Exclusive interview with Jay Z’s fired hyphen

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No longer known as Jay-Z, Sean Carter has decided to drop his hyphen and go by Jay Z. From Billboard editor Joe Levy:

All of iTunes has already been updated to reflect the change. So what happens to that poor little hyphen? We were able to speak to him about the situation:

The Strut: First question, how are you holding up today?

Hyphen: This is a day every hyphen hopes will never come. Me and Jay were together over 25 years, we always had our problems but I never dreamed this would really happen.

TS: How did the separation come about?

H: I knew something was up when he didn’t include me on Watch the Throne. He claimed it was just a mistake Kanye made. I got a call the other day from and old ellipsis I used to hang out with and she told me iTunes had dropped me from all of Jay’s songs. I immediately confronted him and that’s when he gave me the bad news.

TS: Did he give you any reason?

H: He said it was nothing personal and that he was on a ‘minimalist kick’, but I act up sometimes, and I think I know what the final straw was.

TS: What was it?

H: Well I was at a party a few months back and Beyoncé’s e-acute was hanging out and she’s a cute é if you know what I mean. Jay had warned me to stay away from her but I was drunk and hanging out with Ice-T’s hyphen who told me to talk to her. I ended up saying some things that were inappropriate and I know it got back to Jay.

TS: So what’s next for the most famous hyphen in America?

H: I just have to hustle and find a new gig. I would love to join up with a celebrity again. My greatest dream would be to get picked up by Oprah. I think O-prah would look amazing, and I’m used to certain levels of luxury. I’m also considering a tell all book, I’ve seen some things.

The book Hyphen the Hype Man: stories from inside Jay Z’s name comes out sometime next year. You can also follow him on twitter @JayZsHyphen

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