as new.

“And kept saying it? What type of animal would say this sort of thing. Reading it is really harsh.”