Many of Tina Knowles’ fondest childhood memories are of sitting under a pecan tree as her mother recited the history of their family, stretching back generations. Now, the mother of Beyoncé and Solange has given her own story to the world with “Matriarch: A Memoir,

Beyoncé and Jay-Z are one of the world's most famous power couples. And they now have an equally famous family, with daughter Blue Ivy, 13, and seven-year-old twins, Rumi and Sir. But Beyoncé's mother,

Tina Knowles is sharing some insight into the early days of her daughter Beyoncé's relationship with her now-husband, Jay-Z. According to Knowles, 71, the pair's romance began as a friendship after they met in the early 2000s.