20 years ago today Beyoncé released her second studio album “B’Day” featuring “Déjà Vu,” “Irreplaceable,” & more. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 selling 541,000 copies first week, is certified 5x platinum, and won a Grammy for Best Urban Contemporary Album.
Beyoncé reflects on B'DAY in the 20TH ANNIVERSARY vinyl booklet:
"This album gave me permission to be free...to sang, scream, dominate, sweat, kick, break guitars, cry, experiment, spit [my] bars, and speak [my] mind.
B'DAY walked so now I can fly."