Blue Ivy Carter is the youngest to grace the Billboard charts all thanks to dad Jay-Z.
Beyonce and Jay-Z's daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, may be less than a week old, but she has already made history on the Billboard charts.
After the birth of his daughter on Jan. 7 at New York's Lenox Hill Hospital, Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, put his thoughts on becoming a father into song. He released "Glory" on Monday, which had the rapper rapping about his "greatest creation."
The song features "B.I.C," or Blue Ivy Carter's cry, which is what already makes her a hitmaker.
"Glory" has entered the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at No. 74. It credits Blue Ivy on the track, making the newborn the youngest person ever to be featured on the Billboard chart. Coincidentally, People notes it's Jay-Z's 107th Billboard entry, 1-07 is his daughter's birthday.
According to Billboard, Jay-Z followed the same formula as Stevie Wonder when he released "Isn't She Lovely," which was about his daughter Aisha and also featured baby coos. Billboard says Blue Ivy bests baby Aisha because she wasn't credited on Wonder's track, and the song wasn't released until two years after the baby's birth. Technology has also become a factor since Jay-Z recorded and released the song within two days.
"It's historical," said Billboard's editorial director Bill Werde. "The charts are almost 72 years old, so to be the youngest ever to chart is something."
According to Us Weekly, prior to Blue Ivy's accomplishment, Jordy Lemoine, nine years ago at the age of 5, was the youngest, entering the Billboard charts at No. 82 with "Dur Dur D'Etre Bebe!" ("It's Tough To Be a Baby!").
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