With a father like Jay-Z, it’s not hard to imagine that Blue Ivy grew up privileged. After all, on her first birthday, she received a custom Barbie doll valued at $80,000. So it’s not surprising that the rapper said on an episode of “Oprah’s Master Class: Special Edition” (per E! News) back in 2013, “…I just know I’ll probably have the worst, spoiled little kid ever,” he said at the time. We don’t exactly disagree, after all, who could forget that signed Lebron James basketball?
But, while many have argued that Blue is extremely privileged, she hasn’t had everything handed to her. In an interview with CBS Morning, Jay-Z stressed his daughter’s work ethic in preparation for her dancing for her mother’s “Renaissance” tour, noting that both he and Beyonce made sure she worked to earn her spot. “She wanted to do it the first night, and we was like, ‘OK, if this is something you wanna do, you can’t just go out there. You gotta go work with the dancers, and go work,” Jay-Z revealed. ” And she worked every day and watched her work hard.”
Still, growing up surrounded by luxury hasn’t been for nothing, as Blue seems to have also inherited her father’s love for investing in good art. In 2022, the young star made headlines at the 2022 Wearable Art Gala auction after placing a $80,000 bid on a pair of diamond earrings that her mother once owned. As per Vibe, the “Brown Skin Girl” artist was outbid by another buyer for the earrings after a final bid of $105,000. While she was supervised by her parents at the event, it’s fair to say Blue Ivy has an expensive taste for a tween.
