Jay-Z 'motivated staff with alcohol'

Jay-Z has revealed that he used alcohol to keep his staff happy.

The rapper invented "Bellini Fridays" to motivate the employees at Def Jam records, Monsters And Critics says.

"Basically at 4pm on Fridays we'd all have Bellinis," he explained. "Alcohol can smooth everyone out.

"I'm not promoting drinking to young people though!"

Jay-Z added that it was strange working as an executive rather than as a musician.

"The first day I had to be in the office it was mind-boggling," he said. "I didn't really know what they expected from me. I was the first one in the office.

"People would see me and be like, 'Hey, erm, how you doing?' I don't think they got their heads round me being the boss, not the artist."