![]() On ‘Legacy’ he discusses his aunt’s abuse by a preacher man on ‘Smile’ he reveals that his mother, Gloria Carter, is gay (“Mama had four kids but she’s a lesbian/Had to pretend so long, she’s a thespian”). The title track, named after the time he woke up to began working on the album, is both an open apology to his wife and young daughters for past misdeeds, and a rumination on their future consequences: “And if my children knew, I don’t even know what I would do/If they ain’t look at me the same/I would probably die with shame/‘You did what with who?’/What good is a ménage à trois when you have a soulmate?” ![]() ![]() The fallout from those revelations is undoubtedly at the heart of his decision to open up on 4:44 like never before. Beyoncé’s album was the pop cultural event of 2016, a work dealing with black social politics, sisterhood… and husband Jay-Z’s infidelity.
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