The album offers 14 songs and 17 videos and features her husband Jay Z, daughter Blue Ivy as well as Drake and Frank Ocean.
The singer explained the reason behind releasing the album without announcing it first.
"I wanted people to hear the songs with the story that's in my head , the vision in my brains is what I wanted people to experience for the first time," she said in a statement.
"There's so much that gets between the music, the artist and the fans. I felt like I didn't want anybody to give the message when my record is coming out. I just want this to come out when it's ready and from me to my fans," she said.