Solange began working on her debut album ‘solo star’ in 2000. She co-wrote and co-produced the album with the involvement of notable artists, and producers such as Jermaine Dupri and The Neptunes. The album was released in 2003 under her fathers record label Music World Entertainment. It debuted at 49 on Billboard 200 and climbed to 23 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart. Knowles made vocal appearances through the early 2000s. She sang as lead for the Disney Channel show The Proud Family’s theme song. She was also featured on the soundtrack for the film Austin Powers in Goldmember.

 After releasing ‘Solo Star’, Solange began making multiple acting appearances, and following that took a career break. In 2008 she released her second album, ‘ Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams which charted at the top of Billboard’s Hot Dance Club Play chart. This album was viewed as being more R&B than her debut album, with 60s/70s influence to the sound.

In May 2013, Solange announced she  created her own record label – Saint Records where a platform and spotlight would be given to R&b/hip-hop artists who were not mainstream. In September 2016, Solange released her highly acclaimed album, ‘A Seat at the Table’, which became a number one album in the U.S & contained her Grammy award winning son ‘Cranes in the Sky’. In March 2019, Solange followed up A Seat at the Table with her most recent album, ‘When I get Home’. When I get home debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200 chart.