Inside Jay-Z's 40th Birthday Bash

December 9, 2009 at 4:09am PST

Tags: 40, A-Rod, Alycia Keys, Beyonce, birthday, Diddy, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Kate Hudson, Lil Wayne, Mary J. Blige, Ne-Yo, Oprah

Jay-Z turned forty last week and he turned it out in style with a huge Scarface-themed party in a rented mansion in the Domincian Republic.

But don't expect any photos because all the guests were required to turn over their cell phones so nothing would get out.

So who made the cut? Or we should say: who did Jay-Z fly out on private jets for the party? Funny you should ask. Oprah, Diddy, Kanye, Alycia Keys, MIA, Ne-Yo, Kate Hudson, and A-Rod, and Mary J. Blige all made the trip down.

Kayne, Diddy, and Keys all are said to have performed. No word if Beyonce sang a special birthday message though.

Hmm. Our invitation must have gotten lost in the mail!

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