About
#WhatJayZSaidToSolange is a Twitter hashtag associated with various fan gossips and jokes surrounding a surveillance video clip that shows Solange Knowles, the younger sister of singer Beyonce, attacking her brother-in-law and rapper Jay-Z in an elevator ride to an after-party for the Met Gala in May 2014.
Background
On May 12th, 2014, celebrity gossip site TMZ[1] released an elevator surveillance video clip which apparently shows Solange Knowles, an American singer-songwriter and the younger sister of Beyonce, slapping and punching a man identified as celebrity rapper and her brother-in-law Jay-Z, on their way to a 2014 Met Gala after-party in New York City on May 5th, 2014.
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The hashtag was introduced the same day by Twitter user Wink Westwood[4] at 12:18 PM EST.
Notable Developments
Twitter Spread
Within an hour the hashtag became the top hashtag in the United States,[2] and within two hours the hashtag[3] had been tweeted out over 47,000 times.
Media Coverage
Round-ups of the tweets using the hashtag were featured on May 12th, 2014, on many sites including UpRoxx,[5] Mashable[6] and Buzzfeed.
Notable Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1]TMZ– Jay Z PHYSICALLYATTACKED by Beyonce’s Sister Solange
[2]Buzzfeed – The Solange Knowles–Jay Z Elevator Fight Video Just Broke Twitter
[3]Topsy – #WhatJayZSaidToSolange
[4]Twitter – Wink Westwood
[5]UpRoxx – #WhatJayZSaidToSolange:
[6]Mashable – Solange Knowles’ Alleged Attack on Jay Z Ignites Twitter Comedy Hour