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Do you know that Jay z and Beyoncé visited Ilorin 15 years ago? See what happen

One will quickly argue what Jay Z and Beyoncé came to do in a place like Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State. As part of his African tour..,.

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Do you know that Jay z and Beyoncé visited Ilorin 15 years ago? See what happen

One will quickly argue what Jay Z and Beyoncé came to do in a place like Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State. As part of his African tour, Shawn Carter, a.k.a, Jay Z and his wife Beyonce truly visited Ilorin in 2006.

The tour first commenced with performances in Accra, Lagos, Cape Town, Luanda, Durban, Johannesburg and Dar Es Salaam. Following Jay Z and Beyonce were other global music icons that stormed Lagos to be part of the event part of the ThisDay Music Festival.

During this period the duo was invited by the former Governor of Kwara State, Bukola Saraki. According to Saraki, he is a big fan of the power couple prompted why he named a street after the American rapper in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital. The street was called “Shawn Jay-Z Carter Road

Do you know that Jay z and Beyoncé visited Ilorin 15 years ago? See what happen

While enjoying their stay in Ilorin, Jay-Z was conferred with a chieftaincy title by the Emir of Ilorin Alhaji Ibrahim Gambari. The American rapper was turbaned as the Serikin Waka of Ilorin.

Fact About Jay Z and Beyoncé You Probably Don’t Know

No doubt, Jay Z and Beyoncé are music’s biggest power couple and one of the most well-known husband-wife duos in the world. Both have successfully kept most of their private life.

Still, from their first date at Nobu to their secret wedding, cheating rumours to the birth of their three children, and every musical collaboration in between, here is a complete timeline of Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s relationship.

  • Beyoncé and Jay-Z first met in 2000 but did not begin dating until 2001.
  • They secretly wed on April 4, 2008.
  • Based on their music, their relationship has been littered with cheating rumours.
  • To date, Beyoncé and Jay-Z are parents to three children, Blue Ivy, 8, Sir, 3, and Rumi, 3.
  • Beyonce Wrote ‘Crazy In Love’ In Two Hours… With A Hangover!
  • The Lyric “I’m Looking So Crazy Right Now!” Was Inspired By A Mirror
  • Beyonce And Jay Z Met On The Set Of ’03 Bonnie And Clyde’

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