https://www.instagram.com/p/CSYUEoZrYPY/?utm_medium=copy_link
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSZPK9HLYVV/
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a37039502/beyonce-evolution-interview-2021/?utm_campaign=likeshopme&src=dashhudson&utm_medium=instagram&utm_source=dash%20hudson&utm_content=www.instagram.com/p/CSZPS6vr5cW/
QuoteThe first decade of my life was dedicated to dreaming. Because I was an introvert, I didn't speak very much as a child. I spent a lot of time in my head building my imagination. I am now grateful for those shy years of silence. Being shy taught me empathy and gave me the ability to connect and relate to people. I'm no longer shy, but I'm not sure I would dream as big as I dream today if it were not for those awkward years in my head.
I was competing in dance and singing competitions at age seven. When I was on the stage, I felt safe. I was often the only Black girl, and it was then that I started to realize I had to dance and sing twice as hard. I had to have stage presence, wit, and charm if I wanted to win. I started taking voice lessons from an opera singer at nine. By 10 I had already recorded at least 50 or 60 songs in the recording studio. This was before Pro Tools, when you recorded to tape.
I had my first vocal injury at 13 from singing in the studio for too many hours. We had just gotten our first record deal, and I was afraid I had developed nodules and destroyed my voice and that my career could be over. The doctors put me on vocal rest all summer and I was silent once again.
My teenage years were about the grind. I grew up hearing this particular scripture from James 2:17, "Faith without work is dead." Vision and intention weren't enough; I had to put in the work. I committed to always being a student and always being open to growth. No one in my school knew that I could sing because I barely spoke. My energy went into Destiny's Child and the dream of us getting a record deal and becoming musicians. If something wasn't helping me reach my goal, I decided to invest no time in it. I didn't feel like I had time to "kiki" or hang out. I sacrificed a lot of things and ran from any possible distraction. I felt as a young Black woman that I couldn't mess up. I felt the pressure from the outside and their eyes watching for me to trip or fail. I couldn't let my family down after all the sacrifices they made for me and the girls. That meant I was the most careful, professional teenager and I grew up fast. I wanted to break all of the stereotypes of the Black superstar, whether falling victim to drugs or alcohol or the absurd misconception that Black women were angry. I knew I was given this amazing opportunity and felt like I had one shot. I refused to mess it up, but I had to give up a lot.
QuoteWe live in a world with few boundaries and a lot of access. There are so many internet therapists, comment critics, and experts with no expertise. Our reality can be warped because it's based on a personalized algorithm. It shows us whatever truths we are searching for, and that's dangerous. We can create our own false reality when we're not fed a balance of what's truly going on in the world. It's easy to forget that there's still so much to discover outside of our phones. I'm grateful I have the ability to choose what I want to share. One day I decided I wanted to be like Sade and Prince. I wanted the focus to be on my music, because if my art isn't strong enough or meaningful enough to keep people interested and inspired, then I'm in the wrong business. My music, my films, my art, my message—that should be enough.
Throughout my career, I've been intentional about setting boundaries between my stage persona and my personal life. My family and friends often forget the side of me that is the beast in stilettos until they are watching me perform. It can be easy to lose yourself very quickly in this industry. It takes your spirit and light, then spits you out. I've seen it countless times, not only with celebrities but also producers, directors, executives, etc. It's not for everyone. Before I started, I decided that I'd only pursue this career if my self-worth was dependent on more than celebrity success. I've surrounded myself with honest people who I admire, who have their own lives and dreams and are not dependent on me. People I can grow and learn from and vice versa. In this business, so much of your life does not belong to you unless you fight for it. I've fought to protect my sanity and my privacy because the quality of my life depended on it. A lot of who I am is reserved for the people I love and trust. Those who don't know me and have never met me might interpret that as being closed off. Trust, the reason those folks don't see certain things about me is because my Virgo ass does not want them to see it....It's not because it doesn't exist!
QuoteMy mother has always been my Queen and still is. She has always been so strong and is filled with humanity. She worked 18 hours a day with calloused hands and swollen feet. No matter how tired she was, she was always professional, loving, and nurturing. I try to handle my work and run my company in the same way.
