Solange’s slap heard around the world, which was aimed at her brother-in-law JAY-Z for allegedly cheating on Beyoncé, went down at The Standard’s Le Bain nightclub in 2014. Interestingly enough, the address of that building is 444 West 13th Street, the same sequence of numbers used to christen JAY-Z’s latest album.
TMZ exposed the melee between JAY and Bey’s little sister in the elevator after they had left a Met Gala afterparty. Many speculated Solange was defending Beyoncé because he was reportedly engaging in some kind of inappropriate activity with Dame Dash’s ex-wife Rachel Roy.
These were all rumors back then. The only proof anyone had was the ass whooping JAY took in the elevator, while Queen Bey looked on and their bodyguard Julius refereed.
As fans began to theorize about what happened between The Carters that night, the parties involved were busy putting the incident into song for our listening pleasure.
In April 2016, Beyoncé released LEMONADE and fueled rumors that JAY-Z had cheated with a certain “Becky-with-the-good-hair” type. Then, Solange came through with her sonically impressive A Seat At The Table in late September 2016. Finally, JAY-Z confirmed it all with 4:44 in June 2017 (and we got a dope freestyle from Blue Ivy).
In a comments he made to iHeartRadio, JAY-Z revealed that 4:44 represents the time he woke up and wrote the project’s title track, which included an indication that he did, in fact, cheat on Queen Bey.
So, it all comes full circle. Instead of continuing to let a famed gossip rag earn ad dollars off a private family fight, they all consequently released albums. Now, they will be the main ones getting the bag from performing songs about the infamous event instead of the media reporting about it.
LEMONADE earned Beyoncé a Peabody Award, two Grammy Awards, nine Grammy nominations (three of them for “Formation”), four Primetime Emmy Award nominations, 11 2016 MTV Video Music Award nominations, and sold over two million copies worldwide. It was also certified platinum in June 2016, just two months after its release.
A Seat At The Table, which includes songs like “Cranes In The Sky” and “Don’t Touch My Hair,” earned Solange an #1 album on the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums charts. “Cranes in the Sky” became Solo’s first Grammy nomination and win for Best R&B Performance.
JAY-Z’s album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 upon its release, boasting 262,000 album equivalent units sold (174,000 of them in pure album sales). Seven out of the 10 tracks hit the R&B/Hip Hop Single Sales chart. 4:44 was released just in time to be considered for the 2018 Grammy Awards nominations, so there’s a possibility Hov could score a gramophone for his musical confession.
JAY won a Best Album Grammy for 1998’s Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life, which was the first and last for him. Perhaps 4:44 will change that.
Well you know your lifes pretty fucking lame if you base it around your sis in law damn
Sure because being worth $810 million is such a lame life. Go back to eating ramen noodles.
From the mouth of the Great Beanie Siegel, “Eat a dick with aids in the tip!”
Wouldn’t it be funny if Jay assaulted Solange and it inspired 3 great albums? Or would he be in jail..? What an inspirational event that assault was. Solange is so inspirational. She should assault more people because that will mean we might get some good music out of it. Maybe if she kills someone she might get a grammy. Such an inspiration x
Jay should’ve hit back and showed he supported gender equality.
I don’t understand why it’s considered that the elevator incident inspired Solange’s albim…
They’re desperately reaching to make a compelling article
Good point. Reaching for web hits.
The Carter family is always inspiring one another. A family feud turns into two classic albums (Lemonade, 4:44) and Solange’s first great album of her career. Broke ass Nas doesn’t have anyone by his side to be inspired and that’s why his albums suck balls and that’s why he’s broke. Ask Russell Simmons why Nas married Kelis in the first place?
Nas last album is 100X better then the trash called 4:44.
Jay-Z’s next album will be all about how Eminem murdered him on his own shit.
Na, he loves the attention
When the universe speaks you listen. No such thing as coincidence.
Why is no one paying any attention to me ?
I am sorry but 4:44 is such an underwhelming album and its a slap into face of multiple artists that have done the same content better and way before Jay Z did it. So, did Beyonce sit her team of 200 writers down and tell them to be inspired by Jay Z cheating on her? Yeah, probably. I don’t see how Solange’s Album has anything to do with Beyonce and Jay Z’s relationship but it was a dope non Hip Hop album written and performed all by Solange the same can’t be said for Beyonce and a lesser extent Jay Z. Also, what the fuck does Lemonade and A Seat At The Table have to do with a Hip Hop site?
Lol! Yeah, when they said Beyoncé had a big part in the making of it passing by during the studio sessions I was like wtf?!? But on the real, you said everything that needs to be said on it. Salute!
Why no articles about me?
Bc you’re above that. You’ve been immortalized in Hip Hops Bible. Now rise like the Phoenix you are! YEEZUS!!! YEEZUS!!!
Oh…just give them a day or two to top it.
buttbuddies
None of these albums incredible