Jay-Z surely recognizes talent when he hears it; and that talent can be of any age, with no bar.

Not even a day passed after the daughter of Will and Jada Smith, Willow Smith, age 9 years, made her debut hip-hop single with the song Whip My Hair, that too online, Jay-Z signed her for his Roc Nation record label.

Reportedly, Jay-Z told Ryan Seacrest yesterday that when the kind of talent Willow displayed is there, there is nothing such as too young. Age hardly matters here.

Willow was even compared to the legend Michael Jackson, with praises showered on her like though she has a child’s innocence, she has a clear idea of who she is and who she wants to grow up to be.

And that was exactly what Michael Jackson was like as a young kid, who knew exactly what he wanted.

Jay-Z added that he believed in superstars, and also in big records, and that he though Willow Smith has both a superstar and big records in store for herself.