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.
Drunk in Love
Beyoncé Lyrics
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I get filthy when that liquor get into me
I've been thinking, I've been thinking
Why can't I keep my fingers off you, baby?
I want you, na na
Why can't I keep my fingers off you, baby?
I want you, na na
Feeling like an animal with these cameras all in my grill
Flashing lights, flashing lights
You got me faded, faded, faded
Baby, I want you, na na
Can't keep your eyes off my fatty
Daddy, I want you, na na
Drunk in love, I want you
We woke up in the kitchen saying
"How the hell did this shit happen?" Oh baby
Drunk in love, we be all night
Last thing I remember is our beautiful bodies grinding up in that club
Drunk in love
We be all night, in love, love
We be all night, in love, love
And we be all night, and everything alright
No complaints for my body, so fluorescent under these lights, boy I'm drinking
Park it in my lot, 7-11
I'm rubbin' on it, rub-rubbin'
If you scared, call that reverend, boy I'm drinking
Get my brain right
Armand de Brignac, gangster wife
Louis sheets, he sweat it out, like washrags, he wet it up, boy I'm drinking
I'm singin' on the mic to my boy toys
Then I fill the tub up halfway then ride it with my surfboard
Surfboard, surfboard
Grainin' on that wood, grainin', grainin' on that wood
I'm swerving on that, swerving, swerving on that
Big body been servin' all this
Swerve, surfin' all in this good-good
We woke up in the kitchen saying
"How the hell did this shit happen?" Oh baby
Drunk in love we be all night
Last thing I remember is our beautiful bodies grinding up in that club
Drunk in love
We be all night, in love, love
We be all night, in love, love (I'm nice right now, hold up)
That D'USSÉ is the shit if I do say so myself
If I do say so myself, if I do say so myself
Hold up, stumble all in the house
Time to back up all that mouth
That you had all in the car
Talkin' about you the baddest bitch thus far
Talkin' about you be reppin' that Third
I wanna see all that shit that I heard
Know I sling Clint Eastwood
Hope you can handle this curve, uh
Foreplay in a foyer, fucked up my Warhol
Slid the panties right to the side
Ain't got the time to take drawers off on sight
Catch a charge I might
Beat the box up, like Mike in '97, I bite
I'm Ike Turner, turn up, baby, no I don't play
"Now eat the cake, Anna Mae!" Said, "Eat the cake, Anna Mae!" I'm nice
For y'all to reach these heights
You gon' need G3, 4, 5, 6 flights, sleep tight
We sex again in the morning
Your breasteses is my breakfast, we goin' in
We be all night (we be all night) in love, love
We be all night, in love, love
I'm never tired, never tired
I been sippin', that's the only thing, that's keepin' me on fire, we on fire
Didn't mean to spill that liquor all on my attire
I've been drinkin', watermelon
I want your body right here, daddy, I want you, right now
Can't keep your eyes off my fatty, daddy, I want you
We be all night, in love, love
We be all night, in love, love
Drunk in Love by Beyoncé is a tribute to the power of marital sex and intimacy. The song glorifies getting drunk as a way to let loose and free from inhibition, thereby enhancing the experience of love-making. The line “I’ve been drinking, I’ve been drinking, I get filthy when that liquor gets into me” underscores the idea of drowning oneself in alcohol for better and strengthened sexual experience. Throughout the song, Beyoncé is candid about the love-making process, including foreplay, rough play, and role-play. The music video for the song, which features Beyoncé and her husband Jay-Z enjoying a night on the beach with erotic overtones, encapsulates all of these ideas.
The bridge on this song is particularly noticeable because it includes a sample of a rare song by an underground Houston artist named Jxnkhadid. The sample adds depth to the song and showcases the importance of Houston in the construction of the sound of the album. In addition, the phrase "surfbort" that Beyonce sings about in the song's bridge became such a popular cultural phenomenon that it birthed a variety of “Surfbort” merchandise. Furthermore, one of the standout moments of the song is the line "Now eat the cake, Anna Mae!", which is a reference to a famous scene from the movie 'What's Love Got to Do with It,' where Ike Turner instructs Tina to eat the cake. Here, Beyoncé is asking Jay Z to pass her the metaphorical cake, indicating a more assertive and dominant sexuality.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been drinking, I've been drinking
I have been consuming alcohol
I get filthy when that liquor get into me
I become uninhibited and raunchy when I drink too much
I've been thinking, I've been thinking
I have been considering something
Why can't I keep my fingers off you, baby?
