Ben Barna
May 14, 2008
Matthew Knowles is proud of his daughters, no doubt. His eldest Beyoncé once won a talent competition at the age of seven, singing John Lennon’s "Imagine," and has apparently gone on to achieve some success in the music and film industries. His youngest daughter Solange’s greatest professional success came when she starred opposite Hayden Panettiere in Bring It On: All or Nothing, moving 750,000 copies in its first week, making it one of the best-selling straight-to-DVD titles ever. But yesterday, when Mr. Knowles mentioned that impressive figure, it was a mere sidebar to the real reason we found ourselves in a Universal Music boardroom with Jay-Z’s father-in-law. Flanked on all sides by Solange glamour shots, Mr. Knowles was there to boast his daughter’s latest and greatest artistic achievement, her upcoming album SoL-AngeL and the Hadley St. Dreams. Unorthodox title, unorthodox record.
