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Originally Posted by knight_shadow
I chuckle when I see that, though, because I remember reading something a while ago that said Matthew Knowles made Kelly and Michelle change their names because they were "too ghetto." The name "Beyonce" somehow managed to slipped through the cracks.
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Tina Knowles's maiden name is Beyince, with the accent and everything. I guess they felt it was an homage to her family and therefore not ghetto?

She mentioned that when Chris Rock made fun of the name during one of his routines.
ETA: WHY DO I KNOW ABOUT THESE PEOPLE?!