A Room with Personality: A Glimpse into Jay-Z's Personal Space

As one steps into Jay-Z's personal space, it becomes clear that every aspect of this room has been carefully curated to reflect his personality and style. The atmosphere is vibrant and eclectic, with a dash of artistic flair that sets the tone for what promises to be an unforgettable experience.

"I don't want just a standard dining table," Jay-Z begins, setting the stage for the rest of the conversation. "I don't have formal dinners, I don't sit down at the table and have full-fledged dinners so when I'm in here, I want to eat and be creative at the same time." This sentiment is reflected in the unique dining arrangement that can be seen throughout the room. The combination of eclectic pieces and artistic touches creates a space that feels both functional and visually stunning.

The walls are adorned with an array of art pieces, each one carefully selected to contribute to the overall ambiance of the room. From bold statements about the importance of creativity to vibrant depictions of Jay-Z's favorite shoe designs, every piece has been thoughtfully chosen to add depth and personality to the space. "This is Flavor paper," Jay-Z says with a smile, gesturing to one particularly eye-catching mural. "I know it's a lot to take in, but when you can't beat that wallpaper, right?"

The room also showcases Jay-Z's extensive collection of shoes, each one carefully curated and worn with pride. As he reveals his first signature shoe from the Jordan brand, a sense of nostalgia washes over the space. "I was the first Jordan brand signature athlete ever," he recalls, beaming with pride. "It was an incredible experience that ultimately led to this moment."

One of the room's most striking features is the oversized bed, which promises to provide the ultimate retreat for rest and relaxation. As Jay-Z settles into his favorite spot on the bed, he invites the listener to join him in a moment of mindfulness meditation. With the soothing sound of a waterfall filling the air, it's easy to feel one's worries melting away.

The room also serves as a tribute to Jay-Z's love for his family and community. His son's room, complete with favorite players and nods to social justice campaigns, is a heartfelt expression of his devotion to those he holds dear. The Stop the Violence campaign, which featured artwork from notable figures such as Malcolm X and Trayvon Martin, adds an extra layer of depth to the space.

