On Tuesday, Blue Ivy Carter, the oldest daughter of Beyoncé and Jay Z (open in new tab), celebrated her eighth birthday. And to celebrate the occasion, Beyoncé's father, Matthew Knowles, posted the sweetest video on Instagram featuring never-before-seen photos of Blue." Happy birthday to my beautiful and oldest granddaughter, Blue Ivy," Knowles wrote, and signed it, "Love, Papa G. Adorable! [cut-out shoulder sweater, cherry print skater skirt, and a backpack big enough to hold all her current and future trophies (more on that later).

It seems all too reasonable to assume that Blue Ivy, eight years old or not, will accomplish great things in the year ahead. For those of you who have (blasphemous) doubts about Blue's iconic status, allow me to jog your memory: as reported by E! (opens in new tab), last July, she was the "Brown" on Beyonce's "The Lion King" album. Skin Girl" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: she also won the Ashford & Simpson Songwriter Award with her parents at the BET Soul Train Awards in November, an award-winning songwriter at age 7. Remember "Blue's Freestyle (opens in new tab)," first released on Jay Z's 2017 album "4:44. When Blue was 5" Please apologize if I made you feel very inadequate this morning.

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