Beyoncé’s album released on her twenty-fifth birthday in 2006 was “B’Day.” The title is a compact play on both “birthday” and “B,” her initial, making the timing of its release part of the album’s concept.
“B’Day” was Beyoncé’s second studio album and followed her commercially successful solo debut, “Dangerously in Love.” It was released internationally on September 4, 2006, Beyoncé’s twenty-fifth birthday, with the U.S. release following on September 5. The album blended contemporary R&B with funk, hip-hop, and pop influences.
Beyoncé recorded the core of the project in an unusually intense burst of creativity in April 2006. The record produced major singles including “Déjà Vu,” featuring Jay-Z, “Irreplaceable,” and “Beautiful Liar,” the latter appearing on a later deluxe edition with Shakira. Its energetic sound and compressed recording schedule helped give the album a direct, performance-focused character.
“Lemonade” is a later Beyoncé album from 2016, while “Dangerously in Love” is her 2003 solo debut. “Epic” is not one of her studio-album titles, making “B’Day” the clear canonical answer.