New Video: Beyonce “Formation”
February 6, 2016 @ 5:14 PM EST
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Bey’s back. Produced by Mike Will Made It, Queen Bey takes charge and slays on her new single available exclusively on Tidal.
Meanwhile down in the Big Easy, Bey proudly displays her southern roots in the supporting video. Say it loud, she’s black and she’s proud.
Beyonce is a national treasure
Facts. I don’t even listen to her like that but she deserves respect. She is a black icon
Not even close to a black icon. I am unsure why she continues to mention creole as she wants to appeal internationally to non black people. She appears to cater to black people but she wishes she was mixed.
Dope visuals and I like the message “Stop shooting us.”
Holy fuck Beyoncé dropped a banger with a sick vid too!!!!!
When was Drake’s release date again? I don’t care anymore lol
DOPE !!!
WOW TOTALLY CAUGHT OFF GUARD WITH THIS!!! NICE!!!
FK YO FEELINGS YOU FILTHY LIL BAMAS!!!
Where the haters at??? This shit is hard and I’m not even a fanatic for Bey like that! But she’s doing her as usual! She’s adapting with the times!
And all the Tidal doubters…kill yourself! LOL…These artist exclusives are working in their favor.
Megamind
Now she wanna be black now when says she’s Creole. Her vocal are shot. No growth, sound like RiRi songs, which are awful too. An to think u think kanye gonna be any different. Today’s music is in a category of it own. Garbage.
So you don’t think she’s black? I don’t think its a she wants to be black thing. She IS black. Clearly. Creole? Same thing, I got several creole women in my family and they all identify as black.
She made that statement, Her approach to this song seem gimmicky,This JMO. but the beat sound like everybody else, and her vocals ……The biggest star is just an entertainer. The visual are fine, but Adele is not as big as her and look at her numbers(physical sales) That’s because she understand the art and she has the vocal. (I’m not a fan of her either, but she’s talented and give her fans what they want) Real Music, No gimmicks.
Ok well I’m just saying if she say she black? I mean the mirror is telling her that too. Whatever Adele’s numbers is is fine. Beyonce could say fuck the numbers at this point. Anybody questioning if she’s “real”? I’m sure she could get on stage in the flesh live and demonstrate just how “real” her skills are… Her music is “real”. Its not like some fantasy shit that really doesn’t exist.
Music, u lost me there fam, I get u like her, but that’s not real music bro. Sure it will sell, but what kind of playback will it have 10yrs from now? None. She’s a great entertainer, she got u with the visual, could the song stand on it’s own, I doubt it. They never speak on black issues, but now she does. They always come back home when the demand decreases.
DAMN YOUR PANTIES IS IN A BUNCH TODAY LADY!!!
CALM DOWN MISS IT’S NOT THAT SERIOUS!!!
FK YO FEELINGS!!!
Yawn…….u need new material.
If its not “real music” then what is it? Imaginary music? In a MUSICALLY sense. Anybody that can not hear that Beyonce has an exceptional amount of talent, skill, uniqueness (that falsetto of hers is unique to not other singer before her) is delusional, crazy or just chooses not to see it. Anybody thinking that people won’t be still listening to Beyonce in a decade is also out of their damn mind. Can the song (Pretty Hurts) stand on its own? Of course. As far as speaking on black issues? Beyonce has done that on the past but she’s not Al Sharpton and she did speak on black issues in this song. She said she’s black, thats just a fact. She’s not trying to be black or a wannabe black person, she’s black period. Your talking about demand? Beyonce could say fuck demand, checl the scoreboard she already has came, saw and conquered already. The bottomline is ANY question or implications suggesting a lack of talent in Beyonce’s case? Is purely based on hate period. MUSICALLY, not even mentioning the looks or the dancing juts purely on musical and singing ability? Your talking about somebody that would destroy about 90% of every singer in probably the last 25 years. Thats insane.
OK, Marty u seem like a cool dude from my reading your comments, I never said she’s wack, Are u accepting music because it’s good or popular. She’s dumbing her music down, instead growing with her age. None of those songs has any playback value. Just popular. Music sales are down because of this reason, not downloading or streaming. the millions of music lovers will not accept anything u throw at them and will let u know by not buying it. Artist are being told what to create, instead of being creative but always have a few songs for your hardcore fanbase. This formula has work for yrs.
I’m I accepting music because its good or its popular? Lets keep in mind your talking about Beyonce, like bruh please do your googles on who the fuck your talking about. I’m not even a fan of hers but I know anybody questioning her skill level is ridiculous.
