Beyoncé and Jay-Z Get Surprise Revenge Against Kanye West in Paris: 'The Carters Aren't Playing Fair!'
By Fiyin Olowokandi on June 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM EDT

Beyoncé and Jay-Z took their lick back at Kanye West in front of an 80,000-strong crowd in Paris.
The power couple, in a very surprising move, took to the stage on the final night of the international leg of the "Cowboy Carter" tour.
However, Jay-Z switched up his lyrics to throw shade at West, who attacked his twin children, Rumi and Sir Carter, in an online rant.
Beyoncé And Jay-Z Give Surprise Paris Performance

For night three at Stade de France in Paris, Beyoncé blew fans' minds by bringing a surprise guest, her husband Jay-Z. She introduced him to perform their 2003 hit single, "Crazy in Love." It marks their first time performing together in seven years.
As seen in fan-recorded videos online, the rap mogul, dressed in all black, stormed the stage rapping as the crowd went wild. Queen B, also wearing an all-black look comprising a crop top and bedazzled pants with chaps, danced alongside her husband.
After rapping his verse, Jay-Z and Beyoncé sweetly blew each other kisses, after which the singer exited, allowing the billionaire to entertain the roaring crowd.
For his solo scene, Hov, as he is fondly called, performed the 2011 song "N-gg-s in Paris," which he co-released with West for their collaborative studio album, "Watch The Throne."
Switching up the lyrics, the rapper sang, "Gold bottles, scold models, Spillin' Ace on my sick J's. (Ball so hard) B-tch, behave. Just might let you meet Bey," replacing "Ye" with his wife's name.
Fans Notice Jay-Z's Dig At Kanye West
Jay-Z joins Beyoncé to perform ‘Crazy In Love’ for the COWBOY CARTER Tour in Paris.pic.twitter.com/UBZSZ5s2Yl
— Pop Base (@PopBase) June 22, 2025
It didn't take long for fans to notice the name switch and call it out online. "You see, he’s over Kanye & his mess, he changed the lyrics," one fan observed on X.
Another user supported the jab, writing, "Don’t blame it. Talk about my damn kids you dead to me. Forever!"
A third fan noted, "The Carters aren't playing fair," while another added, "Yes, Kanye is [dead] to him for real! Others noted that the "Donda" rapper will soon come online to rant about being excluded from the performance.
"Prediction: Ye is going to declare how hurt he is at being erased from the song (of course he's already forgotten all the sh-t he's done to this family because that's how he do)," the fan penned.
What Did Kanye West Say About Jay-Z's Kids?
JAYZ changing the lyrics to “i just might let u meet bey” 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/VvFb4Zh9iM
— ცɛα ⁴⁴⁴ (@HoviNation) June 22, 2025
The Paris dig comes months after West crossed boundaries to attack Jay-Z and Beyoncé's children. In a since-deleted rant on X, the "College Dropout" rapper made disturbing comments about Sir and Rumi.
"WAIT HAS ANYONE EVER SEEN JAY Z AND BEYONCE'S YOUNGER KIDS(?)" he wrote. "THEY'RE RETARDED NO LIKE LITERALLY AND THIS IS WHY ARTIFICIAL INSEMNATION IS SUCH A BLESSING.
The post continued, "HAVING RETARDED CHILDREN IS A CHOICE."
After deleting the tweet, West explained that someone from his team urged him to take it down. However, he didn't stop going after the Carters.
In an interview, he defended his controversial post, saying it pales in comparison to his antisemitic rants. West also called it one of the "best or the strongest" tweets.
West Reveals His Issue With The Carters

In more online rants, the "Praise God" rapper addressed his feud with Beyoncé and Jay-Z. "
"I LOVE JAY Z AND I DO FEEL BAD," West began. "I ALWAYS FELT LIKE THE BLACK SHEEP LIKE I WANTED FAMILY IN THIS MUSIC SH-T."
He expressed his gripe with the famous couple, writing, "HOV NOT COMING TO MY FIRST WEDDING, HIM PUTTING KENDRICK ON THE SUPER BOWL OVER ME ON EVEN US NEVER BEING INVITED TO SH-T TAKING JABS ABOUT MY RED HAT ON DONDA."
The tweet continued, "I FELT LIKE BOTH HIM AND HIS WIFE COULD HAVE HELPED ME HAVE MORE LEVERAGE WITH MY KIDS. THEY COULD HAVE USED THEIR CULTURAL POSITION TO NOT JUST WATCH THE KARDASHIANS RUN ME OVER."
West ended his post, confessing he was "hurt" by the Carters before declaring, "f-ck both of them."
An Apology To Beyoncé And Jay-Z

About a month after his bizarre rant, West took to X to offer an apology to Beyoncé and Jay-Z, retracting his words about their children. Per The Blast, he wrote:
“I’m sorry Jay Z. I be feeling bad about my tweet, but I still feel I gave my life to this industry and thought so many people were my family, but when I needed family on some real sh-t, none of these rap n—s had my back.”
However, the apology didn't come without a backhanded comment as West questioned the couple's bedroom activities next. "Do Beyoncé ever let Jay get p-ssy. I mean like at least a couple times," he wrote.