Some of you believe that Beyonce’s Lemonade is a money-making ploy. Some believe that Beyonce is The Truth, The Light and Everything Good. I fall somewhere in between – I think Lemonade is the product of real emotional turmoil, a journey of several years where Beyonce was seriously considering divorce. But I do think that everything around the selling of Lemonade is by design, for money and fame and whatever else. Surrounding the selling of Lemonade is the fundamental question: where do Beyonce and Jay-Z stand right now? She’s dedicating songs to him in concerts, but he couldn’t be bothered to attend the Met Gala. People insist that they’re fine now, but it feels like something could happen. And now add this log to the scandal-fire: Us Weekly says that Jay is working on his own Lemonade.
Jay Z is squeezing out his own lemonade. An insider reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly that the rap icon, 46, is recording songs that will reveal his version of events surrounding the rough patch in his eight-year marriage to Beyoncé. “Jay is working on an album telling his side of things,” explains a source close to the couple.
On April 23, Queen Bey, 34, shocked fans with the HBO video special and album Lemonade, addressing long-standing rumors about her husband’s fidelity with lyrics like “This is your final warning / You know I give you life / If you try this s‑‑t again / You gon’ lose your wife.”
During the 60-minute art film, the Houston native lays bare a deeply personal journey of betrayal and reconciliation, culminating with a final image of her and her husband. Some insist the film is not autobiographical.
“The album says it all,” notes a source close to the couple. “It explains how she and Jay got through their problems. The good outweighed the bad, so she gave him a second chance.”
Us Weekly’s source also insists that Beyonce was considering divorce in 2014, following the Met Gala-elevator stuff, which goes along with the widespread reporting at the time. Following their joint tour that summer, they took time off and reconnected, and it did feel like they both wanted to make it work. But… unless Jay-Z is going to do an album full of songs called “I’m So Sorry” and “You Are The Queen Of Everything” and “I Was Completely Wrong About Everything” and “No Beckys Welcome,” I don’t believe his album will help their marriage all that much. After all, I’m pretty sure Jay is still very much ON NOTICE.
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In this case, I think the money outweighed the bad…
Couldn’t they just go into one of the rooms in one of their mega mansions and have a chat about their issues? Oh no, that wouldn’t result in publicity and money so that’s out….
This.
Yep, this better be an apology tour, or he’s crazy.
Would be juicy if he revealed Beys cheating.
Do people really care enough to want to buy this latest bad music of hers? It’s nothing more than their latest attempt to pad their already bloated bank accounts on the backs of their gullible fans. Looks like it’s working though so although it’s all BS, there is good business sense.
I know it’s your opinion but did you even listen to said album. Why is it “bad”? What did you judge it on? Are you just hating?
@sabrine I never in my life bought a Beyonce song. Never shipped her as the genius goddess everyone else seemed to. But. I bought this entire album and while I’m still no Bey Stan I have a lot more respect for her as an artist than before. This is no ‘surfboard’ bullshit album. This is good music that blurs genres and incorporates many talented people in the processs.
It is UsWeekly for chrissakes. I’m not saying jayz won’t release an album (the man makes music for a living) I’m only saying that UsWeekly wouldn’t be the first to know. And like I opined yesterday, no Carter source would talk to UsWeekly or Page Six. This doesn’t even make sense one bit but I guess that it pushes the agenda that Lemonade was made for money reasons and not because a black woman is singing from her heart (god forbid). Her tour sold out before the album even dropped.
You know. Even if Lemonade was all about the money I wouldn’t be one bit upset. It was a great album; and even if it wasn’t autobiographical for Beyonce, it was for someone.
Everyone (including those in this comment section) has had an opinion on Beyonce and Jay-Z’s relationship forever. Those rumors have been around forever, and it’s probably not coming from the two of them. So why not capitalize on other people’s need for drama and turmoil? People gobble up every bit of terrible news with no issue, but then they start to realize that they were duped and they get upset.
It’s not like he’s gonna be putting out a diss album, since they are still together. And my guess is that real, hard core and long time Jay Z fans don’t want to buy/hear an album where Jay Z is groveling to his wife for forgiveness. Maybe one or two songs, but not an entire album dedicated to it.This is Hip Hop after all, not R&B and Jay Z has his reputation to maintain. He does an apology album, he can expect to be relentlessly roasted by Damon Dash, Beanie Seigle and every other rapper who had their beefs with him.
I don’t see Jay Z doing a Robin Thicke.. because look how that turned out.
Exactly! It would be really bad for his career.
LMAO your comment is reminding me of a tweet that had a picture of Nas laughing at Jay with the caption, “when the best diss track against you is written by your wife”
Beyonce went to the Met Gala alone before so I don’t think it’s an indication that they are breaking up. I think they are fine otherwise they would be divorcing. I don’t buy that Jay-Z is going to do his own “Lemonade”. It doesn’t make sense. Besides, if the only thing they cared about was money he would have an album releasing soon for maximum impact.
This couple will never split, they have too much to lose. They love the attention with all the rumours about their marriage.
Agree completely. These two will be together forever. Money and attention is what will make this marriage go the distance.
I agree with your take. They are top-notch at pulling heart-strings to heavy beats. It is easy to see how they professionally work the public, unlike Ye & Kim who come off as chumps in comparison. Gotta give Bey & Jay credit for their skills.
