Jay Z gently cradles Blue-Ivy boarding a private jet

He’s best known for his hard-hitting lyrics, but Jay Z revealed his softer side as he boarded a private jet with wife Beyonce and their children on Tuesday evening.

The 47-year old musician cradled daughter Blue-Ivy, five, as he prepared to fly out of the Floridian coastal city with his family following a performance at the American Airlines Arena on November 12, the latest stop on his mammoth 4:44 Tour.

Sporting a casual white T-shirt and jogging bottoms, Jay wrapped his arms around Blue – the oldest of his three children with Beyonce – while making his way across the airstrip.

 

Doting dad: He’s best known for his hard-hitting lyrics, but Jay Z revealed his softer side as he boarded a private jet with wife Beyonce and their children on Tuesday evening

Here she comes: Following close behind, Beyonce, 36, caught the eye in a thigh-skimming skirt that went some way towards revealing her curvy physique

Here she comes: Following close behind, Beyonce, 36, caught the eye in a thigh-skimming skirt that went some way towards revealing her curvy physique

Holding onto her famous father, the youngster appeared to mirror her mum’s distinctive sense of style by sporting a vibrant green bomber jacket over skinny jeans and on-trend baseball boots. 

Following close behind, Beyonce, 36, caught the eye in a thigh-skimming skirt that went some way towards revealing her curvy physique as she made her way towards their waiting plane. 

The singer added to her look with a canary yellow jacket, while ankle socks mismatched red heels rounded things off. 

Low key: Sporting a casual white T-shirt and jogging bottoms, Jay wrapped his arms around Blue – the oldest of his three children with Beyonce – while making his way across the airstrip

Low key: Sporting a casual white T-shirt and jogging bottoms, Jay wrapped his arms around Blue – the oldest of his three children with Beyonce – while making his way across the airstrip

Let's go: The family's private jet idled on the airstrip as they prepared to climb aboard 

Let’s go: The family’s private jet idled on the airstrip as they prepared to climb aboard 

The family were departing Miami for Atlanta as Jay continues his tour in support of latest album 4:44, his thirteenth in total, across the United States and Canada. 

He will perform a further 22 shows, with his next taking place at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday evening. 

The musician is expected to end his tour in California and a hotly anticipated show at The Forum in Inglewood on December 21. 

Looking good: Beyonce added to her look with a canary yellow jacket, while ankle socks mismatched red heels rounded things off

Looking good: Beyonce added to her look with a canary yellow jacket, while ankle socks mismatched red heels rounded things off

Jay previously explained why he loved having his with him family will him on tour, saying he wanted time ‘to just really bond and see their fingers and s*** like that,’ he said. 

‘I’m just focused on them. I’m not thinking about a show at night or anything like that,’ he said during his show at Miami’s American Airlines Arena. 

He also insisted claims his 4:44 Tour is not selling are wide of the mark, declaring: ‘They can’t stop me. I can’t be stopped!’ 

Incoming: The singer was accompanied by a female friend  as she climbed aboard their plane

Incoming: The singer was accompanied by a female friend  as she climbed aboard their plane

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