JAY-Z and Beyoncé’s first child, a daughter named Blue Ivy, was born on Jan. 7, 2012. Despite being just 11 years old, she already has a seriously killer fashion sense, judging by her mom’s Instagram. She’s also the youngest person to ever win a BET award — which she earned when she was featured in her mom’s song “Brown Skin Girl” from “The Lion King: The Gift” soundtrack album — and she’s the second youngest person to ever win a Grammy for the same track at just 9 years old.
Since then, she’s made plenty of adorable courtside appearances with her dad, and in January 2023, she joined Beyoncé on stage at the icon’s first performance in four years. Not to mention, she appeared as a backup dancer throughout her mom’s “Renaissance” Tour, stealing the spotlight at every show with her epic dance moves.
Blue Ivy has a pretty sweet bond with her dad, too, though she doesn’t always like to show it, according to him. In his October interview with “CBS Mornings”‘s Gayle King, JAY-Z dished about whether or not Blue thinks he’s a “cool” dad. “Blue, she be frontin’ on me a little bit, but she — I catch her,” he said with a laugh. “I catch her in the corner, you know? Now she asks me if this cool, her sneakers or whatever she’s wearing.”
When asked if his oldest seeks his advice, JAY-Z said, “Yeah, she’s come back. But there was a time when she was like, ‘Dad!” gesturing how she’d hide her face. He added, “I was like, ‘I’m cool, I don’t know what you saying.’ At your house, your parents is cool.”