Beyonce recently shared how their daughter, Blue Ivy, inspired her husband, Jay-Z, to grow his hair out, embracing his natural hair texture. During his appearance with The Roots at the 2026 Roots Picnic in Philadelphia on May 30, the rapper surprised fans by sporting a full Afro, which sparked speculation.
Beyonce reveals Jay-Z grew out his hair to inspire daughter Blue Ivy to embrace her curls
In a new documentary for CÉCRED, Beyonce shared that Jay-Z decided to grow out his hair to inspire their daughter, Blue Ivy, to embrace her curls. She said, “I always thought it was beautiful that the real reason Jay grew out his hair was to show Blue that her hair was like his hair.”
The “Single Ladies” hitmaker then spoke about how her older daughter was insecure about her hair when she was five, which inspired her father to grow out his own hair. “Let me rewind and tell you some backstory,” she said. “Our daughter was about five, and she wasn’t feeling very confident about her hair at the time. When she told her father that, it inspired Jay to grow out his hair.”
“We really wanted her to love and embrace every inch of her gorgeous curls…the five-year-old Blue had no idea that her father’s hair had texture like hers,” she added. In the video, she also confessed that she really did want her husband to change his hairstyle. She admitted, “I was pretty obsessed with Jay’s locs. Honestly, I didn’t really want him to cut them.”
Furthermore, Beyonce shared that Jay-Z wanted to have an Afro as a tribute to his late father. She explained, “Jay told me a few months ago he was planning on combing out his locs for the Philly show with The Roots. He wanted to do this in honor of his father. His name was Adnis Reeves, and his favorite sports team was from Philly. His dad used to rock a ‘fro, so he wanted to rock a fro in his honor.”
Originally reported by Ankita Shaw on Momtastic.
