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It turns out that Jay-Z<\/a>\u2019s locs were all for Blue Ivy Carter<\/a>. On Father\u2019s Day, a few weeks after the rapper appeared at the Roots Picnic last month sporting a combed-out Afro, Beyonc\u00e9 and her hair-product brand, C\u00e9cred, shared a seven-minute video titled \u201cThe Blueprint.\u201d In it, she narrated the sentimental story behind her husband\u2019s locs and why he decided to comb them out after more than eight years.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought it was always beautiful that the real reason Jay grew out his hair was to show Blue that her hair was like his hair,\u201d Beyonc\u00e9 said over footage of Jay and their oldest daughter. When Blue was 5 \u2014 which would have been around 2017 \u2014\u00a0she wasn\u2019t feeling confident in her hair. \u201cWhen she told her father that, it inspired Jay to grow out his hair,\u201d Beyonc\u00e9 said. \u201cWe really wanted her to love and embrace every inch\u00a0of her gorgeous curls.\u201d She added that \u201cthe 5-year-old Blue had no idea that her father\u2019s hair had texture like hers.\u201d<\/p>\n Eight years later, ahead of Jay-Z\u2019s appearance with the Roots in Philadelphia, he told Beyonc\u00e9 that he wanted to comb out his hair in order to honor his father, who wore an Afro and loved Philadelphia sports. \u201cI wasn\u2019t all the way convinced that he would be able to comb out his locs, considering he had such thick, long wicks,\u201d Beyonc\u00e9 said, referring to the specific style of Jay-Z\u2019s locs. She referred to the process of combing through Jay-Z\u2019s hair as a \u201cfamily affair\u201d and shared footage of Blue\u2019s hands helping out.<\/p>\n The whole process took about a week, and Beyonc\u00e9 seemed pleased with the results. \u201cOn show day, his \u2019fro was beautiful from start to finish,\u201d she said. Yes, this was basically just a really long commercial for C\u00e9cred, but we don\u2019t get to hear from Bey that often, so I\u2019ll take it. And besides, you never know what groundwork she might be laying for Act III \u2014 this could all be part of the plan.<\/p>\n Stay in touch.<\/p>\n The latest in style, self, culture, and power in your inbox.<\/p>\n Vox Media, LLC Terms and Privacy Notice<\/p>\n