However, in an alternative universe, the singer “dangerly in love” was about to marry another man who shone in Hollywood.
In her new memories, “Matriarch”, Tina thought about the time that Beyoncé asked for her advice when she realized that the time had come to choose between Jay-Z and someone else.
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Tina Knowles says that Beyoncé’s relationship with Jay-Z started with their love of art
According to US WeeklyTina wrote on the start of Beyoncé’s relationship with Jay-Z in her book, who struck the shelves on April 22.
According to her, the pair had “developed a friendship” in the early 2000s. They spoke mainly by phone and gave advice on their music.
Tina continued by saying that when Jay-Z visited their hometown of Houston, Texas, for a concert, she invited her for dinner.
After that, the friendship of Beyoncé and Jay-Z deepened. “She said to me:” He’s so nice “” ” Tina wrote.
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Beyoncé also spoke to another guy
However, Beyoncé also spoke to another “industry guy”, which, according to Tina, was interested in getting things to the next level with her.
Tina explained that while “Cowboy Carter“Singer was running the 2002 successful film” Austin Powers in Goldmember, “she asked for advice since the two men came to visit him in California.
The OG Momager asked her daughter who she liked the most, but she knew it was Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter.
“It was Jay,” she wrote. “Isn’t it humiliating how love can start with such a simple feeling? You like to talk to someone by phone. You are 21 years old and you cannot one day know that you will bring this love to the stars, but it starts with such a small instinct.”
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Beyoncé’s mother is very close to the mother and grandmother of Jay-Z
Later, in the chapter, Tina revealed that she was very close to the mother and the grandmother of Jay-Z, and it started at the start of the couple.
“It was the start of the Carter and Knowles families who join as a family, and we are all very close to this day,” she wrote. “Our gatherings would become parties, rich in laughter and narration, to drink and dance. In the Bible, he says to eat, drink and be happy, and that’s what our evenings look like with the Cams. ”
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Tina remembers Beyoncé’s wedding
Tina also talked about the Top Secret wedding of Beyoncé, which occurred on April 4, 2008.
To date, most of the intimate details of the event are still unknown, and according to Bey’s mother, it was intentional.
“They had marriage at home on April 4 because it was the only place where we knew that it would not come out,” she shared. “We had a lady to make white curtains to cover the walls and windows, to the 25 -foot ceilings.
She continued: “The details are my daughter and my son-in-law, but what I will say is that I joined the grandmother and Jay’s mother to cook all the food. We have made food of the soul, of course, the best food for a night of dance and family love.”
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Breath Previously, previously reported on the wedding ceremony, held in the 13,500 square feet of Jay in Manhattan. In addition to white curtains, it also had 70,000 Thailand dendrobium orchids.
In April 2025, Tina published a sincere tribute to the couple at their 17th anniversary.
She called the pair of her “favorite people around the world”, before reminding them to focus on the things that matter.
“True love rises above all [of] Bullshit, “she added.” Take advantage of your day. “”
Tina rents Beyoncé’s husband and Tim Weathrspoon, Kelly Rowland’s husband
While Tina continued in the book, she congratulated Jay-Z to be a great protector of her daughter and their three children, Blue, Rumi and Sir Carter.
She also underlined Tim Weathrspoon, Kelly Rowland’s husband, especially since she considers that the latter is a “bonus girl”.
“Jay is an example for his children, starting with very humble beginnings and to overcome all the obstacles in the world to be the prosperous businessman that he is,” she wrote. “Tim is humble and calm but incredibly insightful, managing Kelly’s career for years before becoming an executive at Nickelodeon. Even with all the things in which they are involved, their best performance is as fathers.”
