In 2014, passive aggressive Instagram reveals are how people communicate. After footage of the May 5 elevator fight between Solange and Jay Z was released last week, Solange abruptly deleted all photos of she and sister Beyonce from her Instagram account.
Yesterday, Beyonce responded via IG, posting nostalgic photos of she and Solo back in the day. It was seemingly an “I luh you sis” acknowledgement.
Today, Solange has responded in kind, uploading a few Throwback Thursday themed family photos of she and Beyonce from the ’90s. Perhaps in an attempt to put to rest rumors that the Knowles’ relationship is beyond repair? Or perhaps to just keep people talking since nowadays, there’s more buzz around the words implied by an Instagram photo than from an official statement.
Here’s another of a sock bunned Solange and Beyonce admiring Sisqo’s guitar skills. (I’m expecting a spike in Sisqo Google searches today.)
Truthfully, I expected the powers that be to throw Solange under the bus and portray her as the unhinged family loon in order to preserve the image of the Knowles-Carter union. Now I’m wondering if she might actually be in on a plot make Beyonce and Jay-Z’s upcoming On the Run Tour a record setting juggernaut.
I will point out that promotion for their sold-out On the Run Tour is hitting a new stride. Additional tour dates have been announced in the last week and corporate sponsor Chase offered pre-sale tickets to cardholders starting yesterday. Additional tickets were released to the masses today at 10am. Call me a cynic but I’m thoroughly suspicious of any and all celebrity ‘crises’ that coincide with the launch of a major project. But hey, I bow down to the masters of spin and influence.
Now I think it’s Jay Z’s turn for a photo response.
-Colby Carrington