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FATHER MC: Will Jay-Z Push Fatherhood like He Has Champagne?

FATHER MC: 

Will Jay-Z Push Fatherhood like He Has Champagne?

by Mark Anthony Neal | Ebony.com

"The most beautifullest thing in the world is daddy’s little girl.”—Shawn "Jay Z" Carter

During the early stages of her singular solo recording career, former Supremes lead singer Diana Ross gave birth to her daughters Rhonda (1971) and Tracie (1972).  To pay tribute to her little girls, Ross conceived of the album To the Baby, which included covers of Roberta Flack’s “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” Michael Jackson’s “Got to Be There", Oscar Brown, Jr.’s “Brown Baby", John Lennon’s “Imagine” and Marvin Gaye’s “Save the Children.” 

The album was eventually scrapped. Though Motown’s official reason was that the project didn’t have a solid lead single, I suspect that the label wasn’t quite ready to have their flagship artist give in to the desires of motherhood.  Decades later, no one would give second thought if a vocalist of Ross’s stature—say Beyonce Knowles—chose to pay tribute to motherhood in song. Yet, many were surprised when Knowles’s husband, Shawn Carter, released “Glory” shortly after the birth of their first child.

In many circles, the birth of Beyonce and Jay Z’s daughter might seem like a bit of fate; what better punishment for a rapper, who many believe has contributed to the objectification of women in popular culture, to now be faced with the challenge of raising a daughter in the context of the very culture he helped to create.  Nevertheless the birth of his little girl also represents the opportunity for a powerful transformative moment—as it has been for so many fathers, who find themselves faced with helping their daughters navigate a world that is often hostile and dismissive of them.

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