Beyonce Flaunts Her Banging Bikini Body On Jamaican Vacay With Solange + HOV Jay Z Celebrates His 44th Birthday Today

Mrs. C showed off her tight and toned body while relaxing with her fam and friends on the beautiful island.  And showed off her tree climbing skills.

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Jay Z turns 44 today, and he announced on his Life + Times site that he'll be spending the next 22 days embracing a plant-diet in celebration of the next phase of his life.  We all know "4" is he and Beyonce's fave number for several reasons, so this year is extra significant.

See photos of Jay Z and Beyonce during a shopping trip together

Meanwhile her father, Mathew Knowles (who they seem to not be as close to since he and MaMa Tina divorced), is being dragged for being an alleged deadbeat dad.

Alexsandra Wright, the woman Mathew stepped out on Tina Knowles with and got pregnant, claims he missed two $12K monthly payments for their 3-year-old son, Nixon.  The two have been in and out of court for paternity & child support battles for well over a year.  Alexsandra even claims Mathew fired off a threatening letter to her saying there's a "price to pay" for hurting his family.

But this latest court battle is over money...again. Alexsandra claims she's had to pull her son from school because she has no cash to afford it.