Jay-Z offered Beyoncé’s mom some sound advice when it comes to clapping back at online haters.
The rapper’s mother-in-law, Tina Knowles, recalled his social media suggestion while discussing how she often uses the voice-to-text feature on her phone when crafting comments or captions on Tuesday’s episode of the “Run-Through with Vogue” podcast.
Tina, 70, acknowledged that the speech recognition application often generates typos due to her southern drawl.
“I know that it doesn’t understand what I’m saying, and it’s got crazy stuff,” the Texas native said before diving into her son-in-law’s guidance on how to handle her online presence.
“And my son-in-law Jay will say, ‘Listen, if you’re gonna read somebody, at least spell your words right. Don’t misspell your words, Ma. You can’t do that. Take your time and go over and spellcheck your stuff!’” she recalled.
While she appreciates the “Empire State of Mind” artist’s efforts, Tina acknowledged that she is too busy to spellcheck.
“I don’t have time for that,” she said.
The hip hop star, 55, isn’t the only family member who has critiqued Tina’s Instagram approach.
Tina shared that Jay and Beyoncé’s 12-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy, has contacted her when she may have crossed a line.
“Every once in a while, I’ll get a call from Blue, and she’ll say, ‘Grandma, that’s really whack what you just did. That’s really whack. You should delete that,’” Tina said.
The House of Deréon co-founder joked that she doesn’t pay any attention to her eldest granddaughter’s input.
“I’m like, ‘Girl, I’m on to the next thing.’ And all of the comments are like, ‘There you go again, Miss Tina,’ ” she said.
Tina is no stranger to clapping back at internet trolls — especially if she is protecting her family.
Last week, she defended the “Single Ladies” singer, 43, after she was slammed for making a finger gun during her Christmas Day NFL halftime performance.
“It is mind-boggling to me that you would take your precious Christmas day and watch a performance of someone you hate and you don’t think has talent so that you can go talk ish about it later😂😂,” she wrote in an Instagram comment on Dec. 27.
In November, Tina went on the offensive when rumors swirled that Beyoncé was paid $10 million to appear at Kamala Harris’ Houston rally a month prior.
“The lie is that Beyonce was paid 10 million dollars to speak at a rally in Houston for Vice President Kamala Harris,” the proud mom wrote on Instagram at the time. “When In Fact : Beyonce did not receive a penny for speaking at a Presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harrris’s [sic] Rally in Houston.”
A year prior, she dragged bullies who accused Beyoncé of bleaching her skin.
Jay-Z, who also shares 7-year-old twins Rumi and Sir with the pop star, joined Tina at Beyoncé’s halftime performance last week despite facing rape allegations. Jay-Z has vehemently denied the accusations.