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Singer, Beyonce and Rapper, Jay-Z attend the Oklahoma City Thunder game against the Los Angeles Clippers on March 2, 2016 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California.Andrew Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Apr 25, 2016 6:11 PM UTC As [Beyoncé](http://time.com/money/4306323/how-to-listen-beyonce-lemonade/) aired her hour-long HBO special, [_Lemonade_](http://time.com/4305890/beyonce-lemonade-album-review/), on Saturday night, the Internet quickly lost its collective mind. Speculation over what the [12-track visual album](http://time.com/4306309/beyonce-lemonade-jay-z-itunes/?xid=homepage) meant for [Beyoncé](http://time.com/money/4306323/how-to-listen-beyonce-lemonade/) and husband Jay Z swirled as many saw the project as a statement about the status of her relationship with the 46-year-old rapper. Here are some questions many still have after listening to _Lemonade._ We may have to wait some time for answers since Beyonce has not commented on the album and rarely sits for interviews. **1\. What is the status of Beyoncé and Jay’s relationship?** Blunt lyrics like, “If you try this sh—t again, you’re gonna lose your wife,” and, “Today I regret the night I put that ring on,” led many to view _Lemonade_ as Beyoncé’s public acknowledgement of marital discord with Jay Z. While some heard in the album a [prelude](http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/beyonces-lemonade-is-a-revelation-of-spirit) to [divorce](http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a57428/beyonce-lemonade-tweets-divorce-announcement/), others found in the recordings a carefully orchestrated [publicity stunt](http://www.newsweek.com/lemonade-end-beyonce-jay-z-or-pr-stunt-452095) by the husband-wife team. **2\. Who is Becky and how could she possibly have better hair than Beyoncé?** Despite the irony of Queen B commenting on the fabulousness of anyone else’s hair, one of the biggest talking points from the album has been the lyric, “He only want me when I’m not on there / He better call Becky with the good hair.” Many [fans](http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2016/04/rachel-roy-beyonce-jay-z-lemonade-becky-with-the-good-hair-solange-elevator) [suggested](http://nymag.com/following/2016/04/rachel-roy-posts-unsubtle-beyonc-related-photo.html) this line was a reference to Rachel Roy — a fashion designer and the ex-wife of Jay Z’s former business partner Damon Dash — who posted a photo on her now-private Instagram hours after the _Lemonade_ special debuted with the caption, “Good hair don’t care, but we will take good lighting, for selfies, or self truths, always. live in the light #nodramaqueens.” **3\. What role did Beyoncé’s father play?** While many viewers saw Jay Z as the focal point of _Lemonade_‘s lyrics, another man is mentioned several times throughout the album — Beyonce’s father, Mathew Knowles. In lyrics such as, “You remind me of my father, a magician / Able to exist in two places at once,” and, “When trouble comes to town / And men like me come around / Oh, my daddy said shoot,” some heard accusations of infidelity. Knowles and Beyonce’s mother Tina [finalized their divorced in 2011](http://www.people.com/article/tina-knowles-marries-richard-lawson). **Read More:**[_Review: Beyoncé Makes_ ](http://time.com/4305890/beyonce-lemonade-album-review/)[Lemonade](http://time.com/4305890/beyonce-lemonade-album-review/)[ _From Romantic Strife on Her New Album_](http://time.com/4305890/beyonce-lemonade-album-review/) **4\. Was Jay Z in on the whole thing?** It’s difficult not to at least consider this move from a strictly business perspective. While _Lemonade_ does seem to take listeners on a journey through the ups and down of Beyoncé’s marriage, it was also released exclusively on Tidal — Jay Z’s music streaming platform. The Roc Nation owner also appeared in the HBO special, leading many to speculate how much of the drama was manufactured to increase album sales. **5\. Why won’t Bey tell us what her lyrics mean?** Of course, Beyoncé could easily clear much of this confusion up by explaining what her intentions were with _Lemonade_. However, the notoriously private star rarely [gives interviews](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/20/fashion/beyonce-is-seen-but-not-heard.html), preferring to let her artistic output speak for itself — so don’t hold your breath for a tell-all anytime soon. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4306335/beyonce-lemonade-questions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4306335/beyonce-lemonade-questions/"},"headline":"5 Questions We Still Have After Watching Beyoncé’s Lemonade","datePublished":"2016-04-25T18:11:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:47:42.405Z","description":"Who is \"Becky with the good hair?\"","url":"https://time.com/4306335/beyonce-lemonade-questions/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Music","Beyonce","Jay-z","Beyonce Knowles","Lemonade"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0fa5b8ffabbc1ae0/698890805f570feb34b209fc/beyonce-jay-z.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0fa5b8ffabbc1ae0/698890805f570feb34b209fc/beyonce-jay-z.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Oklahoma City Thunder v Los Angeles Clippers","caption":"Singer, Beyonce and Rapper, Jay-Z attend the Oklahoma City Thunder game against the Los Angeles Clippers on March 2, 2016 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California.","creditText":"Andrew Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4306335/beyonce-lemonade-questions/","name":"5 Questions We Still Have After Watching Beyoncé’s Lemonade"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Beyonce Tour: 2016 Super Bowl Ad","description":"","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/XPxUs4VE/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2016-02-08T02:10:10.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/XPxUs4VE.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4306335/beyonce-lemonade-questions/","duration":"PT14S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4306335/beyonce-lemonade-questions/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```