Part 1 — Beyonce

Part 1 — Beyonce

Part 1 of the making of a queen.

The piano player struck a C chord. Then another. beyonce part 1

When she hit the final note, the church didn't clap. They just stared. Part 1 of the making of a queen

A young girl in the front row, Kelly, dropped her doll. Another girl, LaTavia, felt a chill run up her spine. They didn't know it yet, but in that moment, the hierarchy of their generation was being established. dropped her doll. Another girl

She pulled out a notebook from her bag—a ratty, spiral-bound thing with a broken cover. Inside were lyrics. Hundreds of them. Songs she wrote while standing in the mirror. Songs about love she hadn't felt yet. Songs about power she was only beginning to understand.