Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé began performing in local competitions at age 7, eventually forming the group Girl's Tyme in 1990 with help from her parents. Girl's Tyme became Destiny's Child in 1997.
During the hiatus of Destiny's Child in 2003, Beyoncé released her debut solo album, Dangerously in Love, which became one of the most successful albums of that year, and signaled her viability as a solo artist. The disbanding of Destiny's Child in 2005 facilitated her continued success: her sophomore solo album B'Day, released in 2006, debuted at number one on the Billboard charts. Her third solo album, I Am… Sasha Fierce, was released in November 2008, and in 2009 she received 10 Grammy Awards nominations. On January 31, 2010, she won 6 Grammy Awards, breaking the record for most Grammy awards won by a female artist in one night; she previously held the record of five awards with 5 other artists. Following a career hiatus, Beyoncé released her fourth studio album entitled "4" on June 24, 2011, which debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200.
2013 - 5th Album - "Beyoncé"
On December 12, 2013, Beyoncé unexpectedly released her fifth and self-titled album in the iTunes Store. Beyoncé called it a "visual album" as it includes 14 songs and 18 videos - with each track having a music video together with additional bonus videos. The album has a list of collaborators including Drake, Frank Ocean and her husband, Jay-Z, and daughter, Blue Ivy.
2015
In February 2015 at the 57th Grammy Awards, Beyoncé won 3 Grammys (and was nominated for 6 Grammy awards) - Best R&B Song for "Drunk in Love", Best R&B Performance and Best Surround Sound Album for Beyoncé.
On April 4th, 2015, Beyoncé surprised her fans with the release of a new single and accompanying video, released exclusively on the streaming service "Tidal" which she co-owns with a number of other big name starts including Arcade Fire, Daft Punk, Jack White, Kanye West, Madonna, Rihanna and Usher. The track, "Die With You" is a stripped down ballad, with Beyoncé sitting at a piano with pigtail braids: the song celebrates the seventh anniversary of her marriage to Jay-Z.
Super Bowl - February 2016
Beyoncé appeared on stage to perform her latest single "Formation", supporting the headline act Coldplay at the much coverted Super Bowl 50 half-time show on February 7, 2016. Also appearing on stage was Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson who performed their hit "Uptown Funk".
2016 - 6th Album - "Lemonade"
"Lemonade" is Beyoncé's a sixth solo album and was released on April 23, 2016 as an exclusive on the music streaming service, Tidal after it premiered on the TV Network, HBO, as a conceptual short film. It was subsequently made available for purchase on Apple's iTunes Store on April 24, 2016. The album has 12 tracks, with contributions from artists such as James Blake and Kendrick Lamar. According to a press release from Tidal which accompanied the release, "Lemonade" is “based on every woman’s journey of self-knowledge and healing”.
2017 - Grammy Awards
At the 59th Grammy Awards on Sun, February 12, 2017, Beyoncé took awards for "Best Urban Contemporary Album" for "Lemonade" and "Best Music Video" for "Formation"
2022 - 7th Album - "RENAISSANCE" (ACT i)
After a 6 year hiatus from music, Beyoncé announced the lead single "BREAK MY SOUL" on June 20, 2022, for her seventh studio album “RENAISSANCE" which is the first installment of a three-part project. "RENAISSANCE" was released on July 29, 2022, and was recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic, seeking to inspire joy in listeners. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It became the best-rated album of 2022, named the best album of the year by publications such as the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, NPR, Pitchfork, and Rolling Stone, which would later place the record at number 71 on their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. It then was nominated for Album of The Year at the 65 Annual Grammy Award Show and won Best Dance/Electronic Album.
2024 - 8th Album - "COWBOY CARTER" (ACT ii)
2 years after her seventh studio album, "RENAISSANCE", Beyoncé announced her eighth studio album "COWBOY CARTER" also known as “ACT ii” released on March 29, 2024. This serves as the second installment of the three-part project, and as long rumoured, its genre is country. The album was teased through a Verizon ad aired during the Super Bowl LVIII and was preceded with two surprise singles both released on February 10, 2024, "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" which hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and "16 CARRIAGES".
Miscellaneous
Beyoncé began her acting career in 2001, appearing in the musical film Carmen: A Hip Hopera. In 2006, she starred in the lead role in the film adaptation of the 1981 Broadway musical Dreamgirls, for which she earned two Golden Globe nominations.
On April 4, 2008, Beyoncé and Jay-Z were married in a small, private ceremony in New York. On January 7, 2012, Beyoncé gave birth to a daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. Beyoncé is sometimes referred to as Jay-Z's wifey and/or, Jay-Z's boo thang.
Beyoncé launched her family's fashion line, House of Deréon, in 2004, and has endorsed such brands as Pepsi, Tommy Hilfiger, Armani and L'Oréal.
In 2009, Forbes listed Beyoncé fourth on its list of the 100 Most Powerful and Influential Celebrities in the world, third on its list of the top-grossing musicians, and number one on the list of top Best-Paid Celebs Under 30 with over $87 million dollars in earnings between 2008 and 2009.
