Which Beyoncé song features rapper Jay-Z and begins her solo breakthrough?

“Crazy in Love” is the Beyoncé song featuring Jay-Z that began her solo breakthrough.

Released in 2003, the song served as the lead single from Dangerously in Love. Its production prominently uses a brass sample from the Chi-Lites’ 1970 song “Are You My Woman (Tell Me So),” giving the track its instantly recognizable horn-driven sound. Rich Harrison produced the recording, and Jay-Z contributed a rap verse.

The song became Beyoncé’s first number-one single as a solo artist on the US Billboard Hot 100. Its energetic music video and choreography helped establish the confident, high-impact style associated with her early solo period.

“Drunk in Love” is also a Beyoncé and Jay-Z collaboration, but it appeared much later on the 2013 album Beyoncé. “’03 Bonnie & Clyde” predates Beyoncé’s solo debut and is credited to Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé.