To avoid being overshadowed, thesiblings of most A-list starstend to pursue a different career path.
However, this isn’t the case forBeyonceand Solange Knowles.
Despite both pursuing music careers, the Knowles sisters each have their own distinct style and personality.
In fact, Tina Knowles-Lawson and Mathew Knowles have struck gold twice.
They not only have one Grammy award-winning daughter, but two.
Here’s how Beyonce and Solange’s relationship has evolved over the years.
Not far behind Beyonce was her younger sister, Solange, who also found a love for music.
It wasn’t long before a young Solange played the songs she had written for her family.
Despite her apprehension, her family was supportive.
She landed her first publishing deal at 15 and even penned songs for Kelly Rowland’s debut solo album.
From a young age, the two sisters had big aspirations and their parents nurtured it.
“But my sister was very protective of me, and we were very sweet with each other.
“Sisterly love the Houston Way,” their proud mom captioned the video.
“Mama will beat your a** about both [sic].”
Their mother put them in therapy
A sibling rivalry is pretty normal in most households.
During the early days of Beyonce’s career, she placed both daughters in therapy.
“And it made her way more sensitive and protective.
And they’re still fiercely protective of each other.”
As a mom, she devoted separate days to each daughter so they both got equal attention.
Solange was the perfect choice considering she had dreams of becoming a professional dancer.
In 2017, the singer explained to W Magazine that her younger self dreamed of attending Juilliard.
However, her time on the road with her sister was cut short.
Despite being all grown up now, the sisters still love to bust a move together.
In 2014, Beyonce danced with her sister on stage to dance during her Coachella set.
“That didn’t appeal to her.
Knowles respected her decision and helped manage Solange’s solo career in the early days.
“So I supported that [decision] which is why her first album was named Solo Star.”
They dropped debut albums just months apart
2003 was a big year for Beyonce and Solange Knowles.
The lack of promotion didn’t help and it fell off the charts in five weeks.
“I didn’t care.
I didn’t need the money,” she admitted to ES Magazine.
“It wasn’t very successful.”
At the time she was dating her boyfriend of five years, Daniel Smith.
The two quickly got married, much to her parent’s dismay.
According to Solange, once the initial shock wore off her parents were supportive of her.
That quiet suburban life didn’t last very long.
She ended up divorcing her husband in 2006 and used her new experiences as fuel for songwriting.
Two years later she recorded and released her sophomore record, “Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams”.
It sold 46,000 copies in its first week and debuted at #9 on the charts.
Unfortunately for those fans, the sisters have only gifted us with two duets.
The classic tune had the two sisters singing about having love and loyalty for their family.
A pretty fitting theme, right?
Despite dropping plenty of albums since then, fans have yet to hear them harmonizing again.
According to Beyonce, her younger sister is to blame.
“My sister will not record with me,” Beyonce toldThe New York Timesin 2012.
“She’s her own woman.”
Solange even made an appearance in the music video with Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams.
During their peak, fans and critics recognized her extraordinary talent in singing and dancing.
Solange faced the same fate as she ventured out into music.
Solange has never been shy about how she loathes the comparisons.
I am the “all for” Beyonce.
Beyonce also has not found any flattery in the shade towards her sister.
on a track titled “For The Money”.
During an interview onThe Breakfast Club, the rapper recalled Beyonce reprimanding him at a party.
Saying something like that can personally hurt her.'
And I said, ‘You know what?
I get it,'” he shared.
The infamous elevator incident
In 2014, the world stopped and watched security footage in awe.
The shocking video showed Beyonce, Solange, and Jay-Z in an elevator following that year’s Met Gala.
As she repeatedly lunged at the rapper, Beyonce stood in the corner seemingly unfazed.
Rumors circulated that the drama was sparked by Jay-z flirting with Rachel Roy at the event.
“Jay said something inappropriate to Beyonce and Solange, and she snapped,” a source toldPeople.
“When they got in the elevator, it escalated quickly the way family tensions can.
It got exceptionally heated the way family moments can.”
The rapper even admitted to “egging on” Solange, perUSA Today.
The two sisters share the joy of motherhood.
After Solange became a mother in 2004, Beyonce took on auntie duties.
In a 2012 interview withVulture, Solange shared how the special arrangement she has with her sister.
“Blue comes over, I babysit,” said Solange.
“[Beyonce] takes Julez sometimes for the weekend.
[Blue] and Julez are going to grow up more like sister and brother than cousins.”
On her third birthday, Solange posted a special message to her niece.
“My twin, my fellow sassy pants,” she wrote (viaE!
“My dancing partner, my incredibly smart, beautiful, niece-y-poo, turns 3 today!
I love her so much.”
Tina Knowles-Lawson also sees similarities between Blue Ivy and her daughter Solange.
During that difficult time, Tina’s daughters rallied around her.
“They came over and looked at old movies with me,” she said.
“We ate ice cream all night.
Tina soon found love again and got remarried in 2015 to actor Richard Lawson.
The two skipped out on the wedding which many speculated was due to tension with their father.
Beyonce also gave a shoutout to Solange on The Queens remix of “Break My Soul.”
She namedropped her little sister alongside other queens who inspired her.
Beyonce and Solange prove that two queens don’t compete, they cheer each other on.
