Jay-Z on the Subway: Talks to Older Woman, Ellen Grossman, Who Doesn't Recognize Him [VIDEO]

A video of Jay-Z riding the subway to his last show at the Barclays Center, shows him talking to an older woman who apparently doesn't recognize the superstar. The video is an exerpt from his 24-minute documentary called "Life + Times." which is about his involvement in Brooklyn's Barclays Center which was recently finished.

Jay-Z who was surprisingly talking the R train to his show instead of a fancy car like many would expect sat next to a woman named Ellen Grossman, 67, who talked to him for a while on the train. She didn't recognize him and asked what he did for living. Jay-Z replied, " I make music."

The full transcript goes as follows:

Ellen: Are you famous?
Jay: Yes. Not very famous, you don't know me.
Ellen: I don't know you, but...
Jay: But I'll get there some day.
Jay: My name is Jay. What's your name?
Ellen: Ellen. What do you do?
Jay: I make music.
Ellen: Did you just do a performance?
Jay: I'm on my way to the performance at the new Brooklyn arena.
Ellen: Oh, fabulous!
Jay: I performed eight shows, actually... This is the last show.
Ellen: And you're going by subway?
Jay: Yes.
Ellen: I'm proud of you. Say your name again, just so I get it.
Jay: Jay. Jay Z
Ellen: Oh, you're Jay-Z! I know about Jay-Z.

The Washington Post spoke with Grossman about the event. She said "In general I have poor face recognition unless I know someone really well. I was aware Jay-Z was famous and existed, but I didn't know how famous."

"Ive become much more aware of what he's done and who he is," said Grossman. "And as I checked him out, I realized, how embarrassing that I didn't know who he was! There were all these photographers and a crowd of happy people around him, and security people. So it sort of dawned on me as I was looking around that he was someone famous."

Grossman said to The Washington Post that Jay looked a bit "stressed" when he was on the subway platform and looked a bit relieved when she said, "Are you famous." She added, "Not to imply that his fans were threatening; just overwhelming."

She noted that before he started speaking with her, he was looking a bit "stressed" on the subway platform. "And when I said, 'Are you famous?' he looked kind of relieved... that it was a safe spot. Not to imply that his fans were threatening; just overwhelming."