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Jennifer Hudson: September 12 - The Oscar-winning actress/singer celebrates her 35th birthday.(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for BET)

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Ruben Studdard: September 12 - The American Idol season two winner is now a gospel great at 38.(Photo: Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images)

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2 Chainz: September 12 - We all know what this 39-year-old wants for his birthday.(Photo: Rick Kern/Getty Images for Samsung)

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Hosea Chanchez: September 12 - At 35, he just wrapped up an amazing run on The Game.(Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for BET)

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Tavis Smiley: September 13 - The talk show host turns 52 this week.(Photo: Valerie Macon/Getty Images)

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Tyler Perry: September 13 - The producer, director and actor continues to do it all at 47.(Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Swizz Beatz: September 13 - The super-producer is enjoying married and family life at 38.(Photo: Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for Brooklyn Museum)

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Iyanla Vanzant: September 13 - At 63, she continues to fix lives, and we love it.(Photo: Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards)

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Nas: September 14 - The hip-hop icon is living large at 43.(Photo: Noel Vasquez/Getty Images for Hennessy)

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Shannon Kane: September 14 - The star of The Collection turns 31 this week.(Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage)

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Jessye Norman: September 15 - This Grammy-winning opera singer continues to deliver at 71.(Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

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Kyla Pratt: September 16 - From Dr. Dolittle to One on One, we've seen this 30-year-old grow up in front of our eyes.(Photo: Earl Gibson III/Getty Images for BET)

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Flo Rida: September 16 - At 37, this rapper continues to top the charts with his catchy singles.(Photo: Chris Trotman/Getty Images for USTA)

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Sabrina Bryan: September 16 - From singing in Cheetah Girls to winning Dancing With the Stars, this 32-year-old triple threat is all grown up.(Photo: Valerie Macon/Getty Images)  

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Musiq Soulchild: September 16 - This Philly native remains one of neo-soul music's best at 39.(Photo: Zak Kaczmarek/WireImage)

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Tamron Hall: September 16 - The Today show anchor turns 46 this week.(Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Veuve Clicquot)

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Malik Yoba: September 17 - New York Undercover, Alphas and Empire are just a few projects this 49-year-old has starred in.(Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

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Doug E. Fresh: September 17 - The king of beatboxing celebrates his 50th birthday.(Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for SpikeTV)

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Kevin Clash: September 17 - The face behind the famous voice of Elmo turns 56.(Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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BeBe Winans: September 17 - Gospel wouldn't be the same without this 54-year-old powerhouse.(Photo: Nancy Ostertag/Getty Images)

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Jennifer Williams: September 17 - The former Basketball Wives star looks gorgeous at 42.(Photo: Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards)

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Jada Pinkett-Smith: September 18 - The gorgeous actress turns 45 this week.(Photo: Francois Durand/Getty Images)

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Aisha Tyler: September 18 - The Talk co-host celebrates her 46th birthday.(Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for WIRED)

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Ricky Bell: September 18 - The Bell Biv DeVoe lead singer still has the moves on lock at 49.(Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Hilarity For Charity)

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Holly Robinson Peete: September 18 - No one can forget this 52-year-old from Hangin' With Mr. Cooper.(Photo: Araya Diaz/Getty Images for Stella & Dot)

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Xzibit: September 18 - The former Pimp My Ride host turns 42.(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images) 

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Towanda Braxton: September 18 - The singer and reality star is now 43.(Photo: Angela Weiss/Getty Images) 

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Angela Simmons: September 18 - This young entrepreneur has accomplished so much at just 29.(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Bacardi) 

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Serge Ibaka: September 18 - Keri Hilson's baller boo turns 27 this week.(Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) 

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Ben Carson: September 18 - The former Republican presidential candidate turns 65 this week.(Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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