My father constantly encouraged me to write my own songs and create my own vision. He is the reason I wrote and produced at such a young age. I remember when I started hearing people criticize me after I had put on some weight. I was 19. None of the sample clothes fit me. I was feeling a bit insecure from hearing some of the comments, and I woke up one day and refused to feel sorry for myself, so I wrote "Bootylicious." It was the beginning of me using whatever life handed me and turning it into something empowering to other women and men who were struggling with the same thing.
QuoteMy closest friends are brilliant women who run companies, are entrepreneurs, mothers, wives, and close family. Kelly [Rowland] and Michelle [Williams] are still my best friends. I gravitate toward strong, grounded women like my incredible sister, Solange. She is full of wisdom, and she is the dopest person I know.
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During quarantine, I went from overindulgences to creating positive rituals drawing from past generations and putting my own spin on things. I discovered CBD on my last tour, and I've experienced its benefits for soreness and inflammation. It helped with my restless nights and the agitation that comes from not being able to fall asleep. I found healing properties in honey that benefit me and my children. And now I'm building a hemp and a honey farm. I've even got hives on my roof! And I'm so happy that my daughters will have the example of those rituals from me. One of my most satisfying moments as a mom is when I found Blue one day soaking in the bath with her eyes closed, using blends I created and taking time for herself to decompress and be at peace. I have so much to share...and there's more to come soon!
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Ate!!!
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Megan was made for this collab
*patiently waits*
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I'm worried about the gorls safety as well
Is she ok
Quote from: black boy magic ✨ on August 06, 2021, 12:45:19 PM
I'm worried about the gorls safety as well
Is she ok
This ain't the Brit thread, scram.
love Bey, but this aint it chief
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love Bey, but this aint it chief
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Quote from: Planet Her on August 06, 2021, 10:51:49 AM
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Ate!!!
Nnnnnn this reminds me of that Ciara pic with her pants ripped
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Ate!!!
Nnnnnn this reminds me of that Ciara pic with her pants ripped
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I see I'm gonna hafta stab a few bitches before the day is over. Lonz is first, any others?
:unbothered:
Quote from: Planet Her on August 06, 2021, 01:51:32 PM
I see I'm gonna hafta a few bitches before the day is over. Lonz is first, any others?
:unbothered:
I'm safe because there's literally no verb there
Quote from: L0NZ. on August 06, 2021, 01:52:44 PM
Quote from: Planet Her on August 06, 2021, 01:51:32 PM
I see I'm gonna hafta a few bitches before the day is over. Lonz is first, any others?
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I'm safe be...
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the gorls are callin a spade a got damn spade in dis bitch
no fake stanning allowed
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Quote from: Planet Her on August 06, 2021, 01:51:32 PM
I see I'm gonna hafta a few bitches before the day is over. Lonz is first, any others?
:unbothered:
I'm safe because there's literally no verb there
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djhfdjfdh bitch
is it a homage?
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Quote from: L0NZ. on August 06, 2021, 01:52:44 PM
Quote from: Planet Her on August 06, 2021, 01:51:32 PM
I see I'm gonna hafta a few bitches before the day is over. Lonz is first, any others?
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I'm safe because there's literally no verb there
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You gonna sit here and laugh right in front of my face, Oph? :uhh:
Jddjdjdjjd Yh these ain't it but OMGGGGGG THAT FIRST PIC
The Queen of TACKY
Is it in the name "Giselle?"
this BBL is crute on her
Mxxmxmxn it's got to be dndndndj
its a BBL nd shes usin' face tech in tha fire scene cause her old face dnt give tht no more
oh nd shes goin to jail
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These elaborate lies in your mind :unsure:
Snoh booked Flea here
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Quote from: Planet Her on August 06, 2021, 10:51:49 AM
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Ate!!!
Nnnnnn this reminds me of that Ciara pic with her pants ripped
Beysus did it again!
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Amazing promo
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSYUEoZrYPY/?utm_medium=copy_link
Quote from: Young on August 10, 2021, 12:11:02 AM
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Love the first picture
Hire some models bby
These clothes are ugly.
