Jay Z Speaks On Running A Label

While Jay-Z is still expecting his first child with wife Beyonce Knowles-Carter in the near future, Young Hov has compared running his Roc Nation label to being a parent.

For Jay, being there to help artists under his watch is a parent-like quality of being head honcho in charge.

“I think running a label is a bit like having kids,” Hov told MTV News while in New York to promote two charitable Carnegie Hall concerts in February. The Roc Nation CEO’s answer came in response to criticism that he could have done more to endorse J. Cole, who dropped his debut, Cole Word: The Sideline Story, in September. “When you know someone needs more help, you help them,” Jigga said. “When you see that someone can make it on their own … you see Kanye or J. Cole, you see that sort of talent — you let that talent be. You let that talent find its way.” (MTV)