Living rap legend Jay-Z spoke extremely highly of his newest hot artist Rita Ora during an interview with VEVO LIFT.  He described her as being "infectious", and how her genuine love for music is inspiring.

"You can see the potential. When she enters a room it changes and that presence you can't duplicate that, especially at a young age. It was just infectious to me, like 'man she loves this' she's driven in that way."

It's been a while since Jay-Z has been this excited about the potential of one of his new artists, and Rita Ora has been living up to that potential in every way thus far.  Her debut album will be released either late this year or early 2013.

Watch the video for Jay-Z's full interview.