On June 16, Jay-Z and Beyoncé surprise dropped their first joint album Everything Is Love. The nine-track effort marks a follow up to Bey’s Lemonade and Jay’s 4:44, two records that mined accusations of the rapper’s infidelity and the collateral damage it dealt to their relationship. Everything Is Love completes the cycle, presenting a couple who has worked through grief to find forgiveness, healing, and hope.
More than that, the album tells the story of how two of our era’s famous