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Jay-Z Embarrasses Blue Ivy On Camera During NBA Finals, Becomes Relatable Middle-Aged Dad

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Jay-Z Embarrasses Blue Ivy On Camera During NBA Finals, Becomes Relatable Middle-Aged Dad

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  • After pivoting from an early start of selling drugs, Jay-Z went on to become the hottest rapper on the planet and a media mogul loved by everyone.
  • Jay-Z and Beyonce have a combined net worth of nearly $1.8 billion which isn’t exactly relatable but he’s still a middle-aged dad and that’s certainly relatable to many.
  • During the NBA Finals on Monday, Jay-Z sat courtside with his 10-year-old daughter Blue Ivy who was embarrassed by her doting father which led to jokes from NBA fans

During Monday night’s game 5 of the NBA Finals, media mogul and billionaire Jay-Z sat courtside with his 10-year-old daughter Blue Ivy. At one point during the broadcast, the camera showed Jay-Z putting his arm around Blue Ivy and she brushed him off as an embarrassing dad mouthing the words “dad, my hair.”

Jay-Z then immediately became a relatable middle-aged dad (he’s 52 years old) and the jokes were flying on Twitter. It’s a fact of life that kids hit a certain age and suddenly become embarrassed by their parents. Normally this happens in the dropoff line at school or when taking kids to the movie theater, not on camera at Game 5 of the NBA Finals sitting courtside with one of the most famous rappers of all time.

Jay-Z Embarrasses Blue Ivy On Camera During NBA Finals, Becomes Relatable Middle-Aged Dad

I’ve got a toddler and I’m dreading the day he’s embarrassed by me because he currently (and mistakenly) thinks I’m the coolest guy on the planet. And if Jay-Z isn’t cool in the eyes of Blue Ivy then I’ve got not hope.

What are the fans saying about this Jay-Z moment at the NBA Finals?

I thought Blue Ivy was like 4-years-old, if we’re being perfectly honest.

A mogul in the making.

Yup, same girl who once brushed off her mother Beyonce on camera…

Boom, roasted. Sorry Celtics fans, but this series seems over.

Technically, ‘middle aged’ for most Americans is 45 to 65. Jay-Z is 52 and has been ‘middle aged’ for a solid 7 years now but he’s also a relatable dad after this moment on camera with Blue Ivy.

It’s almost impossible to compare the childhood experiences of Jay-Z and his daughter Blue Ivy who is a spitting image of her mother Beyonce. He was raised by a single mother in the Marcy Houses, a housing project in Brooklyn, and sold drugs at an early age.

Meanwhile, Blue Ivy is being raised by billionaires who are both very present in her life and she’s likely on her way to becoming a global superstar herself. She’s also sitting courtside at a Celtics-Warriors NBA Finals game with her dad who is a part-owner of the Brooklyn Nets.