Beyonce and Jay-Z Release First Photos of Blue Ivy Seattle Post-Intelligencer Copyright 2012 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 07:35 a.m., Saturday, February 11, 2012 Eschewing the tabloid photo shoot route, Beyonce and Jay-Z have released the first photos of their 1-month-old daughter Blue Ivy Carter (the rapper's real name is Shawn Carter) on her very own Tumblr page, HelloBlueIvyCarter. Beyonce and Jay-Z confirm daughter's birth: "We are in heaven" The five shots include the proud new parents each cradling their baby girl, who has a full head of hair.