Go watch the video for Deja Vu and listen to the vocals, aside from the fact she’s dancing around like she has talent coming outta her ears. This is the person your talking about. Smh
Your talking about her music not growing with her age? She’s like 34 years old, she’s not an old lady yet. She been at this shit for 18 years so whatever kinda song you think she hasn’t made? Its a good chance she has.
You say none of those songs have play back value? So Halo, Single Ladies, Love On Top, Party don’t have play back value? I’d say if you honestly believe that then your a horrible judge of music. Its tens of millions of people around the world that would say you sound like your losing your mind. Now your saying music is down because the taste level in fans has grown so sophisticated that their refusing to buy? Your saying its NOT because of free downloads and streaming? That comment in itself demonstrates a bit of ignorance on your part.
My thing is to suggest that Beyonce of all people is lacking as an artist? Is just delusional imo. If anything Beyonce has an overflow abundance of talent not the lack there of.
Okay, no need to get personal. It’s cool to disagree. I stand by my view, u stand by yours.
I didn’t get personal but some comments made about Beyonce is ridiculous though. I watch FOX news where they call her filth and trash and a disgrace to america etc… She’s had people in the religious world refer to her as a demon, the anti christ and a whore etc… I’m not saying thats you but I’m saying imo 99.9% of the hate directed at her has nothing to do with her skills as a singer, its purely based in hatred because Beyonce is just that good. Again, this is coming from somebody who aint even a fan but some shit is just obvious.
I dont hate Beyonce but I am really looking at her destructive work. Her career is not helping black women. Its destructive.The blonde caucasian hair and the skin bleach.
You sound crazy. Again, Beyonce isn’t Al Sharpton.
Beyonce is a colorstruck, color conscious bad fake hair wearing terrible influence on black women artist. Beyonce wants to be ahite and uses her won black people. Creole whatever, thats a gimmick too.
The hate is strong with you I see. She was born black but thats a gimmick to you? Please stfu.
She talking about her momma and daddy on this song and you think somebody tole her what to do? Really? Who the hell can even tell Beyonce what to do at this point? She would look at them like please be quiet and go find out who your talking to first.
10 year from the people who grew on this will play it back cause it will there old and bring back memories to them, this real music talk is so BS….. lot song 80’s and 90’s that they say would have no play still play as old school jam. it okay to change style and reinvent one self, you can’t be the same your whole career
Only songs with instruments stand the test of time. It’s call talent. Technology driven song can’t because it lacks talent and Soul. Pop, Rock, and even country uses instruments. Their music still sales, Catalogs still sale. Never heard anybody say 90 or 80 didn’t have playback value, YouTube full of it.
Only songs with instruments stand the test of time? So basically the entire Hip Hop culture being around 40 years doesn’t count? Hip Hop culture is a technology driven music, its foundation sits on break beats and samples not actual instrumentation so you don’t think Hip Hop music has stood the test of time already?
Aside for that, again your talking about Beyonce is if she’s like some unknown singer with terrible music. You sound crazy.
Especially hip hop, except for a few from the 80′ and 90’s. a few in the 2000’s very few.
You sound crazy. If you don’t think at this point that Hip Hop music will stand the test of time even though its the most influential music ever to grace the planet then you lost your mind.
Social media will keep it relevant, but the decline is already here.
Decline? Yeah ok but even if that was so thats after 18 years and her just performing at the Super Bowl yesterday so I guess her decline must start just now. Smh
Oh on 2nd thought she’s going back on tour again, which her last one was one of her most successful bringing in hundreds of millions of dollars in which she sings for hours a bunch of songs her fans will love for the rest of their lives.
People struggling to go platinum. Gold. Label holding people hostage. U missing the signs.
Yes people are struggling to go platinum. The fact that every year that downloading free music has been an option sells have gone down and you haven’t mad the connection between low sales and free music on the internet is a bit stupid.
All music that sell is pop driven. It’s cause Our people won’t accept just anything u throw out there, but the pop crowd will. they want to fit in. then artists start to cater to that crowd. When they done with u Formation comes out.
I think its safe to say black people like Beyonce too and I highly doubt its because they heard somebody in the media say they should like it. Chances are they been fucking with Beyonce for a good ten years now. Now if Beyonce was a wack artist? Then I could see your point but somebody at the caliber of artist as Beyonce? For you to reach for other shit instead seeing the obvious extreme level of talent she’s clearly demonstrating? Its time to get your eyes and ears checked cause your losing your senses. Again Beyonce has had tens of millions of fans for almost two decades. She has performed thousands of times, released a ton of songs and has and unparalleled amount of talent all together. To not see that would be like stepping outside in the summer and not being able to find the sun in board daylight.
