Beyoncé’s love story could’ve had a totally different soundtrack -- she was actually torn between Jay-Z and another guy back in the day, and had to bring in her mama for some decision-making.
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00:00Beyonce and Jay-Z have definitely been through it over the years and been very public about their marital issues, but they're going strong now.
00:10Well, now, enter Tina Knowles.
00:13The mother-in-law.
00:15Because mom's got a book that's out that she's got to sell.
00:19Uh-oh.
00:20One of the stories in Matriarch harkens back to the early days.
00:25I remember when they got married. Remember we did the story where they were outside?
00:28Yeah. Remember that?
00:30Yeah, I remember all that. It was beautiful.
00:33But before they got to the altar, Jay-Z had some competition, it turns out, and Tina is now spilling a little tea about it.
00:41I'm interested.
00:41Yeah, it seems like Beyonce and Jay-Z have been a brand name for so long, but it seems like they had some competition back in the day.
00:49You know, Tina said that Beyonce approached her, and, you know, she was kind of like at an impasse.
00:54Like, she had Jay-Z on one hand and this mystery guy on the other hand.
00:58Who's the guy?
00:59He's having to be in the industry. You know, Beyonce has never publicly given her dating history, so it's kind of hard to tell.
01:05Trent, Trent. Who's the guy?
01:06Who's the guy?
01:07Come on, Trent.
01:07If I have to give my TMZ hip-hop expertise, I think it might be most deaf.
01:11You think it might have been most deaf?
01:13Yeah, they, you know, did a movie.
01:14I should say, to be fair to Tina, she is not saying who it is.
01:18Why?
01:18We're just trying to figure it out.
01:19But at the same time, you know, Beyonce approached her mother with, you know, asking for advice.
01:24You know, who should she choose?
01:26And Tina just, you know, said, think about it.
01:28You know, who do you like more?
01:29And turns out, you know, almost on your list.
01:32Wait, wait, wait.
01:33Was she ever with most deaf?
01:34Was she ever, like, publicly with him?
01:36Beyonce has only been publicly with Jay-Z.
01:38You know, there's been rumors and, you know, linkings, but, you know, they did, most deaf and Beyonce did do a movie together, but it hasn't been confirmed.
01:47Think about it.
01:47Before Jay-Z, you didn't really see or photos of her out with dates with anyone.
01:54She was very private about it.
01:55And I will say the way Tina describes it in the book is when Beyonce came to her is because both guys showed up in town at the same time and probably wanted to take her out.
02:07And Beyonce's like, what do I do?
02:09They're both here.
02:10And then she went to mom, but mom said, just choose for yourself.
02:13And mom didn't spill the beans in the book.
02:16Come on, Tina.
02:17Hi, this is Nini from Atlanta, and I'm not surprised that there was somebody else lurking around Beyonce.
02:23I mean, back then, Beyonce was the hottest thing, and everybody wanted to be with her.
02:28But the fact that she is very private and she went to her mom instead of, like, just being out with anybody and everybody makes perfect sense.
02:35But I am kind of curious about who the other guy is.
02:38Hermos Depp did, like, the MTV movie, the hip-hopper thing together.
02:42Right.
02:43They were seeing that.
02:44But other than that, Beyonce hasn't been linked to anybody except for, like, her prom date.
02:48So I'm kind of curious, too.
02:51Yeah, exactly.
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