Showing posts with label sean carter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sean carter. Show all posts
Monday, November 12, 2018
Throwback Monday
On this day 16 years ago, Jay-Z dropped Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse.
The album gave us gems like 03 Bonnie & Clyde and Excuse Me Miss.
Monday, June 18, 2018
Beyonce & Jay-Z Drop Surprise Joint Album
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| Instagram: @beyonce |
After seeing the spoilers online of the OTR II tour, I was upset because I saw similarities from the Formation Tour and Beychella performances.
I found it hard to believe that Bey and the Carters would do us in the hive like this.
BUT ALAS...
I was proven wrong and I coudn't have been happier.
The album, Love Is Everything, dropped and I was in the middle of a baby shower of my good friend's. So, I wasn't able to indulge until later.
The songs are a grown and mature vibe from Bey and HOV.
Gone are the poppy tunes of Crazy In Love and Upgrade U and more of a raw sound. More Drunk In Love.
The songs address more political and social issues. The NFL. Cultural appropriation. Jay's love affair. Their kids. ETC.
I admit, it was a little slow at first. But it grew on me when I heard the songs I liked.
So, what are my fave songs?
I LOVE APESHIT.
The Carters forced us to go APESHIT when they dropped the amazing video for the song.
The video was filmed in the Louvre. THE MUSEUM, GUYS!!!
Watch the history being made below.
My other favorites?
713
BOSS
HEARD ABOUT US
BLACK EFFECT
LOVEHAPPY
The Carters have definitely grown up.
They don't need to sell for the masses anymore.
They don't need to worry about making money... they can make the music they want to make.
In the photos surfaced on social media from the tour and the tour book, the couple is more open. They seem to be in a better place and finally letting us all in.
I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE THIS TOUR.
Friday, December 1, 2017
Jay-Z's Sit Down with the NY Times and Admits Cheating on Beyonce
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| Instagram: @beyonce |
We first had inklings of this during the infamous elevator fight. Then Queen Bey blessed us with Lemonade, where we were constantly trying find who Becky with the good hair was and how we could take care of her for Bey.
Then we were given Rumi and Sir Carter.
Then HOV gave us 4:44 because all of us hated him.
Now, Jay-Z is sitting down with the New York Times' Dean Baquet.
In the interview Jay discusses race, politics, his feud with Kanye, his mother being a lesbian and....admitting to cheating on Beyonce.
He also revealed that Lemonade and 4:44 were supposed to be a joint album.
If you can stomach this news click the video above or read the interview here.
Saturday, July 15, 2017
Beyonce Debuts Twins and Post-Baby Bod
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| Instagram: @beyonce |
Beyonce debuted twins, Rumi & Sir, via Instagram with the caption Sir Carter and Rumi 1 month today. With a series of mom, dad, little girl and baby emojis. So, for all the Stans bad at math...the babies were born on June 13th.
A lot of the Beyhive was confused because Bey says Sir Carter & Rumi.
Was Rumi not a Carter? Is Sir Carter going to be Sir Carter Carter? Are the boy/ girl? Boys? Girls?
Then, Grandma Tina reposted the photo on her Instagram with the caption:
So Happy my baby shared a photo of her babies with the world ❤️❤️❤️proud grandma hello Sir Carter and Rumi Carter❤️🙏🏾❤️ 7/13/2017 Boy and girl what a blessing
There you have it!
In late June TMZ reported the Carters named their twins Rumi and Sir after their company reportedly trademarked the names.
Rumi is allegedly named after the famous 13th century Persian poet (you've most likely seen a quote or two on the 'gram from your friends) and Sir is allegedly named after one of Rumi's famous poems:
“ Bring the pure wine of love and freedom. But sir, a tornado is coming. More wine, we'll teach this storm
A thing or two about whirling. ”
Some of the Beyhive thinks their queen was inspired by the name Sir from her makeup artist, Sir John.
Queen Bey kept up the ethereal theme she used when she revealed she was pregnant back in February.
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| Instagram: @beyonce |
Can we talk about how bangin' Bey looks though!? I see a flat tummy!!
A flat stomach! Something some of us have been aspiring for for years...yet this woman is a month postpartum and looks amazing!
We didn't know the exact birthday really up until the post. Grandpa, Mathew Knowles, took to social media on June 18th to announce the babies were indeed here, which we don't know if Bey and Jay were happy with.
We didn't know the exact birthday really up until the post. Grandpa, Mathew Knowles, took to social media on June 18th to announce the babies were indeed here, which we don't know if Bey and Jay were happy with.
Fans were speculating Beyonce would reveal the twins soon after she and Jay-Z were spotted and Vic Mensa's listening party on Thursday evening in Los Angeles.