As Jay-Z concludes the tour of his personal sanctuary, it becomes clear that every element has been carefully chosen to create a sense of comfort, creativity, and community. Whether you're looking for inspiration or simply seeking a moment of peace, this room is sure to leave a lasting impression.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat's up A.D I'm Carmelo Anthony welcome to my home come on now my big welcome piece upstairs that's Muhammad Ali that's the focal piece in the house he just gives so much energy so much spirit so much love when you look at that I've been collecting art almost 15 years now I was always into up-and-coming artists and I just had an eye for what I like and I realized quickly that I don't have to like something because somebody else like it I like it because it appeals my mind it peels in my spirit whether it's a dollar or ten dollars this is Swan she's amazing I grew up maybe three four blocks away from her in Red Hook Brooklyn and this one Baka Hindi Wally he did a series of artists I think it was myself Spike Lee and swiss beats my inspiration behind this well I'm a big Game of Thrones fan so that's the King right there come on now I'm gonna take y'all to the most important room in here this is the music room this is the Green Room there's a lot of details in this place so pay attention to the details this is a big swan piece as you can see I'm a big swan fan this is one of my first pair of signature sneakers with Jordan brand that I that I created here in New York one of my first Years first Seasons with New York and the artist Domingo Zapata did something for me at a dinner it was part of a magazine cover release we got a candy Wiley skateboard which is amazing all my books I love to read Love Culture I'm an Ali groupie anywhere you go in the house you always see a picture of Ali so this shovel the gold shovel but this is the shovel we use to break ground when we opened uh Carmelo Anthony Center in Syracuse in this corner right here this is Nelson macomo one of the best black artists South African artists there is he's just amazed a good friend of mine I went to his studio in in South Africa and this sketch wasn't even done yet but I told him I wanted it and and now it's healing my wall so this is they watching us and this is our kids saying that right so that's a very powerful piece by Nelson here is some of my collection a little bit someone will give some on my purchase I got Ali speeches one of my favorite prizes over here is the Malcolm X ballad or Bullet speech live I just think that's one of the most powerful speeches of all time working with casad is always a good fun when you have a partner and teammate like that that can that knows you well and know how you think and know your Vibe she just worked towards putting that all into what this is right here so when you see the different rooms and the colors of the rooms it's like different modes of mellow this is a plaque from my mom she gave it to me back in 03 20 years ago she gave this to me just because I love you Mom all my gold medals I think that's 08 2012 and 16. now I'll take you to where things really get popping in the bar so welcome to the bar this is my high school Jersey Oak Hill uh number 22 it's like a little celebratory area celebrating the old kale celebrating retirement celebrating getting drafted in 2003 I'm all wet and then Dom Perignon celebrating my 30th birthday Cassandra degree a great great job at picking these lights uh some things that I just let her do like some of the fixtures and you just got to let her bring her creativity out I'll bring you back here to the bar so you can see what we have I got it to Wine probably mid 2000s not knowing what I was doing to fast forward to now I'm very particular with what I drink so as you can see there's a lot of first gross bordeaux's up here first gross is like the the big boys of the of the wine game The Wine Maker's been there forever they the first plants that was grown this is a nice little tour and if you want to have a good time you come over here have some wine these are Cassandra's right here she gifted these to me we all know who Malcolm is and we all know who who Martin is but James Baldwin y'all need to go read his books and listen to his speeches he's one of the most powerful Debaters that's out there this is where the checks get cut no I'm kidding Chase get cut in L.A this is kind of My Sanctuary my book you know you got to have the the Memoir behind you where tomorrow's on promise the chairs are amazing they're comfortable I did design them myself I want to give myself a pat on the back this is not animal skin okay this is not animal this is nothing animal over here okay this is full this is the memorabilia wall right here this is an ollie gloves this is big for me the social justice Champion award so big shout out to Kareem for making me the inaugural winner of that oh I love lounges I love Hotel lounges I love hotel lobbies you can just chill hang out have a you know have a drink coffee tea whatever is your whatever's your preference so this is that Vibe over here hotel lobby Lounge area chess books you can always read a book again details light fixtures amazing you got to keep the snakes with you you know just in case keep the snakes with you just in case this is to me one of Nelson mccomo's most powerful Pieces by the title of this which is forgive them I assume that this kid is thinking about all the that happened to him and it's happening constantly and he's trying to send that message forgive them right if you forgive them then that burden comes off of of you you don't have to live with that no more it's on them now and at the end of the day we forget but we don't forget I didn't want to just a a standard dining table I don't have formal dinners I don't sit down at the table and have full-fledged dinners so when I'm in here I want to eat and be creative at the same time right so Syracuse you know you have to find yourself you have creative seven the production company you have Red Hook you have innovate you have Baltimore and then you have the flag of Puerto Rico and greater than that so it gives it a different vibe even artistic Vibe and you don't feel boy I don't like to be feel bored in the in a dining Lounge it's just not about having art in the rooms and in the house it's about being very intentional on what you put up you know each room has a different vibe a different mode so you want to be intentional about what you put in those areas the energies that you put in those rooms I call this the bathroom some people call it the Powder Room surrounding you know is my guy you know you got