Three years after the infamous incident, Jay Z has finally opened up about his fight with Salonge Knowles in the elevator at the Met Gala in 2014. Speaking in an interview with Elliott Wilson and Brian “B.Dot” Miller for the Rap Radar podcast he said that she is ‘like he’s sister’ and the scuffle ‘ain’t nothing.’
He also claimed that they have only ever had the one altercation. ‘We had one disagreement ever. Before and after, we’ve been cool.’ He also said he considers her his real sister. ‘She’s like my sister. I will protect her. That’s my sister, not my sister-in-law. My sister. Period.’
Commenting specifically on the event which was leaked to the press after the New York event, Jay Z expressed that all brothers and sisters have fights. ‘We’ve always had a great relationship. I fought my brothers and argued with my brothers my whole life. It just so happens, who we are, these things go into a different space.’
The family has always been aloof about the fight with a statement at the time simply saying that they are ‘working through; their issues. However, the rapper referred to the event before in the song Kill Jay Z. The song read ‘You egged Solange on / Knowin’ all along, all you had to say you was wrong / You almost went Eric Benét.’