Jay-Z has shared that he took up swimming after his first child Blue Ivy was born so that he could keep her safe.

The 51-year-old rap legend made the confession in the new season-opening episode of LeBron James‘ HBO talk show The Shop.

According to the wordsmith, learning to swim was his first step in meeting his new daughter.

Taking responsibility: Jay-Z, 51, revealed on the newest episode of LeBron James’ HBO show The Shop that he took swimming lessons after his daughter Blue Ivy Carter, nine, was born; seen on The Shop

‘It’s amazing. It’s a very grounding thing… I didn’t learn how to swim until Blue was born,’ he revealed.’There goes everything you need to know. This is a metaphor for our relationship.’

The Dirt Off Your Shoulder rapper was confronting the fear that all new parents have that something terrible might happen to their child.

‘If she ever fell in the water and I couldn’t get her, I couldn’t even fathom that thought,’ he continued. ‘I gotta learn how to swim. That’s it. That was the beginning of our relationship.’

Jay-Z’s wife Beyoncé gave birth to Blue, their first child, in January of 2012.

Prepared: ‘If she ever fell in the water and I couldn’t get her, I couldn’t even fathom that thought,’ he continued. ‘I gotta learn how to swim. That’s it’; seen with Blue Ivy in March 2020

Growing family: Jay-Z also shares three-year-old twins Rumi and Sir with his wife Beyoncé; seen together in 2019 in LA

The former Destiny’s Child member revealed she was pregnant during a performance at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards when she showed off her stomach to the audience.

Jay-Z’s eldest is already on track to have her own music career — if she wants it — after she won a Grammy Award for the song’s music video.

She also won a BET award for the track when she was only eight, making her the youngest winner to date.

Jay-Z and Beyoncé would go on to welcome fraternal twins Rumi and Sir, now three, in the summer of 2017.

Rising star: Blue is already on track to have her own music career — if she wants one — after she won a Grammy and became the youngest BET award winner ever; seen in March 2020

Having a laugh: Jay also joked that Blue wasn’t excited at all when he was nominated for the Rock& Roll Hall of Fame in February. ‘She’s like, “Bye, dad,”‘ he joked; still from The Shop

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