Hip Hop heavyweight Shawn Carter, aka Jay-Z, recenty spoke on how he feels to turn 40.
I feel fantastic about turning 40, I'm in a great place, got a fantastic album, my eleventh number one which beats Elvis, so I'm feeling like the king of pop."
He also said his friends help him stay grounded and not letting the fame "drug" go to his head.
"When people get success, the often start getting rid of their immediate circle who knew them to surround themselves with yes men and women and they get lost," he said. "I have great friends around to keep me grounded, fame is a drug and your feet can get lifted off the ground but I try to stay centered and whenever I start getting big headed, they stop me."