

In the song “Heated,” the singer includes the lyric “Sp*zzin’ on that a**, sp*z on that a**,” with the word “sp*z” being viewed by the disabled community as an ableist slur. “Renaissance” Draws Further Controversy For Use Of Ableist Slur RENAISSANCE by Beyoncé has now surpassed 100 MILLION streams on Spotify. Her new album “Renaissance,” while already wildly successful with over 100 million streams on Spotify, has been controversial for other reasons beyond the interpolations. expressed her gratitude for Beyoncé’s use of the song, saying she was “honored” and “excited” according to Variety.

In June, she removed two credits from the album’s first single “Break My Soul.” The track included parts of the Robin S.’s 1992 dance hit “Show Me Love,” co-authored by Allen George and Fred McFarlane.ĭays later, their credits were re-added to the track. This is not the first time Beyoncé has had issues with song crediting. Not The First Time Beyoncé Has Had Issues With Song Crediting Kelis added that is should have been “human decency” for Beyoncé to inform her beforehand that she intended on interpolating parts of the song. It isn’t from her song “Get Along With You” like the internet keeps saying #beyonce #energy #renaissance #kelis #milkshake #getalongwithyou #music #sample #samples #sampled Nothing is ever as it seems, some of the people in this business have no soul or integrity and they have everyone fooled.” is the sample (interpolation) in Beyonce “Energy” off her album ‘Renaissance’ that uses Kelis “Milkshake” produced by Pharrell Williams & Chad Hugo.

My mind is blown too because the level of disrespect and utter ignorance of all 3 parties involved is astounding… I heard about this the same way everyone else did. The R&B singer took to Instagram last week on the album’s release date, claiming she was not informed the song would be interpolated and called her use of the 2003 hit song “theft.” Kelis Calls Beyoncé’s Interpolation Of Her 2003 Hit Song “Theft”
