In an interview with CNN's Van Jones, an emotional Jay-Z revealed how it almost "blew up" due to his lies.
Jones asked Jay-Z about his marriage and why it was so special to be worth fighting for.
"That's my soulmate. It's the person I love. If you have and experienced love and if you don't understand it or have the tools to move forward, then you're going to have complications," said Jay-Z.
Jay-Z, who shares three children -- two girls and a boy -- with his Beyonce, said fighting for his marriage meant breaking the cycle of the past.
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Jay-Z's extramarital affairs came into light after Beyonce's autobiographical album 'Lemonade' dropped in 2016, and contained many of her intimate thoughts and feelings towards her cheating husband.
Jones also asked Jay-Z about US President recent comments about the African countries, to which Jay-Z said the remarks were "hurtful".
"Everyone feels anger but after the anger it's really hurtful because he's looking down on a whole population of people and he's so misinformed because these places have beautiful people," he said.