I don’t think Lemonade is exactly about their marriage, but more some personal experiences, maybe with her parents, intertwined with Beyoncé’s view on being a black woman in the US. I would love for Jay-Z to do something similar.
I think he does in both The Black Album and Magna Carta Holy Grail.
Yes, but I think he’s much more into a persona there.
one of the things i thought of when her album came out was ‘wouldn’t it be such a strong, powerful message to black men if jay-z came out with music about his journey in all this? and his side of the story, and his lessons?’
Sorry; but Jay Z has already sent a very strong message. Not just to Black men but for all men. If he did cheat the message is he did all of that and still kept his wife and family. She made a album about it and he did whatever to keep her there; but he kept her there.
maybe his album would be a HOW TO do it. I like Bey.. but I don’t find any of this empowering. Especially if the album is factual to her life. Because at the end of it all she is with him and trashing the “other woman”..
@lisa2, How hard is it to reserve your judgment till you’ve seen something? Point me to a lyric, just one where Beyoncé bashed the other woman. Or one which even mentions the other woman. Or one where she said she took back her cheating husband? Or one which even points to the album being autobiographical. None. This is a gossip site and I don’t expect anyone to be entirely factual but your comment is very misleading. From what you said, you didn’t see any of the videos, if you did and that’s what you took away then I’ll gladly explain to you what was being said. I have the time to do so.
We are basing all this on hearsay not facts. Beyoncé could come out tomorrow to tell us that none of the lyrics are about her and we’d look like fools with all our speculations.
They’re basically the Kardashians with musical talent.
The whole point of the Kardahians is that they have no real talent. Clearly both Beyoncé and Jay Z have tons of talent. Bad anology
Imma need a 450 word essay to go with this analogy. Where’s the reality show? Where’s the pinocchio butt? Where are the pap strolls, the TMI overshare? I’m sorry but this couple has 41 Grammys, untouchable discography, incredible work ethic and more than a billion dollars between them. Only thing they have in common with the Kardashians is Kanye.
puh-lease. I don’t think their marriage ever was or is on the rocks, or saved, or that Lemonade was about them. This was all to make money. Airing your dirty laundry is apparently the best marketing strategy now for high profile celebs. I get the other stuff that it’s in their too, but to create all this gossip and drama among gullible fans is EXACTLY what they intended to do. now Jay Z wants to make a similar album? WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!
Dearest Jay: No One and I Do Mean NO ONE wants to hear a 40ish year old man try to justify in song stepping out on his charismatic talented pretty younger wife… Is truly both ridiculous and unseeming
Seriously what’s he gonna say? “Yeah I fucked Becky, 100 problems now and this bitch is one, I don’t care if I lose my wife? Negro please, that’s that shit no one’s got time for. Get back to kissing her feet like you were doing in that video and make sure to do the laundry and keep her leotards sparkly enough for her Houston show.
Off topic but since Beyoncé’s shows are sold out and there’s talk about adding more dates and including the successful launch of Ivy Park , her net worth us set to surpass his in less than 2 years (forgive my run-on sentence). Wouldn’t it be nice if Jay officially become the trophy husband who stays at home while his wife makes all the money and now he can’t leave her because she elevates him. Jayz is about to become a gold digger, people
This. I think this is just a dumb rumor – either that, or Solange did some real damage in that elevator. It would be an INCREDIBLY stupid career move for him.
Now I could MAYBE see a song vaguely stating that it’s all gossip and it won’t stick to him, yadda yadda yadda … but to hear him validating it – OR groveling probably isn’t going to happen.
Although PLEASE let’s have “99 Problems Part II: I’m in shit.”
I don’t know how biographical Lemonade was, and I don’t care. It’s an amazing album and the film is kickass. If Jay can match it then I say yes please.
No Becky’s welcome LOL. This is all a bunch if high school BS. I’m nobody, but I’m tired of both of them.
Oh my god. Is everyone becoming Taylor Swift now?
So… why do we think he’s “working” on it now?? Yall don’t think they did all of this together? His side is already done, the timing from him is what’s gonna be his money maker. Lemonade and whatever he plans on calling his rebuttal was created together… like their little musical baby blue.
Stunt Queen Alert!!
I’m not going to lie. I am not a Beyoncé fan since her like Single Ladies days. Everything else has been overdone and has not impressed me in the slightest. I got sick and tired of seeing all the posts about Lemonade I thought, ‘what the hell?’ I’ll give it a listen and see what’s up with this.
Well I must say, I’m totally impressed. I’ve been listening on repeat pretty much all week. Autobiographical or not, it is a heartfelt album with a real variety. I’m loving it.
I’m old fashioned, I suppose but my Mama always said, “When everybody knows your business, you don’t have no business.” (Yes, I know the grammar is bad on that. It is something my Grandpa told her so that’s how it always been said.) I liked these two a whole lot more when they kept their personal lives behind closed doors. Playing coy and throwing shade is for teenagers and immature kids not grown folks with kids. If it is all about the money then they are in for a surprise because eventually this will break them. There are very, very few couples that can play this kind of game without repercussions.
Man this marriage is LOOONG over! Beyonce need to move on to a much younger and more handsome young man who can treat her well and respect her. Also, I think she need to stay single for a while and find herself rather than tagging along her douche husband.