60' | Arts&Culture | HD

USA 2021

Parade Media

Nothing fancy about the way they once were. Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was the daughter of a Houston hairdresser and Xerox salesman. She failed to win a prize on TV’s ‘Star Search’ show. Shawn Corey Carter came from a broken home and spent many an afternoon banging out drumbeats on his Brooklyn kitchen table. Five years as the lead singer of Destiny’s Child evolved into Beyoncé’s solo success as a multi-genre performer and fashion promoter. Jay-Z is a rapper listed as the world’s first hip hop billionaire due to the Roca Wear brand of clothing and sports bars. It’s not quite a rags to riches story or fairy tale romance. While Beyoncé has been plagued by accusations of song lyric plagiarism, infidelity rumors have haunted Jay-Z. Meanwhile the fan-dubbed ‘Queen Bey’ has turned a bitter blend into “Lemonade” on vinyl and in real life too.