Quote from: L0NZ. on August 10, 2021, 01:55:35 AM
Hire some models bby
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loooooove quee but these aren't tf IT :uhh:
Oh wai
She's kinda giving me Mary here
Quote from: Young on August 06, 2021, 10:49:32 AM
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this HAIR, is it 2011 ?! :plzstop:
she looks amazing wtf
Quote from: YTManzWhore on August 06, 2021, 11:10:27 AM
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After 24 years the girls still ain't safe
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Are we looking at the same pics?
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Quote from: YTManzWhore on August 06, 2021, 11:10:27 AM
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Are we looking at the same pics?
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blonde bey is here, the album must be close :plzstop:
Quote from: Gilgamesh. on August 10, 2021, 07:53:33 AM
Quote from: YTManzWhore on August 06, 2021, 11:10:27 AM
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Are we looking at the same pics?
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im sorry but YEA
quee AIN'T giving in these
Quote from: Gilgamesh. on August 10, 2021, 07:53:33 AM
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Are we looking at the same pics?
Ion know, come here and let me check your eyes for u
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After 24 years the girls still ain't safe
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Are we looking at the same pics?
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Quote from: Young on August 10, 2021, 12:11:02 AM
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She fucking ate!
Quote from: Planet Her on August 10, 2021, 08:45:12 AM
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She fucking ate!
ATE.
everyone else seems to use except bsource lolz
Quote from: Gilgamesh. on August 10, 2021, 07:53:33 AM
Quote from: YTManzWhore on August 06, 2021, 11:10:27 AM
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After 24 years the girls still ain't safe
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Are we looking at the same pics?
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Quote from: plastic on August 10, 2021, 08:46:57 AM
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She fucking ate!
ATE.
everyone else seems to use except bsource lolz
Not to be trusted. A bunch of hating-ass FAGGOTS.
Quote from: Trey on August 10, 2021, 08:54:52 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh. on August 10, 2021, 07:53:33 AM
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After 24 years the girls still ain't safe
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Are we looking at the same pics?
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Shouldn't you be trying to break IUDney free from the asylum?
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSZPK9HLYVV/
bitch this hair djdjdbbddbbbdbxbxb
blonde bey just hits differently
Quote from: Planet Her on August 10, 2021, 09:12:17 AM
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looks like there's an interview too
Quote from: plastic on August 10, 2021, 09:23:21 AM
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now see here
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article: https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a37039502/beyonce-evolution-interview-2021/?utm_campaign=likeshopme&src=dashhudson&utm_medium=instagram&utm_source=dash%20hudson&utm_content=www.instagram.com/p/CSZPS6vr5cW/
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Yh these looks are last decade djdjdj
She would've shat with these before 2012
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There are my fav
I love her hair in the first pic :flamebroiled: :stressed:
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There are my fav
I love her hair in the first pic :flamebroiled: :stressed:
YES, this hair is everything :plzstop:
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Mystery!
I don't think anybody gives a fuck anymore. :dead:
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After 24 years the girls still ain't safe
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Are we looking at the same pics?
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've just...never seen a Bey photshoot and the first thing I thought as "damn she looks old". She looks a solid 43 here.
AMAZING interview. i love her
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This was everything
I love her
She's so grounded, humble and wise
Queen in every sense of the word :stressed:
QuoteOkay, we've waited long enough to ask...when can we expect new music?
With all the isolation and injustice over the past year, I think we are all ready to escape, travel, love, and laugh again. I feel a renaissance emerging, and I want to be part of nurturing that escape in any way possible. I've been in the studio for a year and a half. Sometimes it takes a year for me to personally search through thousands of sounds to find just the right kick or snare. One chorus can have up to 200 stacked harmonies. Still, there's nothing like the amount of love, passion, and healing that I feel in the recording studio. After 31 years, it feels just as exciting as it did when I was nine years old. Yes, the music is coming!
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The interview is really good
Quote from: Trey on August 10, 2021, 09:40:22 AM
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Lash is Queens!
