EXCLUSIVE : Jay-Z’s Hair Transformation EXPLAINED: The Truth Behind the Locks, The Fro & The Viral Debate
The Breakfast Club
The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.4 • 14.4K Ratings
🗓️ 2 June 2026
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
Everybody has been talking about Jay-Z’s new look, but how did he really go from years of growing locks to rocking a full afro? In this exclusive episode, Loren LoRosa sits down with one of the hairstylists involved in the process to break down exactly how the transformation happened.
From the six-day lock removal process to the products, techniques, and care that helped preserve Jay-Z’s healthy hair, this conversation answers the internet’s biggest questions. Were the locks real? How long did it take? Was there any damage? And what’s next for Hov’s hair journey?
Plus, the stylist shares behind-the-scenes details about preparing Jay-Z for his viral appearance and explains why patience, hydration, and proper hair care were key to the entire process.
If you've been curious about the transformation that had social media buzzing, this is the exclusive interview you've been waiting for.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
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| 0:10.0 | You know if you're going to lie about that, right? |
| 0:12.2 | Lauren came in hot. |
| 0:14.2 | Hey, y'all, what's up? |
| 0:15.2 | It's Lauren LaRosa, and this is another episode of the latest with Lauren LaRosa. |
| 0:20.4 | This is your deadly dig on all things, pop culture, entertainment news, and all of the conversations that shake the room, baby. Now, y'all know normally when I'm doing interviews, I go into the studio, but we have been on the go all weekend. Shout out to Roots, Picnic, and Live Nation, and everybody over there, we've been bringing you guys some of the content. |
| 0:40.9 | It has not stopped because right now we are about to do an exclusive. |
| 0:48.2 | A lot of conversation around Jay-Z and his hair and his afro and how do we go from the locks to the afro? |
| 0:54.7 | So joining me here on the latest with Lauren the Rosa, I have Letty, who is a, I don't know if you call yourself a hairstylist, a locksmith. I was trying to be. A hairstylist. Here in New York at a salon here in New York, |
| 1:05.2 | I'll also let you talk about. I go to that salon. And you know, people have a lot of questions, |
| 1:09.5 | girl, they're like, was the dreads, or sorry, |
| 1:12.1 | were the Lox even real? Because how does this work? Very much real. It was like a process of |
| 1:18.9 | eight years that he's been growing his hair. And yeah, it was a collab with this lady. Her name is Marie. |
| 1:28.8 | She goes, her Instagram name is Houston locks, I think. |
| 1:32.1 | Yes. |
| 1:32.6 | Yep. |
| 1:32.9 | Yep. |
| 1:33.8 | And it took a day, it was like six days to take out all of his locks. |
| 1:39.6 | So, okay, like walk me through it. |
| 1:41.6 | When you say take out all of Jay Z's locks, how are you combing it out? |
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