There have been tons of questions about what happened to former Roc-A-Fella rapper Amil Whitehead. But now that she’s back on the scene with new music, the 40-year-old New York native is clearing up some vintage rumors about the nature of her relationship with Jay Z.
“Jay had respect for my talent – writing and my voice – nothing more,” she told Billboard. ““Jay gave me the opportunity of a lifetime, and what I did with it was my own decision. That was my brother. There was never a relationship between me and Jay or anyone over there. He was like a brother; He was very protective over [me].I’m never going to lose any love for Jay.”
As for why she left the label so abruptly:
“He [Jay Z] knew that that’s not where I wanted to be. I told him that I couldn’t do it for another year. I think he understood, overall,” Amil explained. “I wasn’t there mentally. I was in my own world. Was I prepared? No. Did I realize what was happening right before my eyes? No.”
“I started to rebel. I rebelled against the industry because it’s not what I wanted. I hated traveling. I wasn’t at after parties or the club.”
To make matters worse, her son was suffering from asthma.
“Also, at the time my son’s asthma, [who was] 5 [or] 6-years-old at the time, was getting worse and no one was there for him. I had to be there for him.”
Catch Amil’s full interview here.
