Today is not just a regular shmegular September 4th, it's #BeyDay! It's Beyoncé's birthday! The greatest entertainer (Let's fight :P) of our generation turns 38 today! All Hail the Queen!
In honour of Queen Bey, we look back at the 38 times she's snatched our edges!

1.)Her First Claim to Fame

Y'all know she was the lead singer of Destiny's Child and she carried their debut single. Looking a little too grown for 16, but still just look at her first claim to fame. She was born for this

2.) That time she invented 'Bootylicious'

Only the most powerful woman in music could make a word like 'bootylicious' an actual, official world. Yup, she invented that word 18 years ago and it made it to the Oxford Dictionary! See the Gem below

3.) When she went solo with Crazy in love!

In 2003, Bey went solo and her Debut single was one for the ages! Remember that one line ''You ready''? We weren't!

4.) When she was Foxy Cleopatra!

A lot has been said about Bey's umm....Okay-ish acting skills but remember that time she was an an undercover spy and sidekick to Austin Powers in Goldmember? Fighting in heels and a risqué outfit? ICONIC!!!

5.) That Time She dragged a bi**ch by her hair in the movie Obsessed!

In the Movie, Bey is married to dzaddy Idris Elba and she's protecting her young family from a wannabe mistress

6.) Her Perfomance on 'DreamGirls' that almost won her an Oscar!

She lost to J-hud but her performance was memorable!

7.) When She dropped her 2nd Album titled: B'Day.....on Her Bey-Day!

 8.) The Body-roll in ''Upgrade Video''
In her video, Upgrade featuring then boyfriend Jay-Z, Bey served us all sorts of luxury and the body-roll gem!

9.) When She was the first Non-Athlete Female on Sports Illustrated Cover

10.) When She Showed Off her $5,000,000 Engagement Ring

The huge rock by Lorraine Schwarts dazzled us

11.) When She Introduced the world to 'Sasha Fierce'

12.) Her Highest Grossing World Tour I....AM

13.) When She dropped her 4th Album aptly named......4

14.) Bey stunned the audience at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards with a pyrotechnics Perfomance

15.) When she was the first black woman to Headline Glastonbury

Unbeknownst to the crowd, she was pregnant at the time.

16.) Her Iconic Pregnancy Announcement at the 2011 MTV Music Video Awards.

17.) She was probably the 1st Celebrity to Share Pics of her newborn on Tumblr in 2011

They named their Daughter Blue Ivy. Whew!

18.) When She Performed at Obama's 2nd Inauguration.

Even though she lip-synched. Lol!

19.) Just 4 months after giving birth to Blue, she wowed us in this semi-nude Givenchy at the Met Gala

20.)  Her 2013 Super Bowl Halftime Show

She teamed up with Destiny's Child bandmates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams for an epic performance

21.) When She Released her Documentary 'Life is but a Dream' on HBO

We got to see an intimate side of the star and her family in her self-written, self-directed, self-produced HBO documentary, Life is But a Dream.

22.) When She performed her hit song 'I was Here' at the United Nations Headquarters

It was for World Humanitarian Day

23.) When she dropped her Self titled Visual Album.....without warning!

Bey Surprised as with her 5th self-titled visual album 12 days before Christmas! World Stop!

24.) Her 23 Grammys and 68 Nominations!

She's the most decorated female artist in history!

25.) When Adele apologized to Bey for winning Album of the year in 2017

That Beyoncé didn't win Album of the Year is inexcusable on its own. That only 10 black artists ever have won the award is insane! Adele was tearful in her apology

26.) Her controversial 2016 Superbowl Performance

It was an ode to the Black Panther party and it ruffled some feathers

27.) When she chanelled the Orisha Godesss Oshun

28.) Oh baby! Bey's Iconic Instagram Maternity Shoot

Queen of surprises announced via instagram that she was having twins and had as shook. The pic was the first in instagram history to hit 10 million likes!

29.) Pregnancy Lewks

In 2017 Beyoncé wrote every damn chapter in the book of Maternity fashion.!

30.) Lemonade!

On April 23rd 2019, Bey Dropped her 7th album...her greatest yet!
  • An ode to black liberation movements
  • LGBT recognition
  • Addressing infidelity
  • Serena Williams Cameo appearance
  • Calling out police injustice
  • Orishas!
A masterpiece!

31.) When She Walked the Red Carpet with her Squad!

Only Bey can pull that off!

32.) When she let us know she's a feminist...Unapologetically

It was at the 2014 VMAS

33.) That time a Church held a Beyonce 'mass'

A California Episcopal Church Held a 'Beyoncé Mass' Where Hundreds 'Worshiped' With Her Songs

34.) When she inspired Australian researchers to name 'all-time diva of flies' in her honor

Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) named a previously unnamed species Scaptia (Plinthina) beyonceae, in honor of the singer because of it's round bottom and golden hues. Weird Flex but we'll allow it

35.) That time she tried crowd diving at a concert and almost caused a stampede

36.) When her got caught in a fan and she continued singing!

37.) Beyonce's Iconic Halloween Costumes

She's had many but the Toni Braxton was my fave!

38.) When She Performed with Prince!

It was at the Grammys 2004 and she was only 23!

About The Author

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Maureen Kasuku

Maureen is our resident cat lady and Beyoncé stan. She writes about spas, brunch and ballet recitals but has never been to any. Moonlights as a social justice activist in her spare time. She knows things and is obnoxiously opinionated on the internet but not in real life

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