New York City will be the college home to Kasseem Dean Jr., the son of Swizz Beatz and his ex-wife, Mashonda. On Sunday, they shared pictures and videos of their son being surprised by his family and friends on his 18th birthday.

Additionally, the celebration honored Kasseem’s new year and acceptance to New York University. While his parents and stepmother, Alicia Keys, surrounded him, fans watched several posts on each of their individual Instagram pages.

Mashonda Tifrere, Alicia Keys, Kasseem Dean Jr. and Genesis Ali Dean pose at the opening night of the new Alicia Keys Musical "Hell's Kitchen" at The Public Theater on November 19, 2023 in New York City. — Photo by Bruce Glikas/WireImage

“This is what we all do it for in real life 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 Today we celebrate the 18th Bday of Kasseem JR🎂. We also celebrated him going to NYU 🙌🏽 The amazing part was he didn’t know he was accepted we saved the news for his Bday 🙏🏽
Blessings to all the parents going hard for the future aka the Kids 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽. Happy Birthday @yayachronicles we can’t wait to see you take over King 🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂,” Swizz wrote.

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The videos show Swizz, Mashonda, Alicia and other family members wearing NYU hoodies and waiting in a room to surprise him. When Kasseem Jr. entered the room, everyone yelled, “Welcome to NYU! Happy birthday!”

Swizz Beatz and Kasseem Dean Jr. attend Louis Vuitton Men's Pre-Fall 2024 fashion show on November 30, 2023 in Hong Kong, China. — Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images

“18 years have passed, and my excitement for you remains as strong as ever. It has been a true pleasure to witness your growth and transformation into a remarkable young man. Keeping the news about NYU under wraps was quite a challenge; we wanted to surprise you on your birthday ,surrounded by family. Your life is a profound blessing to all of us. Now, it’s GO TIME, time to embark on this newjourney. Know that I will always be here by your side, my son. Thank you to my incredible co-parents🙏🏾❤️🌹🎂 HAPPY BIRTHDAY . Love infinity,” Mashonda wrote.

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Keys also celebrated her stepson with several photos, writing, “My amazing young king @yayachronicles !! You are totally unstoppable!! I’m so excited about every moment this year is going to bring!!This is just the beginning of things you can’t even imagine! Keep working hard and bringing that light and gratitude, everywhere you go!!!! The blessings of tomorrow will be greater than we can ever imagine today!!! I love you Kassy!! Always your Umi!!! 😍😍😍. Congratulations on NYU babyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!! letssss gooooo!!!!!!!!”

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