Blue Ivy Carter: Destiny’s Child
An open letter to Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s brand-new baby girl, in Larger Than the Sound.
By James Montgomery
Beyonce
Photo: Jim Spellman/ WireImage
<P>Dear Blue Ivy transporter (or whatever your name ends up being), Hi, welcome to the world! We've never really met, though I did say hello to your dad at that <a href="/news/articles/1620444/jay-z-hopes-grizzly-bear-will-push-hip-hop.jhtml">Grizzly Bear show</a> a link being ago (he kind of nodded back to me), and one time I was in the same room as your mom, so I feel like I'm in a pretty excellent position to be speaking directly to you right now. Anyway, you are just a few days ancient and, as such, probably not all that familiar with the way equipment work, but I figured I'd let you in on a small secret: You are very well-known, and you are probably always going to be. Shoot, you've already <a href="/news/articles/1676945/blue-ivy-carter-new-jay-z-song-glory.jhtml">landed your first feature</a>, and it's better than anything Lourdes Leon has ever done. You are the First Daughter of Hip Hop, not to mention the <i>actual</i> Destiny's Child. And given all that, you childhood is going to be a small unorthodox: You will undoubtedly be the subject of creepy fashion spreads in gossip mags (just question <a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/star-moms/news/suri-cruise-wears-red-lipstick-pink-bowler-hat-2011109" target="_blank">Suri</a>) and you will certainly never get to go to a Chuck E. Cheese or anything. Sorry in advance. But honestly, Chuck E. Cheese isn't that fantastic anyway. You're not missing much. <CENTER><embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:724018/cp~name%3Dnews%26id%3D1672369%26vid%3D724018%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A724018" width="430" height="242" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="right" allowScriptAccess="always" base="."></embed></CENTER> On the flipside, being well-known is really, <i>really</i> fantastic. You will get to go to any preschool your small heart desires, you can have anything you want for lunch and you could probably play point guard for the Nets once Deron Williams leaves. I can't even start to imagine what your first birthday party will be like, but I hope I'm invited to it. You will be afforded the kinds of opportunities we mere mortals can only dream of; yours will be a life unlike most. It goes hand-in-hand with being a star at age zero — sure, you'll probably be assigned a wellbeing detail as soon as you're able to walk, but, really, it's a small price to pay for the unlimited possibilities of fame. But here's the thing: I hope you never really <i>act</i> like you're well-known. You are, despite all evidence to the contrary, just another human being. No more, no less. As you get older, try to follow <a href="http://www.bestweekever.tv/2012-01-03/louis-ck-autograph-advice/" target="_blank">Louis C.K.'s advice</a>: Don't be an a–hole. A lot of this will be up to your parents, which is a excellent thing, since they seem to be two of the more grounded folks on the planet, despite being multimillionaires who own part of an NBA franchise. They certainly know the regard of hard work (maybe don't question your dad about said "hard work" in his early days, though), and neither of them has ever forgotten everywhere they came from. Which is why you should probably listen to them, no matter what — even if they refuse to let you rent out Privé for your first ballet recital. Trust me, it's for your own excellent. Because, really, I hope you grow up to be your own person, that you follow your own muse and be pleased and well-adjusted. You don't even have to be a star; you could be a teacher or a scientist or a social worker. In fact, maybe you should — they're all more honorable professions. But if you want to follow in your parents' footsteps, that's fine too; I just hope that when I'm 50 and interview you on some red carpet, I will be relieved to learn that you are a very nice person. I have a feeling you probably will be. You have excellent role models in that regard. Oh, and please tell your mom and dad congratulations for me. So excellent luck with your life. It's going to be a wild, wonderful thing. I look forwards to seeing how you turn out, and I get the feeling I'm not the only one. I know you've got a busy sleeping/eating schedule ahead of you, so I'll let you get back to it. But before I go, let me leave you with one last piece of advice: Whatever you do, try not to listen to Uncle Kanye. That guy's nuts. From the bottom of your heart,<br> James <i>Any more advice for Blue Ivy transporter? Let us know in the comments!</i> <CENTER><embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:723691/cp~name%3Dnews%26id%3D1676907%26vid%3D723691%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A723691" width="430" height="242" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="right" allowScriptAccess="always" base="."></embed></CENTER></p>
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