Some pap photos surfaced.which prompted Bey and her squad to post her own photos of her that same day rocking a mini-skirt and blouse..AGAIN A MONTH AFTER GIVING BIRTH!!
She definitely looks amazing and is coming back while the Carter family has been in the news following Jay's 4:44 album and him revealing how the couple had their issues. We can only imagine as fans what's next!
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Jay-Z's 4:44
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| Twitter: @_dutch12 |
I've seen the memes, the gifs, the tweets and instagrams.
I've read the think pieces, the Stan pieces and the Beyhive clapbacks.
I've finally had the time to listen to Jay-Z's highly anticipated 4:44 album.
There's plenty of things I've had to process one of them accepting HOV brought back the hyphen to his name.
Okay, so this is Jay's response to Lemonade, my favorite Beyonce album. During the Lemonade era I questioned if Beyonce really was singing about her own marriage.
She and Jay have been secretive about their relationship since the beginning, so I was skeptical that they'd let us in so much. But, then the tabloid stories surfaced and made me think...but still didn't believe this was true.
I went to the On the Run tour post- elevator-gate and saw that the Carters seemed distant. Still, I thought it wasn't real life because- again- they don't tell us much about their lives. When B sang Resentment and hit the part where she sang been riding with you for 12 years I still thought she wouldn't throw her man under the bus like this while they're on tour!
Well, here we are.....3 years and a set of twin babies later and we have 4:44 where HOV tells us hey, Beyhive...I cheated on your queen and...my bad.
No wonder Solange beat his a$$!
He mentions in Kill Jay-Z, "You egged Solange on, knowin' all along, all you had to say you was wrong."
The album definitely shows Jay's growth lyrically. He's singing about his real-life now. How he's changed and matured, but I'm still pissed.
Look, I'm obvi not in the Carters relationship (even though I'd die to be!) but it's interesting to hear how bad Jay treated Bey, yet she stood by him.
Did he cheat on her while they were married? When they were dating? Was it both? Was she pregnant? WHY IS SHE STILL WITH HIM!?
He mentions miscarriages, in the plural sense which makes me wonder if Bey had more than one. We knew the couple suffered the loss back in 2012 after Blue was born and Jay released Glory.
In Family Feud, Bey is actually singing on the track. Reports state Mrs. Carter okayed all of the tracks before the album was released.
I don't know what kind of therapy these two sought but it looks like it's pretty successful. But think about it, this couple has taken their painful moments and have turned it into a career game-changer for themselves....and have cashed in on the process. Turning lemons into lemonade.
Jay doesn't only apologize to Beyonce profusely, but also touches on the Kanye feud in Kill Jay-Z
"But you ain't a Saint, this ain't KumbaYe, but you got hurt because you did cool by Ye / You gave him 20 million without blinking, he gave you 20 minutes on stage, (expletive) was he thinking / '(Expletive) wrong with everybody?' is what you saying, but if everybody's crazy, you're the one that's insane."
Another element of the album that surprised me as others was Jay revealing his mother is a lesbian. In Smile he raps “Mama had four kids, but she’s a lesbian/Had to pretend so long that she’s a thespian. Had to hide in the closet, so she medicate/Society shame and the pain was too much to take."
All in all, it's apparent Jay is learning from his mistakes and is growing and credits much to that to being a dad. The music fan in me likes the growth, but I'm a female and a die-hard Beyonce fan. I feel his "apology" to Beyonce and all of doesn't seem enough for me.
You seriously have the baddest chick in the game and you played her?
To quote Baddie Bey & Prince "you play me, you play yourself"
Monday, June 19, 2017
Beyonce and Jay Z's Twins are Here!
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| Instagram: @beyonce |
Like many of us Beyhive members, we've been scouring through Beyonce, Miss Tina and Solange's social media accounts for SOME photos or some confirmation from the family of the long-awaited arrival of the Carter twins.
Are they fraternal?
Identical?
WHAT!?
Various media reports confirmed the birth via sources and visitors to the Los Angeles hospital with pink and blue balloons and presents....then grandpa Mathew Knowles finally confirmed.
I'm sure Bey loved that *insert eyeroll*
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TMZ reports that the twins were actually born on Monday, however the news was leaked on Saturday. TMZ says a " "minor issue' surfaced, and as a result..doctors do not feel comfortable releasing them." Sources say that Bey is okay, but no word on what the issue is and when she will be released.
Fans have been waiting on these widdles ones since Beyonce's Instagram announcement in February. Since then she's been killing the fashion game, rescheduled her Coachella appearance to 2018 and almost made us faint at the Grammys.
