Who is the Uncle Johnny Beyoncé References In Renaissance?

If you are anything like me, you picked up on the references Beyoncé made to Uncle Johnny in Renaissance, and your brain starting churning.

"My dress came from Johnny!" I was losing it, Johnny who? Have I completely missed and entire designer. I would like a dress from Johnny too Queen Bey! Finally I did my research and what I found was so much more heartwarming than discovering a new Designer.

Beyoncé was making reference to her "Uncle" Johnny who she lost to a battle with HIV when she was 17. Johnny was Mama Tina's nephew, but they were so close in age that Bey and Solange called him Uncle Johnny. He was also their Godmother, and Queen Bey dedicated Renaissance to him on a note she wrote to her fans.

"A big thank you to my Uncle Johnny," Beyoncé said on her official website. "He was my godmother and the first person to expose me to a lot of the music and culture that serve as inspiration for this album. Thank you to all of the pioneers who originate culture, to all of the fallen angels whose contributions have gone unrecognized for far too long. This is a celebration for you."

Mama Tina was so touched she released her own statement and stories about her nephew Johnny on her Instagram account:

"Johnny was the closest human being in the world to me we were inseparable growing up," Tina Lawson said. "Later He was my nanny / housekeeper / designer / Dance partner / confident and bestie. I laughed constantly with him and trusted him unconditionally! When he died a piece of me went with him. Solange and Beyoncé worshiped him. He helped me raise them. And influenced their sense of style and uniqueness."

Beyonce also dedicated her GLAAD Media Vanguard Award to her Uncle Johnny. Here's the speech.

Hip Hop legend Bun B, half of the legendary group UGK - along with the late Pimp C - apparently has not only some of the best lyrics in Hip Hop history, but now he has the best burger as well.

According to Good Morning America, he has the best burgers in the country. Along with his partners restaurateur Andy Nguyen of Bored & Hungry, and publicist Nick Scurfield, Bun B launched Trill Burgers.

Trill Burger - which Bun B operates as a pop-up restaurant now - has become famous quickly for its "smash burger style." These are really thin patties smashed on a griddle with crispy edges and then stacked.

"It’s so surreal that it doesn’t make sense," Bun B said. "To be in Times Square having won the best burger in America live on Good Morning America, it's not even in the realm of things that we would have imagined for this brand. We just wanted to put in hard work and be justified for what we did, and today we got the ultimate validation. I can’t wait to bring this burger to America."

The Trill Burger made its debut was in 2021 at Houston's Tastemaker Awards. In the year since then, Trill Burgers has had a ton of success. The burgers have been selling out at pop up shops and popular festivals across the country like Coachella.

"I couldn't be more proud to represent Houston in the biggest burger battle in America," Bun B said. "I put this city on my back ever since we started UGK, and I am going to continue to carry it culturally, not just in music, but now in food. Let's go, baby."

Check out Bun B's win below along with more Trill Burgers. I may be vegan, but that doesn't stop me from wanting one of these things!