--- title: Jay Z Shares 'Most Beautiful Thing' Blue Ivy Told Him description: Jay Z shared the 'most beautiful thing' his daughter Blue Ivy has ever told him during an interview with David Letterman. canonical: https://time.com/5229512/jay-z-blue-ivy-david-letterman-interview/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-04-05T16:57:24.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-12T09:05:16.746Z og:title: Jay Z Shares the 'Most Beautiful Thing' Blue Ivy Has Ever Said to Him og:description: "I feel grateful every day" og:url: https://time.com/5229512/jay-z-blue-ivy-david-letterman-interview/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt12e35318e0a2a20f/69892cec0a4a221b489d251c/blue-ivy-jay-z-david-letterman.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Jay Z With Blue Ivy at 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jay Z Shares the 'Most Beautiful Thing' Blue Ivy Has Ever Said to Him twitter:description: "I feel grateful every day" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt12e35318e0a2a20f/69892cec0a4a221b489d251c/blue-ivy-jay-z-david-letterman.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Jay Z Shares the 'Most Beautiful Thing' Blue Ivy Has Ever Said to Him > Sponsored content. 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Nobody tells Beyoncé what to do — except her six-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy Carter_  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Apr 5, 2018 4:57 PM UTC Nobody tells Beyoncé what to do — except her six-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy Carter  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Apr 5, 2018 4:57 PM UTC [Jay Z](http://time.com/5208948/beyonce-jay-z-ride-motorcycle-in-jamaica/) is the next guest on David Letterman’s [Netflix series, _My Next Guest Needs No Introduction_](http://time.com/5090142/barack-obama-david-letterman-new-talk-show/), and while the Bey Hive might be hopeful that his appearance will include more insights into [who bit Beyoncé’](http://time.com/5216849/who-bit-beyonce-face-internet-chrissy-teigen-search-for-actress/), the preview of the episode gives a look into the sweet relationship that Jay Z shares with daughter Blue Ivy. In a clip from the episode, which drops on Friday, Jay talks about how grateful he is for the relationship that he has with his children in contrast to the way that he grew up. He also shared the most beautiful thing that his wise 6-year-old has shared with him. During an anecdote about trying to get Blue Ivy into the car to get to school, Jay Z marvels at his daughter’s emotional intelligence. “We’re driving and I hear a little voice. ‘Dad?’ I turn around and she goes, ‘I didn’t like when you told me to get in the car the way you told me.’ She’s six! ‘It hurt my feelings.’ And I was like, ‘That is the most beautiful thing you’ve ever said to me!'” Although really, we shouldn’t be too surprised at Blue Ivy’s maturity. Remember when [she charmingly told her parents to calm down](http://time.com/5122566/blue-ivy-beyonce-jay-z-clap-grammys/) at this year’s Grammy Awards? Watch Jay Z’s interview below. ## Transcript [00:00] And all I know is just like dreams, these kids can't be [00:03] forgotten and are worth fighting for. 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