--- description: Beyoncé paid tribute to the late rapper Shawty Lo during her Atlanta, Georgia concert by dancing to his song, "Dey Know." title: Beyoncé Pays Tribute to the Late Shawty Lo At Her Concert image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc20c00c0505a9bff/6988a7bdcd1bba7ff37027ca/beyonce-shawty-lo-tribute-concert.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Beyoncé Pay Tribute to Late Rapper Shawty Lo During Her Atlanta Concert  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 27, 2016 5:27 PM CUT  Beyonce performs on stage during "The Formation World Tour" at Levi's Stadium on September 17, 2016 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage) Beyonce performs on stage during "The Formation World Tour" at Levi's Stadium on September 17, 2016 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)Kevin Mazur—WireImage  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 27, 2016 5:27 PM CUT During a [concert in Atlanta as part of her Formation world tour](http://time.com/4355484/beyonce-concert-fan-afro/ "undefined"), [Beyoncé](http://time.com/70716/beyonce-2014-time-100/ "undefined") paid tribute to one of the city’s most beloved figures in rap, [Shawty Lo, who tragically passed away less than a week ago in a fatal car accident](http://time.com/4502626/shawty-lo-rapper-atlanta-death/ "undefined"). Queen Bey took time between sets to dance to Shawty Lo’s “Dey Know,” which she mixed with her song, “Diva” and was met with lots of love from the crowd. Bey’s Atlanta concert also housed some [very famous fans](https://twitter.com/Bey%5FLegion/status/780597861440421888 "undefined"), ranging from Atlanta music legends like T.I., Jeezy, The Dream, and Ludacris to up-and-coming artists like Young Thug and Migos. Industry vets like DJ Khaled and Jermaine Dupri were also on deck to watch the queen slay. Watch the full tribute to Shawty Lo below. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4509962/beyonce-shawty-lo-tribute/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4509962/beyonce-shawty-lo-tribute/"},"headline":"Watch Beyoncé Pay Tribute to Late Rapper Shawty Lo During Her Atlanta Concert","datePublished":"2016-09-27T17:27:08.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:37:03.997Z","description":"Queen Bey danced to the rapper's \"Dey Know\"","url":"https://time.com/4509962/beyonce-shawty-lo-tribute/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","Music","Beyonce","celebrity","Culture"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc20c00c0505a9bff/6988a7bdcd1bba7ff37027ca/beyonce-shawty-lo-tribute-concert.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc20c00c0505a9bff/6988a7bdcd1bba7ff37027ca/beyonce-shawty-lo-tribute-concert.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Beyonce \"The Formation World Tour\" - Santa Clara","caption":"Beyonce \"The Formation World Tour\" - Santa Clara","creditText":"Kevin Mazur—WireImage","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":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4509962/beyonce-shawty-lo-tribute/","name":"Watch Beyoncé Pay Tribute to Late Rapper Shawty Lo During Her Atlanta Concert"}}]}] ```