Beyoncé has attained five Hot 100 number one singles, becoming one of the two female artists—joint with Rihanna—with the most number ones attained within the 2000s, excluding her three Hot 100 number one singles with Destiny's Child.
Baby Boy
Beyoncé Lyrics
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Ah dat di gyal dem need and ah cry for every day without apology
Buck dem di right way, dat ah my policy (ya man, right way)
Sean de Paul 'longside Beyoncé (uh-huh), now hear di man say
Dis ah dutty yeah (a big tune), dutty yo (yo, yo)
Dutty yeah (yo, yo), dutty yo (yo, yeah)
Beyoncé sing it now, girl
Fulfill my fantasies (come on, girl, tell me how you feel)
I think about you all the time
I see you in my dreams
(I see you in my dreams, you done know di love is real)
Baby boy, not a day goes by
Without my fantasies (come on, girl tell me what's the deal)
I think about you all the time
I see you in my dreams
(I see you in my dreams, you done know di love is real)
Ah, oh, my baby's fly, baby, oh (oh, na, na, na)
Yes, no, hurt me so good, baby, oh (this hot, oh, na, na, na)
I'm so wrapped up in your love, let me go (yo, oh, na, na, na)
Let me breathe, stay out my fantasies (yo, yo, yo, alright)
Well, woman ah ready fi gimme da ting, they ready fi really get it live
Tellin' me all about di tings weh you ah fantasize
I know you dig di way me step, di way me mek mi stride
Follow your feelings, baby girl becah they cannot be denied
Come check me inna di night and mek we get it amplified
Me nuh quick fi run da ship, me nah go slip, me nah go slide
In other words the love I got to give is certified
Fi give you di toughest, longest type ah ride, girl
Baby boy, you stay on my mind
Fulfill my fantasies (come on, girl, tell me how you feel)
I think about you all the time
I see you in my dreams
(I see you in my dreams, you done know di love is real)
Baby boy, not a day goes by
Without my fantasies (come on, girl tell me what's the deal, bye, bye, bye)
I think about you all the time
I see you in my dreams
(I see you in my dreams, you done know di love is real)
Picture us dancin' real close
In a dark, dark corner of a basement party (oh, na, na, na)
Every time I close my eyes
It's like everyone left but you and me (oh, na, na, na)
In our own little world
The music is the sun
The dance floor becomes the sea (oh, na, na, na) (ah we dat, girl)
Feels like true paradise to me (oh, na, na, na) (intimacy)
Baby boy, you stay on my mind
Fulfill my fantasies (come on, girl, tell me how you feel)
I think about you all the time
I see you in my dreams
(I see you in my dreams, you done know di love is real)
Baby boy, not a day goes by
Without my fantasies (come on, girl tell me what's the deal, bye, bye, bye)
I think about you all the time (oh)
I see you in my dreams
(I see you in my dreams, you done know di love is real)
Baby boy, you stay on my mind (yo, yo, B)
Baby boy, you are so damn fine (yeah, yeah, girl)
Baby boy, won't you be mine? (Yo, yo, B)
Baby boy, let's conceive an angel
Baby boy, you stay on my mind, oh (yo, yo, B)
Baby boy, you are so damn fine, oh (yeah, yeah, girl)
Baby boy, won't you be mine? (Yo, yo, B)
Baby boy, let's conceive an angel
You's a top, top girl
Me and you together is a wrap, dat girl
Drive 'round di town inna your drop top, girl
You nuh stop shop, girl
Likkle more di Dutty wan' rock dat world
You's a top, top girl
Me and you together is a wrap, dat girl
Drive 'round di town inna your drop top, girl
You nuh stop shop, girl
Likkle more di Dutty wan' rock dat world (oh, na, na, na)
Baby boy, you stay on my mind
Fulfill my fantasies (come on, girl, tell me how you feel)
I think about you all the time
I see you in my dreams
(I see you in my dreams, you done know di love is real, oh na, na, na)
Baby boy, not a day goes by
Without my fantasies (come on, girl tell me what's the deal, oh na, na, na)
I think about you all the time (oh)
I see you in my dreams
(I see you in my dreams, you done know di love is real)
We stepping out hotter this year (hotter, hotter under ya)
We stepping out hotter this year (hotter, hotter under ya)
I know you gon' like it
I know you gon' like it
I'm stepping out hotter this year (hotter, hotter under ya)
I'm stepping out hotter this year (hotter, hotter under ya)
So don't you fight it
So don't you fight it
The lyrics to Beyoncé's song "Baby Boy" convey her infatuation with a man and her overwhelming desire to fulfill her fantasies with him. The song talks about the gyal dem's need and how they cry for it without apology. Sean Paul is featured in the song to add to the overall rhythm and tone of the song with his Jamaican accent as he speaks, "Dis ah dutty yeah." The chorus centers around the line "Baby boy, you stay on my mind, fulfill my fantasies," where Beyoncé states her desire to be with the man all the time and to fulfill her wildest dreams with him.