Here's hoping Bey and les twins have a speedy and safe recovery.
Can't wait to see the photos!!!
Friday, June 9, 2017
Jay Z and 4:44
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| hypebeast.com |
We're all
wondering what this 4:44 business is that Hov has been promoting lately online
and on billboards on the West and East Coasts.
All it
shows is 4:44 and Tidal in online code.
Conversations
on Twitter went through all the possibilities.
Is
this a visual album?
An
actual album?
An
album coming out on 4/44? As in April, 2044?
Well, we
finally have our answers!
During
the NBA Finals, we all got our answer.
Turns out
it's possibly a movie starring Mahershala Ali, Lupita Nyon'go and Danny Glover.
It's
looks like some boxing movie.
Sprint's
CEO posted this tweet to let people in on the secret.
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| buzzfeed.com |
Excited to bring @Sprint customers exclusive content through our partnership with @TIDALHiFi - more news coming tomorrow!! pic.twitter.com/YIbZ4h5Zoq— MarceloClaure (@marceloclaure) June 8, 2017
The
trailer shows Mahershala boxing in the gym with Danny Glover as his trainer.
At
the end, the clip tells viewers to head to https://sprint.tidal.com/us. Which now shows 
So, basically TIDAL and Sprint have a
partnership and it looks like so many cool exclusives are to come! Hov isn't a
stranger to collaborating with other companies. Back in 2013 he partnered with
Samsung to release his Magna Carta album. The first
million Samsung users to download a "Jay Z Magna Carta" app got a
free digital copy of that album.
Earlier this year, Sprint announced they
acquired a 33% stake in the music sharing site.
Here's to Bey and Jay continuing to make
their dolla dolla bills.
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Video Surfaces of Blue Ivy's Dance Recital and She's Definitely the Beyonce of the Class
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| tmz.com |
She's in the middle...doing her own thing in a room full of basics...Blue Ivy is definitely her mama.
The 5 year old daughter of Beyonce and Jay Z and soon-to-be big sis of those twin beybaes, Blue Ivy, was werkin' her ballet recital.
The performance was at Blue's school on Saturday and the routine was to Earth, Wind and Fire's September. TMZ released the video.
I wonder if Bey and Hov talked to the school about the leaked video tho?
Regardless, the Carters must be proud of their little Blue Blue.
The performance was at Blue's school on Saturday and the routine was to Earth, Wind and Fire's September. TMZ released the video.
I wonder if Bey and Hov talked to the school about the leaked video tho?
Regardless, the Carters must be proud of their little Blue Blue.
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Beyonce Drops New Song and Video on 9th Wedding Anniversary
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| beyonce.com |
beyonce.com
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| beyonce.com |
Only Beyonce would MAKE money off of her anniversary gift to JayZ.
Beyonce dropped new song Die with You along with a touching video exclusively on Tidal on the couple's 9 year wedding anniversary.
The Carters tied the knot in a secret ceremony back in 2008 and now 9 years later have a beautiful 5 year old daughter and twins on the way!
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| beyonce.com |
On Beyonce's website she uploaded some photos from the family's trip to the Grand Canyon for last year's anniversary, which was just weeks before Lemonade dropped.
Like most Beyhive members, we're all still healing from Lemonade and the ill feelings we have towards Jay.
Is our Queen giving us permission to like him again?
Bey, I need answers!
Thursday, February 2, 2017
Beyonce Posts Pregnancy Photoshoot on her Website Following News that She's Having Twins
But what did we expect?
On the site, Bey claims she has three hearts and shows old photos chronicling her relationship with Jay, then moves on to when big sissy Blue was born and then their journey together up until present day.
Beyonce's 3 hearts explained:
She then displays an array of photos that almost look like they're from the Hold Up video with her swimming with her swollen belly.
So, if she's swimming while pregnant, she can perform at Coachella right?
Anyway, these photos have given me the ultimate life and have definitely brightened up my winter as well as the rest of the world.
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Beyonce and Jay Z: Date Night at the Warriors Season Opener
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| Twitter: @lovebscott |
However, these fans got an extra treat!
Beyonce and Jay Z arrived in the second half to take in the game.
I'm assuming their Dubs fans.
BTW, I'm mad Bey was in the Bay...and I didn't know until hours later.
The couple looked fresh to death with Beyonce rocking an Ivy Park parka, green metallic sock boots and of course, her own dad hat featuring an emoji of her Hold Up ensemble.
Monday, August 22, 2016
Throwback Monday
I heard this song on my way into work this morning.
Prior to that, I completely forgot about it!
Have a good week!
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