U would be surprise, this not my opinion alone.
Yeah there’s a few country ass corny white people in middle america that agree with you but even they would be like, she is talented though…
Blacks too. Scale of 1 to 10, give her a 7 and a half. out of 10. This talent alone, not the accolades and gimmicks.
So she gets a 7 and a half outta ten on the talent scale but you still running your mouth? Like I said without the talent she would’ve have too many accolades and you can’t lean on a gimmick and produce the talent of Beyonce. If you think you can then you go find a singer and make her the next Beyonce. I’ll wait…
Honestly, 5 out 10. That’s not talent, that’s media manipulation.
Ok sure. So I guess at a live show with people looking at her, I guess the media has to come out and tell them their looking at talent for their eyes and ears to register what their seeing? Smh
Social media will keep it relevant? Hip Hop was here before social media and will likely be here long after people stopping giving a fuck about Twitter. Your leaving a bunch of comments on a Hip Hop blog talking shit at that… Smh
Do you like Hip Hop? Yeah, I thought so. Apparently its good enough to catch your attention.
I have everything from the 80’s to the latter part of the 90’s, Also have music from 70’s 80, and 90’s R&B/Soul and FUNK. Even the wack songs from that era has better songs than the 2000.
Hip Hop been around 40 years, anybody making “stand the test of times” argument in regards to Hip Hop (or Beyonce) is delusional. Its somebody right now listening to Illmatic so please.
On top of that you believe the decline came from people all of a sudden just deciding not to support the music even when the overwhelming evidence is clear that music is being downloaded tens of millions of times per year.
That’s not the problem, the music can’t reach the streets. Physical sales still plays a viable part in music. Bootlegging/Downloading same thing, never going anywhere. All the music not bad, I’ll say 75% of it is, excluding the underground group/artist. People accepting mediocre instead, making an artist earn your money.
Like I said, you believe that all of a sudden people turned so musically sophisticated that started judging music on instrumentation and replay value and thus were so dissatisfied they stopped supporting… I think they probably got internet access and see the free download button so they press it. Bootlegging music somewhere in the streets was never as easy or as widespread as just pressing a button on a computer and getting the music in less then 5 seconds.
99.9% of music historians would probably agree that Beyonce will go down as one of the greatest artists (singers, dancers, performers) of all time. Even ones that hate her. The talent just can not be denied even by a blind person.
Media driven theories never pans out. She will be known for stats and visuals only. Not her body of work. Especially her vocals.
Its not a theory. Google Beyonce and you’ll see its very real. If Beyonce didn’t have bodies of work thats she’s known for she wouldn’t have a career at all in music. There is a high level of denial, intellectual dishonesty or ignorance going on with you thats ridiculous.
Google is media driven too, she bring traffic , so no media will discredit her til she fizzle out. U keep showing me stats, but u never mention her abilities. Why now she so political, Kendrick/J Cole, that why, their not the best, but u know it’s authentic.
Its not just media driven. Its people that actually think she’s talented that don’t work for the media. The media just discredited her for her half time performance. They said she’s a hateful person that needs to learn to be wholesome and that her performance disrespected america because she’s attacking police by dressing like a black Panther at the Super Bowl and saying “lets get in formation” in her song… I never mention her abilities? My comments were specifically about her abilities so wtf are you talking about?
So Beyonce been around almost 20 years and she has tens of millions of fans that support her music and you don’t think she got the talent to show evidence of why that is? Like I said your losing your mind.
Wonder how many are those her people. Pop fans.
Probably a few million genius, thats not hard to figure out.
U really think so. i doubt it. U know who purchase her music.
I’ve been typing this entire conversation on a laptop, butt naked, riding an ostrich.
Always use laptop, phones have to many pop on.
Did I mention that I hate white people and complain about “white privilege” every chance that I get? I usually spend most of my day posting random black power propaganda on rap sites and then pat myself on the back as if its making a difference. Pretty cool, right? There’s really no use arguing with me because I’m one of those know-it-alls who never lets you get a word in. Just a heads up. Have a nice day and always remember, kill whitey!
Respect.
Yes dude. Like please go see the kinda tours and crowds she’s been bringing in the last few years… You sound like your insane. Beyonce has probably performed in front of 50 million black people at this point in career that were going crazy in the crowd to her music. Again you talking like Beyonce is a struggle artist singing in subway stations and not one of the greatest artists of all time. Which most people who have studied the history of music would unanimously agree is without question when it comes to Beyonce.