The second verse and chorus continue to explore the same themes, with Beyoncé saying that she cannot stop thinking about the man and how he is always on her mind. The verse also talks about the dark, intimate corners of parties where they can dance closely, with the music being the sun, and the dancefloor becoming the sea; all of which come together to make the song catchy and sensual.
The bridge concludes with Beyoncé further expressing her affection for the man, hoping that they could conceive an angel together. The song's final verse speaks of the women's appeal and how the man would want to be with the lyricist because of that appeal. Throughout the song, Beyoncé emphasizes her feelings and desire for the man, backed by an excellent instrumental and Sean Paul's presence, making it one of her most popular songs.
Line by Line Meaning
Certified quality
The love Beyoncé has to offer is real and of high value
Ah dat di gyal dem need and ah cry for every day without apology
Beyoncé knows that her love is what most women crave and she's unapologetic about it
Buck dem di right way, dat ah my policy (ya man, right way)
She has a policy of treating her man the right way
Sean de Paul 'longside Beyoncé (uh-huh), now hear di man say
Sean Paul and Beyoncé are making music together
Dis ah dutty yeah (a big tune), dutty yo (yo, yo)
This is a hot song with dirty lyrics
Dutty yeah (yo, yo), dutty yo (yo, yeah)
The song is raunchy and explicit
Baby boy, you stay on my mind
Beyoncé constantly thinks about the man she loves
Fulfill my fantasies (come on, girl, tell me how you feel)
She wants him to fulfill her deepest desires and wants to know how it makes her feel
I think about you all the time
He's always on her mind
I see you in my dreams
She dreams about him often
(I see you in my dreams, you done know di love is real)
She believes that her love for him is genuine
Baby boy, not a day goes by
She thinks about him every day
Without my fantasies (come on, girl tell me what's the deal)
She wants to know what he feels about fulfilling her desires
Ah, oh, my baby's fly, baby, oh (oh, na, na, na)
She is impressed with how good-looking and well-dressed her man is
Yes, no, hurt me so good, baby, oh (this hot, oh, na, na, na)
He has a way of causing pleasurable pain during intimacy
I'm so wrapped up in your love, let me go (yo, oh, na, na, na)
She is deeply in love with him but wants some space
Let me breathe, stay out my fantasies (yo, yo, yo, alright)
She wants some time apart from him, free from any fantasies or desires
Well, woman ah ready fi gimme da ting, they ready fi really get it live
She is ready to be physically intimate with him
Tellin' me all about di tings weh you ah fantasize
He tells her about his fantasies
I know you dig di way me step, di way me mek mi stride
She knows he loves the way she moves and walks
Follow your feelings, baby girl becah they cannot be denied
She encourages him to follow his feelings because they're hard to resist
Come check me inna di night and mek we get it amplified
She wants him to meet her at night and take the physical intimacy to another level
Me nuh quick fi run da ship, me nah go slip, me nah go slide
She's not one to run away from a relationship once it gets serious
In other words the love I got to give is certified
She has good intentions and her love is genuine
Fi give you di toughest, longest type ah ride, girl
She is willing to give him the most intense physical experience
Picture us dancin' real close
She fantasizes about dancing in close proximity with him
In a dark, dark corner of a basement party (oh, na, na, na)
Her fantasy involves them being alone in a hidden part of a club
Every time I close my eyes
She thinks about him whenever she's not physically with him
It's like everyone left but you and me (oh, na, na, na)
All she can focus on is the two of them being alone in her fantasy
In our own little world The music is the sun
Her fantasy is like a world where only they exist and the music sets the mood
The dance floor becomes the sea (oh, na, na, na) (ah we dat, girl)
She imagines them being surrounded by a vast space, where they can be intimate without any interruptions
Feels like true paradise to me (oh, na, na, na) (intimacy)
This intimate moment feels like heaven to her
Baby boy, you are so damn fine, oh (yeah, yeah, girl)
She is attracted to his physical appearance
Baby boy, won't you be mine? (Yo, yo, B)
She wants him to be her boyfriend or partner
Baby boy, let's conceive an angel
She wants to have a child with him
We stepping out hotter this year (hotter, hotter under ya)
They plan on making a splash this year
I know you gon' like it I'm stepping out hotter this year (hotter, hotter under ya)
She thinks he'll enjoy the excitement they're bound to create this year
So don't you fight it
She wants him to be on board with their plans and not resist them
Lyrics © TuneCore Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
Written by: Beyonce Gisselle Knowles, Ini Kamoze, Robert G. Waller, Scott Storch, Sean Paul Henriques, Shawn Corey Carter
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@lilkenx8039
Back when a featuring wasn't just a 20 seconds verse.
@lglg7731
😂😂😂😂😂
@obbymillion
Lol 😂😂😂
@myeishacarter9861
Exactly
@georgewashington419
So true though 😂
@tn2113
😂 lls
@TruthTriumphs786
I think the 2000 till 2010 was full of talented singers and dancers.
@lamorena-956
I agree nothing better than that
@shivangjoshi4931
Bey, Shakira, Jlo, Britney
Definitely
@ericasantos5226
Damn straight 🙌🏾