B-Side Bangers: Beyoncé
The hits made them stars, but the deep cuts made us fans! See if you know any of these "B-Side Bangers" by Beyoncé.
Black News 
It’s almost unbelievable to think of what Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter has been able to accomplish by the age of 45.
Starting her dream of being an entertainer in 1990 at the young age of nine years old, the Houston-born supreme diva has since embarked on a decades-spanning career in music and film that’s seen her go from the pint-sized lead vocalist of Girl’s Tyme to the platinum-selling teen queen of Destiny’s Child. That was only the precursor to an epic solo career, which for the past 20-years-and-counting has seen her elevate into the music artist of her generation.
It’s our sincere pleasure to wish the immensely talented Beyoncé a very happy 45th birthday today!
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Since 2003 — well, 2002 if you count “’03 Bonnie & Clyde” and the Goldmember era — Beyoncé has been the premiere musician who transcends genres, sets the industry standard and constantly reinvents the wheel to always make her next move look like her greatest. Musically, there’s no comparison to her output over the years, the overall quality she puts into each record and an unmistakeable voice that’s arguably only been getting better with age. As our own little birthday present for the one they call King Bey, we put together some of her best “B”-sides to enjoy on this celebratory occasion.
With no need to reach back into the Destiny’s Child days, we curated a sizable selection that will definitely trigger your BeyHive nostalgia from the early 2000s or maybe even put a few of you on to some rarities. However, regardless of whether or not you remember “Mixtape Bey,” we think you’ll love her deep cuts just as much as bigger hits like “Single Ladies,” “Dangerously In Love” and “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM.”