I doubt that, our people not gonna pay $100.00 let alone the ridiculous price she charge for her last tour.
Our people aint gonna pay $100.00? Clearly you don’t know too many of our people.
Sure I do, They only tour in certain states where the wealth is decent, low income state, they don’t come too, cause those tickets won’t sales. so they run across seas.
Even thats a dumb comment because all states have black people that got a hundred dollars. Ask I black person if they would pay a hundred dollars for something they want? The answer shits all over your dumb comment. Aside from the fact your leaving out the millions of black people that spend that kinda money every week on sports events, clubbing, other forms of entertainment like its nothing. On top of that your leaving out that people have these things called cars which means if they wanted to go see Beyonce in another state that wouldn’t be an issue. Again you sound like your losing your mind.
LOL, She’s not worth a hundred dollars, even if they gave a rebate.
Ok well go google how much she’s worth and I bet its more then a hundred dollars.
Let me rephrase, her ticket are overpriced, her shows are overrated. not worth a &100 buck, let alone the $200+ she charge for her last tour. only pop fans would be that crazy to pay that.
Like I said, its hate the drives people like you to make considerably stupid comments, nothing more.
I don’t hate her, but she’s phony as a 3 dollar bill.
Oh no you hate her, you just ignorant of just how much you do. Like I said its not a lack of talent that drives the hate she gets. Its her being black and having the nerve to be proud of it and having the talent that people like you have a deep seeded problem with. When she gives the middle finger you know its directed at you and that also makes you mad.
I don’t hate her.
Anybody suggesting Beyonce is lacking in talent or after 18 years is still making “stand the test of time” arguments or is suggesting that the media is the reason people like her music as if their can’t clearly see and hear for themselves? Is either extremely delusional or stupid. Especially considering that there is no artists that can do what she can do at her level or better other then Michael Jackson, Prince, James Brown or Maybe a young Tina Turner. 99% of every other artist in the history of music would pretty much be destroyed by Beyonce in terms of a total package artist and performer… Now I realize that many would disagree with this statement but anybody who really studies this music shit would say I have a point. Thats an extreme almost unparalleled amount of talent and she could keep going for another 18 years…
LOL.
Who’s counting really? I’m just glad that I’ve got my herpes under control.
I’m hoping u kidding, but that good news if it’s true. Janet Jackson control album is 30 yrs old. I can pop it in an let it play all the way through, no skips. She’s not a vocalist, but she use her voice to it;s strength and never waver from that. She even pull off slow songs which is hard to do. That’s an Artists that gonna be remember for her talent, not taking off her clothes and being rich. None of her album sound the same, no features, she grew each album. A complete Artist.
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@disqus_1AR2XKLn22:disqus the haters are defintely out in full force. I’m reading this comments suggesting she has no talent and is now only claiming to be black. Is this really the best yall can come up with? Like really? She (or anyone else) put her race was in question before this? And talent? Just stop.
I guess she wasn’t black when she Marched for Trayvon, donated to Black Lives Matter, or fundraised for Barack Obama either. Ha!
They don’t hear you though!
Megamind
This was basically because saying “I love my blackness N yours” like deray.
Beyonce*
Can’t even lie – the exclusivity of content is making Tidal somewhat of a commodity. this make jayz a visionary. Respect!
This video is SO POWERFUL. Damn… I don’t even really listen to B like dat…
Pure Garbage, the visual is ok.
DO YOU FEEL BETTER ABOUT YA SELF NOW BAMA?
FK YO FEELINGS YOU SPINELESS LIL JELLYFISH!!!!!!
The local troll, what up? U can’t do the same thing u did last year, Sh*t get old, step your came up.
Smh Poor Rhianna, she continues to stay on at Jay’s label, knowing full well his wife is pulling the strings where her musical career is concerned. For instance, Rhianna released a brand new album last week, not to the mainstream public, but on Tidal. jay’s music streaming website, Lol not much buzz going around either, Now the question is this, would Jay have released Beyoncé’s album exclusively on Tidal? I say no, because , not a lot of people visiting Tidal and not a lot of people willing to pay a monthly fee in order to visit Tidal. Problems for Rhianna if she wants to continue making music. Her best bet is to leave, like that bitch Rita Oral. Funny how every time someone releases some music, here comes Beyoncé releasing something too. What’s that about.
