Father-to-be rapper Jay-Z is planning to splash out on an armored vehicle to protect his unborn baby.

His wife Beyonce Knowles is pregnant with the couple’s first child and Jay-Z, 42, is so determined to keep the child safe, he has asked Tom Cruise for advice on the safest mode of transport for the family.

“Jay is looking at action-movie style vehicles like Tom’s and wants to make sure they are bullet-proof and 100 per cent safe. He won’t be taking any risks that”s for sure,” a source said.

In addition to the armored car, the rapper is also planning to splurge on a new home for him and his family in Florida and has told his popstar wife that money is not an object.

“They went house hunting together last week and he made it clear that she can pick whichever one she likes. All Jay will care about is that it’s secluded and very well protected.

“He said to her that even if the house of her dreams costs him 12 million pounds, he”ll buy it. He sees it as a thank you for making his dream to be a father come true,” it said.