What year did Beyoncé and Jay-Z meet and when did they start going out?
Jay-Z and Beyoncé have been a power couple for as long as we know, and have welcomed three children together during their relationship.
The pair have worked together on many projects, including their joint album “The Carters’ in 2018, a joint tour, and business enterprises.
So, when did Jay-Z and Beyonce actually meet and when did they start dating? Let’s take a trip down memory lane about their relationship.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z have been together for over 20 years. Picture: Getty
How old was Jay-Z when he met Beyonce?
Jay Z was 30 when he met future wife Beyonce, who was 18-year-old at the time according to a cover story from magazine Seventeen.
Beyonce told the publication: “There was no rush — no one expected me to run off and get married.” on meeting rapper Jay-Z who was 30 at the time.
Beyoncé has maintained that the pair were friends before it turned romantic, and told Oprah Winfrey that: “We were friends first for a year and a half before we went on any dates.”
Bey and Jay in 2002. Picture: Getty
When did Beyonce and Jay-Z start dating?
According to Beyonce, she started dating Jay-Z in 2001, a year and a half after they first met.
The ‘Texas Hold’ Em’ singer would have been 19-years-old when she became romantically linked with the rapper.
From 2002, the pair started teasing collaborations between the singer and rapper, which started with ’03 Bonnie & Clyde’, to ‘Crazy in Love’, ‘Deja Vu’ and ‘Upgrade U’ in the first few years of their relationship.
When did Beyonce and Jay-Z get married?
Bey and Jay married in April 2008, around 8 years after they first met.
The pair decided to tie the knot in an intimate and private ceremony at their New York home, and kept their marriage a secret for a few months until September of that year.
Their first child, Blue Ivy, was born in 2012 and twins Rumi and Sir were born in June 2017.
