Jay-Z stopped his show to have a touching heart-to-heart with a 9-year-old girl in the crowd

"You got the potential to be the next president of the United States."
Jay-Z stopped his show to have a touching heart-to-heart with a 9-year-old girl in the crowd
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 15: JAY-Z performs onstage during the Meadows Music And Arts Festival - Day 1 at Citi Field on September 15, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images) Credit: Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images

Jay-Z usually doles out his advice and thoughts in his lyrics or op-eds for New York Times, but one lucky fan was on the receiving end of his counsel in the middle of a concert in Cleveland, Ohio this week.

The Brooklyn-born rapper spontaneously shared some supportive words to the young girl who watched his album 4:44 come to life that night, encouraging her to believe in herself and she could possibly be president of the United States one day.

"You can be anything that you want to be in the world," he's seen saying to the 9-year old fan, who nods enthusiastically. “At this very moment, America is way more sexist than they are racist. But you, young lady, you got the potential to be the next president of the United States. You believe that."

The father of three then asked the beaming kid to help him countdown to his next song, "N***** in Paris."

During his recent stretch of shows, Jay has also been vocal about addressing everything from mental health to Colin Kaepernick's protest.

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