Beyonce Knowles and her sister Solange celebrated the launch of Jay-Z’s new 40/40 club last weekend. The former Destiny’s Child singer and her little sister were there to celebrate the launch of Bey’s boyfriend’s new venture.

An onlooker said: “Beyonce and Solange lit up the room. “It’s clear the good looks run in the family.”

Jay-Z, real name Shawn Corey Carter, arrived in style, wearing a fitted three-piece suit with cool shades to complete the look. According to British newspaper The Sun, the Las Vegas club may not be open in time for New Year’s Eve due to licensing issues, but Jay-Z pulled out all the stops and made sure this year gets off with a bang.

Other guests at the swanky party included R’n’B sensation Ne-Yo and Mary J. Blige.

 HAPPY NEW YEARS to all the B-Fam!!!! Without you guys, we wouldn’t be here still supporting our girl Bee. We will continue, and keep a close watch for this site, I have something “NEW” planned for 2008!!! Let’s do it BIG!!

 I hope you all and your family will have a wonderful christmas!! This site will be fully active tommorow because I’m bringing more updates! I’m done with exams and now i’m working and chillin, lol. God bless.

 Also - State the gifts that you bought and/or got for christmas, I wanna know lol.

What’s up B-Family. Brittany is here, after a long week.. and theres a full week of exams starting next tuesday, wish me luck!!..

 Anyways we want to keep this site rolling so heres a new pic.. you decide what Miss Beyonce is doing LOL

Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z says his father’s death is the reason why he is a better boyfriend. It is reported that Shawn Corey Carter’s (his real name) father’s death in 2003 has helped him open up emotionally and taught him the importance of dealing with emotional issues.

“When I was young, the person I looked up to was my father, and once I experienced that hurt, the separation from the guy you thought was Superman, you never want to feel that hurt again. I’m sure she thinks I’m closed off. I’m working on it. Just trying to deal with emotional issues, taking them on proactively. Before, I wouldn’t even address it,” the 37-year-old rapper says.

Jay-Z is currently dating R&B artist Beyonce Knowles. Their relationship went public after his 2002’s single ‘03 Bonnie and Clyde where they collaborated. They were listed as a Power Couple on Time Magazine’s 2006 100 Most Influencial People.

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Beyonce spends some quality time with Jay (who turned 38 yesterday) for his birthday. Happy Birthday Jay-Z!

Despite their busy schedules, celebrity power couple Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles found time to have a quiet celebration together in Paris to mark Jay-Z’s 38th birthday. After joining Kanye West on stage for a surprise performance in England on December 2nd, Jay-Z headed to the Hotel Meurice in Paris where his longtime “bootylicious” girlfriend joined him for a quiet day of rest and relaxation.

Jay-Z has been known for staging elaborate birthday celebrations in the past but this year opted for a more private affair, spending most of the day in his hotel suite. According to sources, Knowles took time to hit the hotel’s luxury spa before the couple took a romantic limo ride around the city ending at the popular L’Avenue restaurant for dinner.

After a late dinner, Jay-Z and Beyonce headed over to the famed Crazy Horse cabaret where they sipped champagne and watched nude dancers run through the club’s latest show, “Forever Crazy.” Jay-Z and Beyonce have been linked together since their collaboration on Jay-Z’s 2002 song “03 Bonnie and Clyde,” but the two continue to try and keep their romantic relationship out of the public spotlight.

Nicole Scherzinger is featured on the cover of the December 07/January 08 issue of Rap-Up Magazine. When asked who she admired the most, she For named Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake, Gwen Stefani, Diana Ross and Michael Jackson as the singers she admires the most. She also talked about someone else you may have heard of — Kanye West — and why the tracks he produced for her solo debut didn’t make the cut. “I wasn’t able to really finish them in time,” said the singer, whose Her Name Is Nicole LP is due January 29. “When I have the right time and the right album, I wanna finish those songs. There was talks of putting Common on one of them.” Scherzinger also talked about shooting her “Whatever U Like” video with the other Rap-Up cover artist, T.I. “When we did the video it was crazy ’cause we were all up in each other’s grills, like [director] Paul Hunter really made us go there, but it was great. He’s a professional. Paul was making us tug on each other; we were hard-core for a hot second.”