I am irresistibly drawn to you and cannot keep my hands off you
I want you, na na
I desire you sexually
Cigars on ice, cigars on ice
I am smoking cigars
Feeling like an animal with these cameras all in my grill
I feel like an animal being watched by cameras
Flashing lights, flashing lights
There are flashing lights around me
You got me faded, faded, faded
You have made me feel intoxicated and dizzy
Baby, I want you, na na
I want you sexually, baby
Can't keep your eyes off my fatty
You cannot stop looking at my large buttocks
Daddy, I want you, na na
I want you sexually, daddy
Drunk in love, I want you
I am intoxicated by love and desire you
We woke up in the kitchen saying "How the hell did this shit happen?" Oh baby
We were surprised to wake up in the kitchen and unsure how we got there
Drunk in love we be all night
We are in love and will be up all night
Last thing I remember is our beautiful bodies grinding up in that club
The last thing I recall is us sensually dancing together in the club
We be all night, love, love
We will be together all night, in love
No complaints for my body, so fluorescent under these lights, boy I'm drinking
I am drinking and feeling confident about my illuminated body
Walking in my l'assemblage
I am walking in my expensive French wine
I'm rubbin' on it, rub-rubbin'
I am rubbing my body sensually
If you scared, call that reverend, boy I'm drinking
If you are afraid, call for the priest, but I am drinking
Get my brain right
I am trying to focus and clear my mind
Armand de Brignac, gangster wife
I am drinking expensive champagne, which makes me feel like a gangster's wife
Louis sheets, he sweat it out, like washrags, he wet it up , boy I'm drinking
My partner is sweating on the Louis Vuitton sheets, which I find erotic, while I continue to drink
I'm singin' on the mic to my boy toys
I am singing to my male admirers
Then I fill the tub up halfway then riding with my surfboard
I fill the bathtub halfway and ride on it like a surfboard
Surfboard, surfboard
I am comparing sexual intercourse to riding a surfboard
Grainin' on that wood, grainin', grainin' on that wood
I am grinding on a phallic object
I'm swerving on that, swerving, swerving on that
I am gyrating on the object
Big body been servin' all this
My large buttocks have been providing ample stimulation
Swerve, surfin' all in this good-good
I am swerving and enjoying the pleasures of sex
That D'USSÉ is the shit if I do say so myself
This brand of cognac is excellent
Hold up, stumble all in the house
Wait, I am stumbling into the house
Time to back up all that mouth
It is time for me to prove my claims of prowess
That you had all in the car
That you were boasting about in the car
Talkin' about you the baddest bitch thus far
You were saying you are the most attractive woman so far
Talkin' about you be reppin' that Third
You were talking about representing your neighborhood
I wanna see all that shit that I heard
I want to witness all that you have claimed
Know I sling Clint Eastwood
I am confident and can handle myself
Hope you can handle this curve, uh
I hope you are prepared for my sexual curves
Foreplay in a foyer, fucked up my Warhol
We had sexual activity in the foyer and ruined my Andy Warhol painting
Slid the panties right to the side
Moved the panties aside for immediate access
Ain't got the time to take drawers off on sight
We are too aroused to wait for clothing removal
Catch a charge I might
I may get in legal trouble for my actions
Beat the box up, like Mike in '97, I bite
I am being physically aggressive and biting like Mike Tyson did in 1997
I'm Ike Turner, turn up, baby, no I don't play
I am comparing myself to Ike Turner and I am not playing around
"Now eat the cake, Anna Mae!" Said, "Eat the cake, Anna Mae!" I'm nice!
I am making a reference to a scene in the movie What's Love Got to Do With It
For y'all to reach these heights
For anyone else to achieve our level of success
You gon' need G3, 4, 5, 6 flights, sleep tight
You will need several private jets and a good night's sleep
We sex again in the morning
We will have sex again in the morning
Your breasteses is my breakfast, we goin' in
Your breasts are my breakfast and we are going in for more sex
We be all night (we be all night) love, love
We will be together all night, in love
I'm never tired, never tired
I never get tired of being sexually active
I been sippin', that's the only thing, that's keepin' me on fire, we on fire
I have been drinking and that is keeping me energized and aroused
Didn't mean to spill that liquor all on my attire
I did not intend to spill alcohol on the clothes I am wearing
I've been drinkin', watermelon
I have been drinking watermelon-flavored alcohol
I want your body right here, daddy, I want you, right now
I want to have sex with you right now
Can't keep your eyes off my fatty, daddy, I want you
You cannot stop looking at my large buttocks, and I want to have sex with you
We be all night, love, love
We will be together all night, in love
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Anthem Entertainment, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Andre Eric Proctor, Beyonce Giselle Knowles, Brian Soko, Leslie Jerome Harmon, Noel C. Fisher, Rasool Ricardo Diaz, Shawn Corey Carter, Timothy Zachery Mosley
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@nate_feag8044
They went so fuckin hard on this.. what a time to be alive
@mave143
Our parents said the same thing about the music of their generation.
@nate_feag8044
@@mave143 for sure lol shit was a lot different
@mave143
@@nate_feag8044 your cute. Have a nice day 😊
@CharlBliss
Trust me
@nautikient2151
@@mave143 simp
@axnn1
How the hell was this released almost 6 YEARS ago? Damn, time really does fly
@mariapensa1819
Arjan Singh I know right?
@Lunit30
Almost 6, not 7
@axnn1
Leslie Afua My bad. Still a long time ago though.