Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s ‘Apes**t’ Was a Subtle History Lesson in Race and Power

The Carters weren’t just flexing by shooting their latest music video in the world’s largest art museum

Lauren A. Henry
ZORA
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8 min readJul 5, 2018

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A still from Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s “Apeshit.” (YouTube)

In the first music video from their collaborative album, Everything Is Love, Beyoncé and Jay-Z completely take over the Louvre. Long lines, security guards, and rope…

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Lauren A. Henry
ZORA
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History PhD Candidate at Ohio State University studying migration, ethnicity, and race in modern France.