Daniel Merriweather Lost For Words Meeting Jay-Z
Published Monday, 29th June, 2009 at 10:55 AM
Daniel Merriweather was left stunned when he met one of his idols, rapper Jay-Z.
The 'Red' singer recalls meeting Hova for the first time: "When I first met him, he almost seemed mythical - like, 'Oh my God, it's Jay-Z!'."
"That's because he symbolises that whole era of hip-hop. And he's still great - there's always an extra level of awareness in whatever he does."
Merriweather also revealed he is friends with the hip-hop mogul, as he adds: "I do see him quite a lot socially because he's a friend of a friend, but I'm a genuine fan."
"He's great to hang out with, he's very controlled, you can tell there are always cogs turning in his mind, and he never has his guard down completely."
Daniel went on to praise Jay-Z further, telling the Guardian: "When he released 'Reasonable Doubt' in 1996, he summed up a lot of ideas that young people had, and put them all on one album."
"Now you listen to it, no matter what walk of life you're from, you can relate to it."
"As far as the mogul mentality goes, he's got it down pretty well, and he's managed to balance it out with an artistry someone like P.Diddy struggles to achieve - there have been no lapses in creativity from Jay-Z."
