Encore: Beyoncé and Jay-Z | Run the World | 2

Even the Rich

Wondery

Society & Culture

4.3 • 11.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

When Jay-Z and Beyoncé finally get together, it’s not just one of the great love stories of all time: it’s also one of the greatest mergers in American history. So when a sketchy publicist starts spreading rumors with the power to break them up, all hell breaks loose.

This episode originally aired on June 2, 2020.

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0:00.0	Hey, prime members, you can listen to even the rich ad-free on Amazon Music. Download the app today.
0:06.9	Beyoncé may be flawless, but we're not. Yeah, we swear sometimes. Like in this episode.
0:20.1	Want to imagine your Beyoncé again? Okay, I never stopped imagining I'm Beyoncé. Okay, so it's 2007 and you're in Paris.
0:27.7	Bonjour, en chante. This clip is delicious. Okay, don't get distracted. You're not here to eat crepes.
0:34.2	You're with Jay and he's got a surprise plant. A cruise along the Sun.
0:40.1	How original, Jay. Wow, okay, scratch that.
0:43.4	He's taking you to the tippy top of the Eiffel Tower.
0:46.3	Hmm, except I'm afraid of heights. Wow, you're not making this easy on him. How about a fancy restaurant?
0:52.4	Jay, if it's anything less than three Michelin stars, you're doing it wrong.
0:56.1	Jay's brought you to Paris so he can propose. Oh, well, if I'd known that, I would have imagined something more memorable than a fancy dinner.
1:05.4	Like maybe a sleepover at the Louvre.
1:07.5	Alicia, this is our fantasy Jay's E-Proposal. If you want to imagine he shells out a few mill to rent the Louvre to propose, boom, we can.
1:15.4	Because the thing is like so much else about Jay's and Beyoncé's romance. It's shrouded in mystery.
1:20.7	We don't actually know how he pops the question. Can we at least imagine what I'm wearing?
1:25.0	I look great in black, but we don't want to start this off wrong.
1:28.9	Hmm, maybe red. Okay, stay with me.
1:32.4	Wait, what's that noise? You're an Attached to parlor now. It's now after the proposal.
1:38.0	Hang on, did he get down in one knee? Did I get a ring?
1:40.7	The knee I'm not really sure about, but you did get an 18 karat emerald cut diamond set on a platinum pade band.
1:48.2	And it cost five million bucks.
1:50.9	Chump change for Jay Z. No, that's kind of a lot for anyone. He loves me.
1:56.1	And now to commemorate your engagement, you and Jay are getting the number four inked on your ring fingers.
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