Jay-Z‘s Met Ball elevator brawl with Solange was reported just hours ago, but it has already achieved full-fledged internet meme status. Their fight is like ‘Gangnam Style’ and Rebecca Black‘s ‘Friday’ combined on the scale of ‘Things That People Are Going Utterly Apeshit Over.’
There is no audio on the recording, so right now the number one question on people’s minds is what Jay-Z actually said to his sister-in-law Solange that got her swinging at him and kicking him in the crotch. The hashtag #WhatJayZSaidToSolange is trending through the roof as people speculate.
Solange: I think this elevator broke.
Jay: Like your bank account??
— nina (@enedinaornelas) May 12, 2014
Solange: Tell me a joke
Jay Z: Your career
— AG (@JAIA251) May 12, 2014
Much was made of the fact that Beyonce didn’t really pitch in to help, and outside of making a token effort to grab Solange‘s foot and deflect some of the blows, mostly just appeared to shuffle slowly away.
#WhatJayZSaidToSolange pic.twitter.com/BWCyorDA3O
— Sarcastic Wonka (@OhMrWonka) May 12, 2014
I don’t know #WhatJayZSaidToSolange but Beyoncé was like pic.twitter.com/XzZWTyfTJh
— ??????MiKE G™?????? (@MikePosts) May 12, 2014
Some meme-makers got pretty creative.
Bey – do it for the vine!
Jay Z – she ain’t gon do it
Solange – pic.twitter.com/SCliyhlZ0V
— Hi, I’m Rad As Fuck (@AyoooCory_) May 12, 2014
We may not know #WhatJayZSaidToSolange, but we know who’s got this mess under control.. Olivia Pope. pic.twitter.com/5L8tCBbnK3
— Sebastian (@Scortes929) May 12, 2014
This Jay Z and Solange stuff #CRAY Can I open for u guys? I’d have Foxy Brown open before you #WhatJayZSaidToSolange pic.twitter.com/agDycnifmm
— Razz and Jazz Sports (@razzjazzsports) May 12, 2014
Very creative.
Kanye must be feeling pretty good today.
Kanye’s just chilling like… #WhatJayZSaidToSolange ???????? pic.twitter.com/JdjPEetZ0I
— Stevie J (@JusWavy) May 12, 2014
Some scamp edited Solange‘s Wikipedia entry to reflect the fact that her occupations include ‘street fighter’ and ‘Jay-Z’s 100th problem’, but being the killjoys that they are, Wikipedia’s editors have already taken that down.
The internet sure is being productive today.
— BonziBUDDY (@BonziBUDDY_2k) May 12, 2014
Fuckin memes, how do they work?
