Jay-Z has a secret nine-year-old love child, it has been reported.
According to Star magazine the rapper fathered a nine-year-old boy with Trinidad model Shenelle Scott.
The magazine reports that Jay-Z is said to still be in contact with Scott and is providing her with child support for the young boy.
A source told the magazine: ''Malik threw Shenelle a baby shower and bought all this stuff to prepare for the arrival. However, after the baby was born, friends and family told him he needed to get a DNA test. Everyone knew she was sleeping around and sleeping with Jay. There was a good chance it was his,”
Jay-Z and his wife Beyonce recently announced at this year's MTV Video Music Awards that they are expecting their first child.
Beyonce and Jay-Z married during a private ceremony in 2008.