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Blue Ivy’s First Visit To Paris

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Bonjour! Beyonce and Jay-Z’s baby girl has gotten her first French stamp on her passport, as the threesome pays Paris a visit. Look at those feet! [Photo: WENN]

Is Beyonce Pregnant Again?

Beyonce and husband, Jay-Z, are pregnant with their second child. The Crazy in Love singer, and mother to 5-month-old Blue Ivy, is said to be about two months along with her newest bundle of joy.

MediaTakeOut.com reports that a source very close to the couple confirmed Beyonce will probably spill the baby beans about her new arrival sometime around the end of the summer. Although Beyonce hasn’t told the source flat out she was with child, he said there have been tell tale signs. Apparently the singer has put the kibosh on the drinking. “She didn’t drink any alcohol [for weeks] and we’ve ordered Petrus & Champagne multiple times. And Petrus is her favorite wine! It just wasn’t her.”

And she’s also started taking folic acid pills again. As every woman knows,folic acid pills are primarily used when a woman is planning on getting knocked up or already is. Read more …

Jay-Z Supports Gay Marriage, Says Obama’s Endorsement Was “The Right Thing”

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“I’ve always thought it as something that was still holding the country back. What people do in their own homes is their business and you can choose to love whoever you love. That’s their business. It’s no different than discriminating against blacks. It’s discrimination plain and simple … I think it’s the right thing to do, so whether it costs him votes or not — again, it’s not about votes. It’s about people. It’s the right thing to do as a human being.”

– Jay-Z shares his thoughts on gay marriage — and President Obama’s recent endorsement of it — with CNN. Well said, Jigga! [Towleroad]

A Selection Of Beyonce’s Personal Snapshots

Yesterday, Beyonce quietly launched her own Tumblr, which features a bunch of personal photos from the last few years of life, pre-Blue Ivy. Basically, it is a place I want to go to, i.e. Beyonce’s life according to her Tumblr. There’s snugglin’ on a boat with Jay-Z! Gossiping with lil’ sis Solange! Playing in the sand with her nephew! Cigar smoking! Check out a few of my fave pics in this slideshow and then check out the rest at Beyonce’s official Tumblr.

That S**t Cray: Bitches In Bookshops

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Nerdy boy, he’s so slow/ Tuesday we started Foucault / He’s still stuck on the intro / He’s a no-go / Instead I had to kick him out my house / He mispronounced an author (Marcel Proust)

Oh my God, I’m dying. Two of my greatest loves — books and the Jay-Z/Kayne West album Watch The Throne — are now united as one in a supernova of nerdy fabulousness. Performers Annabelle Quezada and La Shea Delaney did their own take on “N*ggas In Paris” that’s an ode to reading — with lots of cameos from New York City bookstores. If you read so hard, libraries trying to find me, you’ll love it, too. [YouTube]

Introducing Blue Ivy Carter!

I’m going to put aside being annoyed with Beyonce and Jay-Z for releasing photos of their daughter Blue Ivy after the work week has ended because bloggers never sleep. Because look at that face. Blue Ivy Carter is gorgeous. I love the fact that Jay and Beyonce did not sell photos of their newborn child, that they released them personally via a small Tumblr blog, thanking the public for respecting their privacy “during this beautiful time in our lives.” I love that Blue Ivy is simply swaddled in a blanket, not adorned with some ridiculous headband, and, in the rest of the photos that you’ll see as you click through, just basking in the love of her parents. Blue, in my opinion, looks just like Beyonce, but her eyes are all Jay. Maybe I’m hormonal, but I’m getting a little teary writing this. Yay, babies!

Has Jay-Z Been Moonlighting As Nicki Minaj?

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File this one under convincing cases for the existence of the Illuminati: Vice took Nicki Minaj’s video for her new single “Super Bass” and slowed it down, only to discover that it sounds pitch-perfectly like … Jay-Z. You have to hear it to believe it because it’s uncanny, down to the Hov’s recognizable style and pace. A commenter went ahead and took the courtesy of speeding up a Jay-Z song to compare, and the results are alarming. I’m no conspiracy theorist, but hell if this isn’t spooky! Check out both videos for yourself, after the jump, and let me know what you think in the comments. [Vice] Keep reading »

Jay-Z Laid Off Half His Rocawear Staff The Day Before Blue Ivy Was Born`

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With all this talk about crystal and diamond baby gifts, lucite baby cribs and such, you’d think that Jay-Z and Beyonce would have no money troubles at all. But it seems that just as the world’s most famous new parents were totally renovating their own floor at Lenox Hill Hospital, Jay-Z laid off half of the New York staff of his clothing line Rocawear. It’s hard out there for a multi-million dollar pimp! According to the New York Department of Labor, 28 workers were laid off on January 6 — the day before Blue Ivy Carter was born — due to “economic” reasons. Perhaps it was the failure of their “Occupy All Streets” shirts — though at least the laid off employees will have something to wear if they choose to attend any upcoming Wall Street protests. Oh, sweet irony. [Animal NY]

Is Jay-Z Giving Up The Word “Bitch”?

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Over the weekend, the feminist blogosphere was all a-titter with the “news” that Jay-Z has sworn off using the word “bitch” in his rap lyrics after the birth of his baby Blue Ivy Carter. A poem posted online, which RollingOut.com claims was written by the rapper, says he’ll no longer use that “degradation.” Read it, after the jump! Keep reading »

“Blue Ivy” Strain Marijuana Sprouting Up In LA Weed Shops

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We knew Beyonce and Jay-Z’s baby Blue Ivy was going to be influential, but this just isn’t what we expected.

The week-old child is already racing up the Billboard charts with her cries audible on her dad’s song “Glory,” and she already has her own strain of marijuana named after her, reports TMZ.

According to the website, several weed dispensaries in Los Angeles are selling a new strain of pot called “OG Blue Ivy.” Of course, Beyonce and Jay-Z didn’t sign off on the new strain, but they don’t have a trademark on their daughter’s name and so far the stores haven’t received any sort of legal notice from the couple. Read more…