Beyoncé Shouts Out That Mexican OT, GloRilla, Victoria Monét, Doechii, Chloe x Halle, and More

Bey described That Mexican OT's music as "hard."

September 10, 2024

In her new interview with GQ, the Cowboy Carter artist listed off a few people in music who currently excite her, including several women, like Raye, Victoria Monét, Chloe x Halle, Doechii, GloRilla, Sabrina Carpenter, and Chappell Roan, among others.

“I love and respect all of the female singer-songwriters who are out right now,” she said, rattling off the aforementioned names before saying she had also recently heard That Mexican OT for the first time. “He goes hard!” she added.

During Bey’s conversation with the publication, she shared more intimate stories about her family, including falling in love with Jay-Z. “We used calling cards and Skype when we were falling in love. I couldn’t afford the international hotel bills, so I literally would get international calling cards to call him,” she said.

Queen B also opened up about her daughter Blue Ivy’s artistry, calling her a “natural” talent.

"Blue is an artist," she said of the 12-year-old.

"She has great taste in music and fashion. She is a fantastic editor, painter, and actress. She has been creating characters since she was three. She’s a natural, but I did not want Blue onstage. Blue wanted it for herself. She took it seriously and she earned it. And most importantly, she had fun! We all watched her grow more and more every night before our eyes."

Earlier this week, Bey's father Mathew Knowles came to his daughter's defense, calling her CMA Awards snub a "white and Black" issue. Tina Knowles also chimed in about her daughter not being accepted by the music community.

"We have always celebrated cowboy culture growing up in Texas. We also always understood that it was not just about it belonging to white culture only," she wrote. "In Texas there is a huge black cowboy culture. Why do you think that my kids have integrated it into their fashion and art since the beginning."