Happy Mother's Day: 30 Celebrities and Their Moms

Who run the world? Moms! As we celebrate Mother’s Day, we take a closer look at some of the women who raised your favorite stars. Before Drake was selling out shows across the globe and Rihanna was topping the charts, their mothers were there cheering them along. Trey Songz and Big Sean may have all the ladies now, but mom will always be #1 to them.

Rihanna shouted out her mom on Twitter. “Mama….u my ride or die bitch for life!!!” she wrote, while Big Sean wished his mama Myra Anderson. “Happy mothers day to the best mom in the world… Man I’d die 4 her.”

Meet 30 women behind some of hip-hop and R&B’s biggest stars including Wiz Khalifa, Keri Hilson, J. Cole, Nicki Minaj, Tyga, Usher, Chris Brown, and more.

Happy Mother’s Day!