Entertainment Music JAY-Z and Solange's Infamous Elevator Fight: Everything They — and Beyoncé — Have Said "That's my sister, not my sister-in-law. My sister. Period," JAY-Z said of Solange in 2017 By Stephanie Petit Stephanie Petit Stephanie Petit is a Royals Writer and Reporter at PEOPLE. People Editorial Guidelines Updated on October 8, 2022 02:20 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos 01 of 07 What Happened Splash News Online Surveillance video showed Solange and JAY-Z getting into an argument as Beyoncé witnessed the incident in an elevator following a 2014 Met Gala afterparty. The footage showed Solange yelling at the rapper before wildly hitting and kicking him as a man who seemed to be a security guard tried to restrain her. At one point, Beyoncé stepped in to stand between her husband and sister. The surveillance video was obtained by TMZ and widely circulated. 02 of 07 "Solange Was Provoked" Stephen Lovekin/FilmMagic A source told PEOPLE Solange had a run-in with designer Rachel Roy earlier in the night and said that "Solange was provoked by Rachel." "Toward the end of the night, Jay said something inappropriate to Beyoncé and Solange, and she snapped," the insider revealed. "When they got in the elevator, it escalated quickly the way family tensions can. It got exceptionally heated the way family moments can." The insider added, "Solange is super protective of Beyoncé." 03 of 07 Breaking Their Silence Kevin Mazur/Getty Ten days after the incident, the trio released a joint statement addressing the drama. "As a result of the public release of the elevator security footage from Monday, May 5th, there has been a great deal of speculation about what triggered the unfortunate incident. But the most important thing is that our family has worked through it," they said in a statement to the Associated Press. "Jay and Solange each assume their share of responsibility for what has occurred. They both acknowledge their role in this private matter that has played out in the public. They both have apologized to each other, and we have moved forward as a united family." The statement continued, "The reports of Solange being intoxicated or displaying erratic behavior throughout that evening are simply false. At the end of the day families have problems, and we're no different. We love each other, and above all, we are family. We've put this behind us and hope everyone else will do the same." 04 of 07 We Are "All Good" Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for NARAS Two months later, Solange cleared the air about the altercation with Lucky magazine. "What's important is that my family and I are all good," the singer said. "What we had to say collectively was in the statement that we put out, and we all feel at peace with that." 05 of 07 Fueling the Fire Kristina Bumphrey/StarPix/REX/Shutterstock Beyoncé kept talk of the incident alive in August 2014 when she debuted a remix of her song "Flawless" that seemed to reference the famous elevator brawl. The lyrics read: "Of course, sometimes s--- goes down when there's a billion dollars on an elevator." 06 of 07 JAY-Z Takes Responsibility Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS Following his wife's footsteps, JAY-Z appeared to call out the famous footage in his song "Kill JAY-Z" off his 2017 album 4:44. He raps, "You egged Solange on / Knowin' all along /All you had to say you was wrong/ But you gotta do better, boy, you owe it to Blue / You had no father, you had the armor / But you got a daughter, gotta get softer." 07 of 07 "That's My Sister" Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation JAY-Z shared in a 2017 interview with Rap Radar hosts Elliott Wilson and Brian "B.Dot" Miller that the incident was far in the past for the family. "We've always had a great relationship … We had one disagreement ever. Before and after, we've been cool," JAY-Z said, referring to Solange. "She's like my sister. I will protect her. That's my sister, not my sister-in-law. My sister. Period."