Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty; Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage for Gabrielle's Angel Foundation Tina Knowles recalls the time a 5-year-old Solange met Tupac Shakur while he was smoking weed Her youngest daughter had joined her and her sisterBeyoncé'sgirl group Girls Tyme during a trip to California Tupac ended up calling Solange "really special" Solangehad an interesting encounter withTupac Shakurduring her childhood. In her memoirMatriarch,Tina Knowlesrecalls when her youngest daughter met the "California Love" musician —who was murdered in 1996— in 1991. Solange was 5 years old and joined her mom and her sisterBeyoncé'sgirl group Girls Tyme (laterDestiny's Child) on a trip to Sausalito, Calif. where they were set to record demos. One World At the time, Knowles, 71, described the "Losing You" musician, now 38, as a "confident wanderer" who was always going off on her own. One afternoon, the businesswoman couldn't find Solange and found herself in a "panic" trying to find her throughout the halls and the bathroom. "We walked in and found her sitting in a chair, smiling ear- to- ear and holding court as two young guys smoking Marin County's entire supply of weed hung on her every word," wrote Knowles. One of the young men happened to be Tupac, who smiled and called Solange "a trip." According to the late rapper, who was with Shock G at the time, Solange was talking and dancing. "She's really special," said Tupac. Once the "Hit Em Up" artist found fame, it was Beyoncé, 43, who recognized him. She joked that her sister was likely telling Tupac "all these stories about us." The PEOPLE Appis now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! In April, for PEOPLE'sWorld's Most Beautifulissue, Knowles opened up aboutwhy she was hesitantto write her memoir. Initially, she didn't want to write it because she thought people would "only want to know all my kids' business." Knowles thought they wouldn't be "interested" in her life. However, she revealed that her writing journey began years before the memoir was released. "I started, probably about 12 years ago, just recording my story, which I think everyone should do, for my great grandchildren, because for some reason, I just started thinking about the fact that I never met my grandparents and the history that I gathered for my mom," said Knowles of her late mother Agnes Buyincé (their surnames are different because of hospital clerical error when Knowles was born). "I wish that I would have asked her more," she said. "I wish I would have investigated more." Matriarchis available now wherever books are sold. Read the original article onPeople
