Jay-Z and his homeboy Jay Brown celebrated their birthdays at a private party attended by family and friend last night.
Jay-Z, real name Shawn Corey Carter, turned 49 on Dec. 4. Despite his lack of a father figure growing up, Jay-Z made a name for himself as a smalltime drug dealer-turned award-winning rap artist with multi-platinum mega hits to his credit.
Jay-Z and his wife Beyonce, 37, took to the stage at the Nelson Mandela Global Citizen Festival to perform a nearly 90-minute set in South Africa on Sunday. The power couple performed crowd pleasers from their extensive music catalogues, plus new songs from their joint album, Love Is Everything.
As the aging rapper’s testosterone levels fall, his hairline is reportedly thinning. Jay-Z wears a male lacefront wig and a variety of caps and headbands placed strategically to conceal the lace.
Jay-Z, whose nickname is Hov, released his debut album, Reasonable Doubt, in 1996 and never looked back.
His net worth is in the neighborhood of $900 million, according to Forbes magazine.
Beyonce and Jay-Z share 3 children: Blue Ivy Carter, 6, and 18-month-old twins Rumi Carter and Sir Carter.
Beyonce, JAY-Z, Ed Sheeran & more pay homage to Nelson Mandela at #GlobalCitizen Festival https://t.co/eSjLI1L8OE pic.twitter.com/tw2foWJrb4
— billboard hip-hop (@billboardhiphop) December 3, 2018
This Garment displays all of the 54 Countries in Africa???#GlobalCitizensFestivalSA #Beyoncè pic.twitter.com/ERySLmTZCa
— beyonce (@beyonslayer) December 3, 2018
Life is but a dream indeed. The last few days spent behind the scenes with The Carters at Global Citizen culminated to this moment. @beyonce through my lens. What a dream it was to be able to capture you on my home soil. “It always seems impossible until it’s done” – Madiba pic.twitter.com/00291XtWBT
— Trevor Stuurman (@trevor_stuurman) December 3, 2018
Queen Bey in a custom-made #AtelierVersace jumpsuit with cut-outs and heritage inspired Medusa Safety Pin accents at the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 in Johannesburg, South Africa. @Beyonce #VersaceCelebritieshttps://t.co/gBzPZSCZxg pic.twitter.com/wUUVvKR4zh
— VERSACE (@Versace) December 3, 2018
Beyoncé and Versace are too powerful!! THIS LOOK IS INCREDIBLE. pic.twitter.com/isAYbUCku9
— O n i ? (@onifinau) December 4, 2018
Queen. ?? #beyonce #GlobalCitizen pic.twitter.com/KGxB7a57kF
— ????? (@ShacoleHolt) December 3, 2018
Beyoncé’s outfits for the 2018 #GlobalCitizen Festival ? pic.twitter.com/DHh0VB3sNQ
— MEFeater Magazine (@mefeater) December 2, 2018
