JAY-Z Recalls His 6th-Grade Teacher 'Miss Loudon' Feeling 'Excited' He Could Read at a 12th-Grade Level
JAY-Z.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesJAY-Zhas always been ahead of his time.During the hour-long CBS interview specialJAY-Z and Gayle King: Brooklyn’s Ownearlier this week, the rap icon recalled earning praise from a teacher in middle school for his ability to read at a high school student’s level.“So, Miss Loudon was my sixth-grade teacher. In the sixth grade, I was readin' on a 12th-grade level,” said JAY-Z, 53. “That excited me, ‘cause everyone was excited, and Miss Loudon, she was excited....