oddly you got the special wallpaper right here this is Flavor paper I know it's a lot of Ali but when you can't beat that wallpaper right there I collect shoes because I wear shoes to be honest with you I don't collect them to just let them sit I collect them to wear them I'm an active collector and wine I collect a drink and sneakers are collectors to wear and clothes I collect to wear it's my first signature shoe of all time so this is what what kicked it off and now I just want to be clear I was the first Jordan brand signature athlete uh ever the first I was just excited to have my own signature shoe with a Jordan brand of the brand like that and then we actually made a great shoe so I will always be grateful for this sneaking right here so these Jordans right here my son actually designed diesel created these so these are heads as you can see cayenne and this is called the what the Cayenne instead of what what the Cayenne my first pair of Jordans I didn't get until my senior year in high school at Oak Hill and that was only because they was a a Jordan sponsored school team and that was my first pair of joints so now going from that to being in the first signature athlete out of Jordan brand after never being able to have a pair full circle the best thing about this room is this bed oversized bed comfortable bed if you don't sleep well your day don't go well right over here again is Nelson mccomo everywhere all over the house but this particular portrait is the Perfect Image it's the perfect energy that you need outside of it being a great painting and the message in behind it I just think just you just got to get a look at the eyes and then you can see the soul of this actual room this may be one of the most powerful pieces that I have when we talk about the money money being the root of all evil and you some people say you change when you get money right so when you got the money put the face on as Jay-Z said it best you could try to change but that's just the top layer you all who you are before you got here so no matter how much money you got you're gonna always be who you are behind that mask this is my mindfulness meditation you can hear the waterfall flowing this room doesn't need art the thoughts in your mind is that's the brush right so everywhere you want to paint this canvas you do that you know it's intimidating at one point in time you need to meditate you need to like it's intimidating but once you find out your space that you can go to that space and you can sit there and you can be still and you can breathe you can embrace it the thoughts but let them go uh one at a time so I've been able to do that for a while um yeah it helps me I recommend it um and I recommend you to find you a sanctuary like this where you can get away for a couple minutes a day and and breathe and get your mind right and reset and bounce back this is my son's room as you can see he got you know his favorite players his uncles these are like family to help these are important this was a Stop the Violence campaign this is Trayvon Martin I got Malcolm X we got Jen Master Jay got Biggie Tupac Big L so this was a hip-hop series that was created for kind of stopping violence and stop the shooting and so you put them on the stop sign and do nine through science and this is his room 16 years old I try to stay out this room all right A.D I let y'all come in my crib now it's time for y'all to get on out of here I gotta get back to work see y'all soon peace out thank you foreignwhat's up A.D I'm Carmelo Anthony welcome to my home come on now my big welcome piece upstairs that's Muhammad Ali that's the focal piece in the house he just gives so much energy so much spirit so much love when you look at that I've been collecting art almost 15 years now I was always into up-and-coming artists and I just had an eye for what I like and I realized quickly that I don't have to like something because somebody else like it I like it because it appeals my mind it peels in my spirit whether it's a dollar or ten dollars this is Swan she's amazing I grew up maybe three four blocks away from her in Red Hook Brooklyn and this one Baka Hindi Wally he did a series of artists I think it was myself Spike Lee and swiss beats my inspiration behind this well I'm a big Game of Thrones fan so that's the King right there come on now I'm gonna take y'all to the most important room in here this is the music room this is the Green Room there's a lot of details in this place so pay attention to the details this is a big swan piece as you can see I'm a big swan fan this is one of my first pair of signature sneakers with Jordan brand that I that I created here in New York one of my first Years first Seasons with New York and the artist Domingo Zapata did something for me at a dinner it was part of a magazine cover release we got a candy Wiley skateboard which is amazing all my books I love to read Love Culture I'm an Ali groupie anywhere you go in the house you always see a picture of Ali so this shovel the gold shovel but this is the shovel we use to break ground when we opened uh Carmelo Anthony Center in Syracuse in this corner right here this is Nelson macomo one of the best black artists South African artists there is he's just amazed a good friend of mine I went to his studio in in South Africa and this sketch wasn't even done yet but I told him I wanted it and and now it's healing my wall so this is they watching us and this is our kids saying that right so that's a very powerful piece by Nelson here is some of my collection a little bit someone will give some on my purchase I got Ali speeches one of my favorite prizes over here is the Malcolm X ballad or Bullet speech live I just think that's one of the most powerful speeches of all time working with casad is always a good fun when you have a partner and teammate like that that can that knows you well and know how you think and know your Vibe she just worked towards putting that all into what this is right here so when you see the different rooms and the colors of the rooms it's like different modes of mellow this is a plaque from my mom she gave it to me back in 03 20 years ago she gave this to me just because I love you Mom all my gold medals I think that's 08 2012 and 16. now I'll take you to where things really get popping in the bar so welcome to the bar this is my high school Jersey Oak Hill uh number 22 it's like a little celebratory area celebrating the old kale celebrating retirement celebrating getting drafted in 2003 I'm all wet and then Dom Perignon celebrating my 30th birthday Cassandra degree a great great job at picking these lights uh some things that I