<p id=”par-1_60″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/beyonce-gave-simple-dating-advice-tying-knot-jay-z.html/”>Jay-Z and Beyoncé</a> are one of music’s most influential power couples. And fans adore it when they discuss each other’s talents and songwriting while keeping their relationship details private. Jay-Z, born Shawn Carter, recently spoke about his songwriting process, and he mentioned how he believes Beyoncé is “underrated” when it comes to her own music-writing abilities. Here’s what he said.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-jay-z-said-he-believes-beyonce-loves-producing-music-more-than-songwriting”>Jay-Z said he believes Beyoncé loves producing music more than songwriting</h2>
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<p id=”par-2_47″>Beyoncé is well-known for the incredible melodies and themes in her music. On <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/jay-z-admitted-listening-lemonade-uncomfortable.html/”>her standout album, <em>Lemonade</em></a>, she has a writing credit on every track. However, her true passion may lie more in producing music, which often involves making decisions around vocal production, song structure, and storytelling.</p>
<p id=”par-3_29″>In April 2026, <a href=”https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/magazine/jayz-songs-lyrics-rhythm-process.html” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>The New York Times</a> released an interview with Jay-Z. The hip-hop legend discussed his own writing process and his famous wife, claiming she’s an “underrated songwriter.”</p>
<p id=”par-4_67″>“The thing about B is she’s actually an underrated songwriter,” Jay-Z said. “She really can write songs, but she does so much that, I think what she gravitates towards is a producer. I think she likes songwriting. I’ve never asked her this question — I’m going to ask her this question, but I think she likes songwriting, she loves producing. Because the thing she does is unbelievable.”</p>
<p id=”par-5_11″>Jay-Z went on to describe Beyoncé’s incredible ear for music production.</p>
<p id=”par-6_100″>“It’s like, she’ll hear a snare from a song that maybe we heard once a year ago, where she would just pull a snare from somewhere, or like, take this song and mix it with this song, and then put that bridge over here, or, you know, have a completely different song on a completely different beat and make it work for a whole other project,” he explained. “You know, I’m watching that like, wow, inspired by, you know, what she’s doing. And I never really thought about that, but I’m almost sure she likes songwriting — she <em>loves</em> producing.”</p>
<p id=”par-7_30″>Fans eagerly await Beyoncé’s next album, the much-anticipated <em>Act III</em>. While recent rumors suggested that <em>Act III</em> may be coming soon, her publicist verified that this isn’t the case. </p>