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How Jay-Z and Beyoncé's daughter Blue Ivy is already making money

Blue Ivy has also made cameos in several of famous parents' music videos.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z's firstborn daughter is already following in their showbiz footsteps at the tender age of eight. Blue Ivy Carter has bagged her first paid role in the entertainment industry as the very cute narrator of audiobook Hair Love. Talented Blue has lent her vocal talent to bring the book - based on Matthew A Cherry's Oscar-winning short film to life. The story focuses on an African American dad who attempts to style his daughter's hair for the first time. It was first published in May 2019 and features illustrations from Vashti Harrison.

A teaser clip posted to Twitter by Cherry gives a preview of Blue reading from the book in her American accent. And it's not the only skill Blue has been sharing with the world lately. Last month, her grandmother Tina shared a looked at her spooky Halloween make-up that she revealed had been done by Blue.

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