It’s been 6 years since singer Amy Winehouse suddenly passed away, but countless fans around the world still mourn the young talent who forever stopped her career at the age of 27.

Recently, “queen bee” couple Beyonce and Jay-Z surprised and touched many people with the revelation of a little-known fact surrounding the passing of Amy Winehouse.

The female singer passed away suddenly when she was only 27 years old

Accordingly, Jay-Z said that he and Beyonce saved Amy’s life many times before her tragic death in 2011. Meeting the talented but also disabled singer for the first time at Spotted Pig – a pub in New York in 2007, Jay said he begged her to come stay with him and his wife. “I saw her and suddenly I said, ‘Come stay with us’” – the black rapper shared on Tidal Rap Radar, and said he felt an alarm coming from the lyrics of the song. hit Rehab by Amy Winehouse.

Jay-Z and Beyonce once tried to save Amy Winehouse’s life

“Amy told us she was busy writing a song, then said to her face: ‘They’re trying to put me in rehab, and I’m not going!’. We were like, what?” – Jay-Z continued.

That same evening, Amy performed at Joe’s Pub in New York, and Jay noticed a red flag when the singer started stuttering backstage.

“At that time I said: ‘You can’t even stammer. Why did you do that?’.

J ay-Z began to become worried when he witnessed Amy stuttering speechlessly after a performance

The pair then worked on a Rehab remix a year later, and Jay always did his best to highlight Amy’s talent. “When I listen to Amy Winehouse sing, I believe her heart and soul are put into the song.”

On that fateful day of July 23, 2011, when the bodyguard discovered Amy’s lifeless body in his apartment, Jay-Z was one of the first to express his condolences. .

“Rest in peace, Amy. Tears Dry On Their Own (roughly translated: Tears will dry on their own) is the song of this amazing talent that I love the most” – Jay-Z confided.

Jay is also a friend and collaborator of Chester Bennington – the lead singer of Linkin Park, who chose to hang himself last July.

Jay-Z also collaborated with Linkin Park’s lead vocalist – Chester Bennington. Similar to Amy Winehouse, Chester also struggled with alcohol and drug addiction.  

Jay-Z believes that unfortunate tragedies like this will continue to continue if each of us does not pay attention to and avoid issues related to mental health. “We don’t deal with it, because it’s not a cool thing to do. Unfortunately, things like this have to happen on a big stage for everyone to see.”