just let her do like some of the fixtures and you just got to let her bring her creativity out I'll bring you back here to the bar so you can see what we have I got it to Wine probably mid 2000s not knowing what I was doing to fast forward to now I'm very particular with what I drink so as you can see there's a lot of first gross bordeaux's up here first gross is like the the big boys of the of the wine game The Wine Maker's been there forever they the first plants that was grown this is a nice little tour and if you want to have a good time you come over here have some wine these are Cassandra's right here she gifted these to me we all know who Malcolm is and we all know who who Martin is but James Baldwin y'all need to go read his books and listen to his speeches he's one of the most powerful Debaters that's out there this is where the checks get cut no I'm kidding Chase get cut in L.A this is kind of My Sanctuary my book you know you got to have the the Memoir behind you where tomorrow's on promise the chairs are amazing they're comfortable I did design them myself I want to give myself a pat on the back this is not animal skin okay this is not animal this is nothing animal over here okay this is full this is the memorabilia wall right here this is an ollie gloves this is big for me the social justice Champion award so big shout out to Kareem for making me the inaugural winner of that oh I love lounges I love Hotel lounges I love hotel lobbies you can just chill hang out have a you know have a drink coffee tea whatever is your whatever's your preference so this is that Vibe over here hotel lobby Lounge area chess books you can always read a book again details light fixtures amazing you got to keep the snakes with you you know just in case keep the snakes with you just in case this is to me one of Nelson mccomo's most powerful Pieces by the title of this which is forgive them I assume that this kid is thinking about all the that happened to him and it's happening constantly and he's trying to send that message forgive them right if you forgive them then that burden comes off of of you you don't have to live with that no more it's on them now and at the end of the day we forget but we don't forget I didn't want to just a a standard dining table I don't have formal dinners I don't sit down at the table and have full-fledged dinners so when I'm in here I want to eat and be creative at the same time right so Syracuse you know you have to find yourself you have creative seven the production company you have Red Hook you have innovate you have Baltimore and then you have the flag of Puerto Rico and greater than that so it gives it a different vibe even artistic Vibe and you don't feel boy I don't like to be feel bored in the in a dining Lounge it's just not about having art in the rooms and in the house it's about being very intentional on what you put up you know each room has a different vibe a different mode so you want to be intentional about what you put in those areas the energies that you put in those rooms I call this the bathroom some people call it the Powder Room surrounding you know is my guy you know you got oddly you got the special wallpaper right here this is Flavor paper I know it's a lot of Ali but when you can't beat that wallpaper right there I collect shoes because I wear shoes to be honest with you I don't collect them to just let them sit I collect them to wear them I'm an active collector and wine I collect a drink and sneakers are collectors to wear and clothes I collect to wear it's my first signature shoe of all time so this is what what kicked it off and now I just want to be clear I was the first Jordan brand signature athlete uh ever the first I was just excited to have my own signature shoe with a Jordan brand of the brand like that and then we actually made a great shoe so I will always be grateful for this sneaking right here so these Jordans right here my son actually designed diesel created these so these are heads as you can see cayenne and this is called the what the Cayenne instead of what what the Cayenne my first pair of Jordans I didn't get until my senior year in high school at Oak Hill and that was only because they was a a Jordan sponsored school team and that was my first pair of joints so now going from that to being in the first signature athlete out of Jordan brand after never being able to have a pair full circle the best thing about this room is this bed oversized bed comfortable bed if you don't sleep well your day don't go well right over here again is Nelson mccomo everywhere all over the house but this particular portrait is the Perfect Image it's the perfect energy that you need outside of it being a great painting and the message in behind it I just think just you just got to get a look at the eyes and then you can see the soul of this actual room this may be one of the most powerful pieces that I have when we talk about the money money being the root of all evil and you some people say you change when you get money right so when you got the money put the face on as Jay-Z said it best you could try to change but that's just the top layer you all who you are before you got here so no matter how much money you got you're gonna always be who you are behind that mask this is my mindfulness meditation you can hear the waterfall flowing this room doesn't need art the thoughts in your mind is that's the brush right so everywhere you want to paint this canvas you do that you know it's intimidating at one point in time you need to meditate you need to like it's intimidating but once you find out your space that you can go to that space and you can sit there and you can be still and you can breathe you can embrace it the thoughts but let them go uh one at a time so I've been able to do that for a while um yeah it helps me I recommend it um and I recommend you to find you a sanctuary like this where you can get away for a couple minutes a day and and breathe and get your mind right and reset and bounce back this is my son's room as you can see he got you know his favorite players his uncles these are like family to help these are important this was a Stop the Violence campaign this is Trayvon Martin I got Malcolm X we got Jen Master Jay got Biggie Tupac Big L so this was a hip-hop series that was created for kind of stopping violence and stop the shooting and so you put them on the stop sign and do nine through science and this is his room 16 years old I try to stay out this room all right A.D I let y'all come in my crib now it's time for y'all to get on out of here I gotta get back to work see y'all soon peace out thank you foreign\n"