We here at Base Magazine would like to congratulate Beyonce and Jay-Z on their first baby girl, Blue Ivy Carter. Blue (or Ivy as I like to refer to her as) was born Saturday at a “healthy 7 lbs,” according to both Beyonce and Jay and the two parents couldn’t be happier. According to some reports, the name Ivy came from the Roman Numeral for four (IV), which has significance to both parents. Jay decided to show his happiness in the song below called “Glory,” which talks about the experience of now becoming a parent. The song even sheds light on how B had a miscarriage at one point and features Ivy towards the end crying (the child was just born and is already featured on a song smh). With family and friends such as Gaga, Gwenyth Paltrow, Rihanna, and her Destiny’s Child bandmates, Kelly and Michelle, Ivy will certainly be growing up with plenty of love…and money and will probably be spoiled rotten. Give the song a listen below and let us know what you think!

Glory – Jay-Z feat. Blue Ivy Carter by Warhol2011

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Beyonce is on her grind in promoting her upcoming “4 Live At Roseland” DVD, which is set to be released on November 21 exclusively through Walmart. She recently released two new music videos for the songs “End of Time” and “I Was Here,” which feature concert  and never-seen-before personal footage. One of the more personal scenes that most news sites are talking about is a scene in the “I Was Here” video where she shows her wedding dress. I personally like the the other scenes, though, where she’s with her nephew and other family members. The “Roseland” DVD is supposed to give fans an “up close and personal” look at B and features 26 live songs as well as behind the scenes footage. The deluxe version which has additional concert scenes, 20 page booklet, and video anthology will be released on November 25. People are always saying that they feel like they don’t know “who Beyonce really is” or that she has a bleak personality (NOT!) so hopefully fans can get a better picture of her through the DVD. Let us know what you think of the vids below and if you’ll be buying the DVD!

                                                                                “I Was Here”

                                                                            “End Of Time”

P.S.- I was hoping I would have been in the footage considering the cameraman was right up underneath me the whole time. Thanks Beyonce -___-

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Beyoncé debuted the video for her latest single “Party” via Vevo this week! Album version feature star André 3000 wasn’t available for the shoot so Beyoncé switched him out for someone from the hometeam, label mate J.Cole. Peep cameos from Kelly Rowland and Solange as well! Check out the Khia inspired clip below!

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A few days ago, we showed you Beyonce’s  “Love On Top” teaser and now the full video has been released. Check it out below and let us know what you think; be sure to put on your dancing shoes though!

I’m curious to know what the reasoning was behind cutting out the second  verse, but the video was obviously filmed with her pregnancy in mind and before she started to show too much. I think she looks gorgeous in this video and it shows what a simple, yet well choreographed video can accomplish. Even with using just one set, there were still wardrobe  and light changes as well a little behind the scenes-esque moment towards the end. More videos are sure to come soon so we’ll be on the look-out.

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Amidst controversy regarding her baby bump and the copied choreography in her video for “Countdown”, Beyoncé’s latest magazine spread has hit the net.  In the article, Ms. Knowles-Carter gets candid about her pregnancy, her marriage and her future!  (Spotted at Clutch Magazine)

On pregnancy and motherhood:

“It was important to me that I gave myself time to focus on becoming the woman I want to be, building my empire, my relationship, and my self-worth, before I became a mother,” she says. “Now God has blessed us with the ultimate.”

On her husband, Jay-Z: 

“We have been together since I was 20 years old. We took our time and developed an unbreakable friendship before we got married. I admire his ability to inspire others. To me, Jay represents the American dream. Jay’s music has helped define our generation. All that he has overcome and worked to achieve gives millions hope that they can become whatever they want to be. I respect him so much; he is a great man and a great artist.”

On putting their marriage first: 

“We focused three years on our marriage and found that it brought us an even stronger bond and connection. But like anything great and successful in your life, marriage takes hard work and sacrifice. It has to be something both you and your husband deeply want. The best thing about marriage is the amount of growth you have because you can no longer hide from your fears and insecurities. There’s someone right there calling you out on your flaws and building you up when you need the support. If you are with the right person, it brings out the best version of you.”

 On coming into her own:

“I am finally at the stage in my life where I am not so concerned with other people’s opinions about my life decisions,” she says. “It is so liberating to really know what I want, what truly makes me happy, what I will not tolerate. I have learned that it is no one else’s job to take care of me but

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Check out the latest music video from Beyoncé. The pregnant superstar goes mod for the Shea Taylor produced “Countdown”  from the platinum album 4.

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One of our affiliates + Favorite Youtube bloggers Kid Fury is quite excited about the bun in the creole oven. Check out his latest video blog about Jay and B’s upcoming bundle of joy!

Hilarious doesn’t even begin to describe it! Follow @KidFury on Twitter and check out his blog SoFurious.com

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