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Jay-Z's Celebrity Friends Wish Him A Happy 50th Birthday

The hip-hop mogul celebrated his major birthday milestone on Wednesday.
Jay-Z's Celebrity Friends Wish Him A Happy 50th Birthday
DALLAS – FEBRUARY 13: Producer/rapper Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter (R) laughs during the Haier Shooting Stars Competition on All-Star Saturday Night, part of 2010 NBA All-Star Weekend at American Airlines Center on February 13, 2010 in Dallas, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)
By Essence · Updated December 6, 2020

Rapper and mogul Jay-Z celebrated his 50th birthday on Wednesday.

While the day included special offerings on Jay’s Tidal, and saw the rapper’s catalog return to Spotify after a two-year hiatus, it also included plenty of birthday messages from celebrity friends and politicians, including Hillary Clinton, Diddy, Kelly Rowland, and Drake.

Timbaland, who worked the rapper on singles for albums like The Blueprint, The Blueprint 2, Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life, and The Black Album, also paid tribute to Hov with a “special alert.”

Other celebs such as DJ Khaled and Tyrese, along with close friends Swizz Beatz and Meek Mill also celebrated the rapper’s birthday.

HAPPY 50TH HOV‼️ SPECIAL ALERT ‼️‼️ pic.twitter.com/KU692JZJ3e

— Timbaland (@Timbaland) December 4, 2019

No word yet on how Hov celebrated the big day, but we’re sure that it was nothing short of incredible.

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Kelly Rowland
The singer took to Instagram to write, “HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG BRO! YOU ALREADY KNOW!”
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DJ Khaled
In a simple birthday message, the producer wrote: “BILLIONARE.”
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Diddy
Diddy wrote on Instagram, “Happy Birthday to my brother HOV!!!! We went from rags to riches. Love from LOVE. We’re just getting started ! #HOV50. Love you my brother.”
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Tyrese
The actor posted a collage of photos on IG with the caption: “Happy 50th…….. One would ask who’s my favorite rapper who means as much as he means to the culture….. Hands down its Jay—Z aka Mr Carter…. Happy 50th King…..”
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Meek Mill
The rapper wished Jay a happy birthday on IG by writing, “Happy goat day to the goat!!!!! #jigga.”
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Swizz Beatz
The producer wrote on Instagram, “Happy 50yrs of greatness my brother 1 of 1 non before and non 2 come #hov50.”
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Hillary Clinton
The lifelong politician wrote on Twitter, “An icon turns 50. Jay-Z’s story is as American a tale as they come—full of poetry, hard work, and pushing for progress on issues he cares about. (For more, I recommend @MichaelEDyson’s definitive biography.) Happy birthday, @S_C_!”
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