Steel sharpens steel pull down your skirt and make better music!
Fagg
DAMN YOUR ONE GOSSIPING ASS LIL BAMA!!! DAMN YO MOUTH RUN LIKE A OLD LADY!!! I BET ALL YOU DO IS SPREAD RUMORS AROUND YOUR PEOPLE!!! STFU!!! FK YO FEELINGS!!!
I know you celebrating the Denver Broncos victory esco…
I feel sorry for Rihanna too, first her Samsung album release got outshined by Wiz/Kanye beef, then Drake/Meek Mill beef now her album release party news gets outshined by the Formation hashtag.
Rihanna is one of the highest selling female artists of all time. She sold like 200 million records. Thats nothing to feel sorry for her about. Gone
You right my nigga.
Beyonces Formation song is Trash, ghetto trash. Its just a gimmick to appeal to mindless black people.
Maybe mindless to you, but I like how Beyonce says that she like her man with Jackson 5 nostrils and her baby’s hair with a afro. I also like how she has Black Moors, black beauty shop owners, and BlackLivesMatter and Katrina references in the video.
And my aunts and grandmothers ALWAYS had #Hotsauce in their purses, just in case a restaurant’s food was too bland, lolol. I’m not a Beyonce fan but I love the black pride messages in this song and video.
ALWAYS GOSSIPING!!! FK YO FEELINGS!!!
Rhianna is 100 percent more talented than Beyonce. Rhianna has better songs and presence.
I’m not taking nothing away from Rihanna but I have to disagree.
Myla cut it out…lol
You sound mad catty playboy. How about we stop drinking that Kool Aid you’ve been fed that only one black woman can shine at a time in a particular field at one time. I mean damn, that’s only a thing people pull with sistesr. (Notice the top female emcees have almost never worked with each other). Kendrick and Drake can be big at the same time. Lebron and Kobe were big at the same time. But every time it’s a sister someone has to “create beef.” News Flash, Rihanna is poppin and is platinum #certifed. Her and B have shined for the same time for a LONG time now. Why don’t you clap for em both instead of tearing one down to build the other up.
…and pardon the typos lol
If you can’t just enjoy this empowerment then you obviously hate yourself. Tidal is doing just fine. Rihanna is just fine. That’s why they’re giving music away for free. They don’t need the money and y’all broke asses ain’t gon buy it anyway so shut the fuck up. Y’all sound mad thirsty tryna shine on powerful black figures. We don’t have many left. If only y’all hated on non PoC as much as you hate your own race. Fuck outta here.
Soooooooo….Jay Z ain’t coming back with no new music? If he was smart, he’d drop an album on Tidal.
Probably working on it as we speak. Dropping by surprise is the name of the game nowadays…
I hope so.
This was DOPE… #QueenBey
Damn, I don’t listen to female singers.
OMG BEYONCE
FIX YA FACE!!! FK YO FEELINGS!!!
That fool lying lmao
Your face looks worse…
FIX YA FACE TROLL
KILL YA SELF BAMA THE WORLD WILL BE A BETTER PLACE WITHOUT YOU!!!
FK YO FEELINGS!!!
ur mama loves trannys
WOW MY FEELINGS IS REALLY HURT!!!! LAME… WHO WROTE THAT FOR YOU YOUR LIL BROTHER? FOH BAMA BEFORE I SMACKED YO MAMA’S TITTY MILK OFF YA LIPS!!! FK YO FEELINGS!!!!
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I THOUGHT SO YOU FKN GAY COWBOY!!! NOW STAY OFF MY COMMENTS!!!
FK YO FEELINGS!!!
LOL YOU STARTED IT BAMA
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Why not just embrace this as a positive they credited the real director of the doc. Why do black people do this dumb shit? Who cares if she used some footage I’m from New Orleans and haven’t even heard about the doc until this video.
I like the fact this dropped in black history month very fitting!.
In 2 years BEATS APPLE will BUY TIDAL for 500 MILLION!!! In 5 years BEATS APPLE will CONTROL ALL MUSIC!!! MARK MY WORKS!!!
Why the fuck would they buy something they already have? You’re stupid.
boring
I am astonished to see so many guys on a Hip Hop site love this shit. It legitimately sounds like Sway Lee wrote it (and he did).
This doesn’t sound that hot to me, I don’t care what anybody says, Beyonce needs to give up on trying to be Rihanna and attempt to be more like Alicia Keys. That’s my two cents.
song wack, but I like the message behind it. bout time she used her platform for something real. the visual was dope af tho