Dangerously in Love is a work of music.
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued as a single item on CD , record , audio tape or another medium . Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( [ biːˈjɒnseɪ ] born September 4 , 1981 ) is an American singer , songwriter and actress . Dangerously in Love is the debut studio album by American singer Beyoncé . Although Beyoncé remained discreet about her interpretation of the songs , its underlying meanings were attributed by music writers as an allusion to her intimate relationship with then-boyfriend and well-known music mogul Jay-Z . Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies .