Beyonce’s Dad: I Never Hit Her, ‘Lemonade’ Lyrics Aren’t About Me

On Beyonce’s new album “Lemonade,” some lyrics suggests that the singer had been beaten as a child, and Beyonce’s father was grilled about the subject after the album’s release.

(L-R) Singer Beyonce Knowles (C) poses with her father and manager Matthew Knowles and her mother Tina Knowles on June 23, 2005 in New York City. Frank Micelotta/Getty Images

On Beyonce’s new album “Lemonade,” some lyrics suggests that the singer had been beaten as a child, and Beyonce’s father was grilled about the subject after the album’s release. 

“Did he convince you that he was God? Are you a slave to the back of his hand?” Beyonce sang, quoting an extraction from a poem by Warsan Shire. 

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