![]() ![]() Hova later alludes to his vacation to Saint-Tropez with Bey at his side in 2002 where he exuded his novice skills as a swimmer. One of their first documented interactions took place at MTV’s Spring Break Festival in Cancun, Mexico in 2000. Jay takes his verse back to when he first met his future wife and what was the start of a fruitful relationship at the turn of the century. Bee pays homage to her hometown of Houston with the song’s title being the city’s area code. More soothing production from Cool & Dre. Years later, Bey made a harrowing song revolving around the beach with LEMONADE‘s “Sandcastles.” “We built sandcastles that washed away/ I made you cry when I walked away,” Beyoncé painfully stated. The couple appeared by the ocean for the sultry “Drunk In Love” visual. ![]() In 2013, JAY-Z spoke about bringing sand to the beach on his Mike WiLL Made-It-produced “Beach Is Better (Interlude)” from Magna Carta Holy Grail. The Carters open up their collaborative album with a luscious tune implementing elements of the beach on “Summer.” In the past, both artists have used the beach for metaphorical purposes. “Yeah, you fucked up the first stone, we had to get remarried/ We keepin’ it real with these people, right/ Lucky I ain’t kill you when I met that b-,” Queen Bee quips before Jay cuts her off. The couple gets right to addressing the past by exchanging digs on the tune’s opening verse. It’s been quite the enduring relationship journey in the public eye, which began with Beyoncé’s LEMONADE album in 2016, followed by Hov’s 4:44 the next year. Jay later denies the 2016 rumor that he unknowingly fathered a kid back in the ’90s: “Billie Jean in his prime/ For the thousand time, the kid ain’t mine/ Online they call me dad, kiddingly.”Įverything Is Love’s final track affords fans some much-needed closure as Bey and Jay let us know they have worked through their marital troubles and are happily in love over the David Andrew Sitek production. The 48-year-old interpolates elements of The Notorious B.I.G.‘s hit “Juicy” on the tune’s chorus. “If you don’t know, now you know, n-a/ Put hoes in their place, bitch stay in your lane,” he boldly raps. “Heard About Us” serves as a double entendre with the public witnessing the growth of Beyoncé and JAY-Z’s careers since the ’90s and also hints at the relationship turmoil they experienced that nearly destroyed their marriage. Rest In Power: The Trayvon Martin Storypremieres on the Paramount Network in July. The Brooklyn-bred rapper will be releasing another docu-series highlighting the controversial death of Trayvon Martin in 2012. ![]() He executive produced Netflix’s (originally appeared on Spike) Time: The Kalief Browder Story documentary in 2017. “Since the Khalif died, they’ve been at my neck/ Y’all can tell ’em Trayvon is comin’ next/ The FCC, the FBI or the IRS,” Jay rhymes spotlighting the horrors and corruption of America’s criminal justice system. Hov and Bey exchange fiery verses over the Cool & Dre production while exuding an appreciation for black culture. In all love, the voice concludes, there is a soul yearning for the perfect match. She mentions a range from yourself to god and a partner. The track’s introduction pulls from an unnamed woman’s explanation of the different kinds of love in the world. Without further ado, Billboard attempts to rank each song from Everything Is Love. ![]()
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