Thursday, August 26, 2010

Jay-Z Is Ready to Start a Family


Beyonce and Jay-Z dine in Eden
Beyonce and Jay-Z enjoy lunch with friends at the famous Eden Roc Hotel before taking a boat back to their yacht. (Bauer Griffin)more pics »Jay-Z (Bauer Griffin)He's already the self-described best rapper alive, but now Jay-Zis ready to start gunning for World's Greatest Dad. 

The 40-year-old rapper would love to have children with wifeBeyonce Knowles after being inspired by close friends Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow, who have kids Apple, five, and four-year-old Moses together.

He said: "They are a really cool family with beautiful kids, who happen to be good at the jobs they do."

Asked if he wanted something similar himself, the "99 Problems" star -- who says Apple and Moses call him 'Uncle Jay' -- told magazine: "Kids? Of course."

Though the music mogul -- who dealt drugs in his native Marcy, New York, when he was 13 -- is now close friends with the privately-educated Coldplay frontman, he admits it wouldn't have been the case if they had met earlier in life.

He said: "What would I have thought of Chris at 16? That's a different scenario. He couldn't have walked through Marcy. I was a different person then -- I wasn't open to the world and different cultures. I would have been, 'Yo! Who are you? Give me your money.' You couldn't have a guy like Chris walking through Marcy. He'd have got robbed. At best."

Beyonce has also admitted she wanted to try for a baby this year. Last July, the Crazy in Lovesinger hinted she may get pregnant once her year-long tour was over. She said: "I think I'll have a child when it's supposed to happen. Right now, I'll be on tour for a year and, you know..."

See more Jay-Z pictures (click any photo):
  • Jay-Z in Beyonce and Jay-Z at Eden Roc Hotel
  • Jay-Z in Beyonce and Jay-Z at Eden Roc Hotel
  • Jay-Z in Beyonce and Jay-Z at Eden Roc Hotel

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