Who does not know this spectacular and beautiful couple – pop diva Beyonce Knowles and her producer, rapper Jay Z! Throughout their long-term relationship, they always impress fans with the image of an ideal family.
The beginning of the love story
In 1999, a year before meeting Beyoncé, Jay Z mentioned the band Destiny’s Child on his track “Lobster and Scrimp”. A year later, he directed the music video for the singer Amil’s “I Got That”, which also featured “Miss Knowles”. It is not surprising that, in the end, fate brought two talented people together. The first meeting made the rapper and soul singer real friends. No one even assumed that there could be something more between them.
2000 was not an easy year for Beyoncé: she was dumped by the boyfriend she had dated since she was 12 years old. Also, the crisis within Destiny’s Child was becoming apparent. 19-year-old Beyonce needed support: not family, not girlfriends, but someone else. “I would never become who I am now if not for this man. He helped me so much! First of all, we were friends. It took about a year and a half before we had our first romantic date. For six months we just called up. it was very important to have a friend next to you who would need me, who would be honest with me in everything, “says Beyoncé.
Until 2002, the celebrities kept their relationship in secret, never appeared together, and did not comment on the relationship. In 2001, Destiny’s Child occasionally appeared in the music video of Jay Z Izzo (H.O.V.A), and a year later, the first joint work of the rapper and Beyoncé, who was trying out solo, was released – 03 Bonnie & Clyde. It is generally accepted that it was from this track that their relationship started.
In 2002, Jay Z took part in the recording of Beyoncé’s first solo album Dangerously in Love, and later their most famous joint single Crazy in Love was released. The hit brought the singer worldwide popularity, and the song took 119th place on Rolling Stone’s list of “500 Greatest Songs of All Time”. Beyoncé herself admitted that without the “short piece” that Jay Z came up with within ten minutes, this song “would not have been enough to become that hit.” Soon the couple began to appear in public but refused to give any comments. At the same time, the artists themselves raised the degree of intrigue with various hints. In the song “Signs”, Beyoncé, for example, reported that she loves Sagittarius (Jay-Z’s horoscope sign).
Marriage
On April 4, 2008, Beyoncé and Jay-Z sealed their relationship by marriage. Number 4 generally plays an important role in their life, both were even born on the fourth: Jay Z – in December, Beyonce – in September. The ceremony took place in New York according to all the rules of a secret wedding. As the venue for the celebration, the groom’s penthouse was chosen, and among the guests were only relatives and close friends: Kelly Rowland, Chris Martin, Gwyneth Paltrow, Janet Jackson, and Asher. According to rumors, her mother Tina Knowles created the singer’s chic wedding dress. The halls in the penthouse were decorated with over 70,000 orchids from Thailand, and the wedding cake was of unprecedented size. The newlyweds opened the party with a dance to the joint hit Crazy In Love.
For the wedding, Jay Z gave Beyonce a ring with an 18-carat diamond worth five million dollars, which a few months later the newly minted Mrs. Knowles-Carter showed the public.
The couple thought about the next stage of the relationship – the child – immediately after the wedding, but for a long time, their turbulent career did not allow them to fulfill their dream.
New stage
The situation changed in 2011. Then, at the MTV Video Music Awards ceremony, Beyoncé posed for photographers in a loose-fitting dress, without hiding a rounded tummy and smiling happily. And on stage, the singer announced that she and Jay Z were expecting their first child.
On January 7, 2012, the diva gave birth to a daughter in New York. The celebrity couple gave her the intricate and beautiful name Blue Ivy Carter. The famous TV presenter Oprah Winfrey became the girl’s godmother. By the way, it was on the air of her show and in the documentary Life Is But a Dream a little later that Beyoncé first spoke about the tragic event in her and Jay-Z’s family.
After the birth of Blue, Ivy Beyonce finally felt like a full-fledged woman.
Today the couple Jay Z and Beyoncé is considered one of the strongest and most successful couples. 10 years have passed since then. During this time, Beyoncé and Jay Z have experienced a lot: both good and bad. A miscarriage – and the birth of three children, incredibly creative and business achievements, but the most important thing that they have is love, youth, talent, and confidence in themselves and the future.