:oof:
This was such a good read yawl
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a37039502/beyonce-evolution-interview-2021/?utm_campaign=likeshopme&src=dashhudson&utm_medium=instagram&utm_source=dash%20hudson&utm_content=www.instagram.com/p/CSZPS6vr5cW/
QuoteThe first decade of my life was dedicated to dreaming. Because I was an introvert, I didn't speak very much as a child. I spent a lot of time in my head building my imagination. I am now grateful for those shy years of silence. Being shy taught me empathy and gave me the ability to connect and relate to people. I'm no longer shy, but I'm not sure I would dream as big as I dream today if it were not for those awkward years in my head.
I was competing in dance and singing competitions at age seven. When I was on the stage, I felt safe. I was often the only Black girl, and it was then that I started to realize I had to dance and sing twice as hard. I had to have stage presence, wit, and charm if I wanted to win. I started taking voice lessons from an opera singer at nine. By 10 I had already recorded at least 50 or 60 songs in the recording studio. This was before Pro Tools, when you recorded to tape.
I had my first vocal injury at 13 from singing in the studio for too many hours. We had just gotten our first record deal, and I was afraid I had developed nodules and destroyed my voice and that my career could be over. The doctors put me on vocal rest all summer and I was silent once again.
My teenage years were about the grind. I grew up hearing this particular scripture from James 2:17, "Faith without work is dead." Vision and intention weren't enough; I had to put in the work. I committed to always being a student and always being open to growth. No one in my school knew that I could sing because I barely spoke. My energy went into Destiny's Child and the dream of us getting a record deal and becoming musicians. If something wasn't helping me reach my goal, I decided to invest no time in it. I didn't feel like I had time to "kiki" or hang out. I sacrificed a lot of things and ran from any possible distraction. I felt as a young Black woman that I couldn't mess up. I felt the pressure from the outside and their eyes watching for me to trip or fail. I couldn't let my family down after all the sacrifices they made for me and the girls. That meant I was the most careful, professional teenager and I grew up fast. I wanted to break all of the stereotypes of the Black superstar, whether falling victim to drugs or alcohol or the absurd misconception that Black women were angry. I knew I was given this amazing opportunity and felt like I had one shot. I refused to mess it up, but I had to give up a lot.
QuoteWe live in a world with few boundaries and a lot of access. There are so many internet therapists, comment critics, and experts with no expertise. Our reality can be warped because it's based on a personalized algorithm. It shows us whatever truths we are searching for, and that's dangerous. We can create our own false reality when we're not fed a balance of what's truly going on in the world. It's easy to forget that there's still so much to discover outside of our phones. I'm grateful I have the ability to choose what I want to share. One day I decided I wanted to be like Sade and Prince. I wanted the focus to be on my music, because if my art isn't strong enough or meaningful enough to keep people interested and inspired, then I'm in the wrong business. My music, my films, my art, my message—that should be enough.
Throughout my career, I've been intentional about setting boundaries between my stage persona and my personal life. My family and friends often forget the side of me that is the beast in stilettos until they are watching me perform. It can be easy to lose yourself very quickly in this industry. It takes your spirit and light, then spits you out. I've seen it countless times, not only with celebrities but also producers, directors, executives, etc. It's not for everyone. Before I started, I decided that I'd only pursue this career if my self-worth was dependent on more than celebrity success. I've surrounded myself with honest people who I admire, who have their own lives and dreams and are not dependent on me. People I can grow and learn from and vice versa. In this business, so much of your life does not belong to you unless you fight for it. I've fought to protect my sanity and my privacy because the quality of my life depended on it. A lot of who I am is reserved for the people I love and trust. Those who don't know me and have never met me might interpret that as being closed off. Trust, the reason those folks don't see certain things about me is because my Virgo ass does not want them to see it....It's not because it doesn't exist!
QuoteMy mother has always been my Queen and still is. She has always been so strong and is filled with humanity. She worked 18 hours a day with calloused hands and swollen feet. No matter how tired she was, she was always professional, loving, and nurturing. I try to handle my work and run my company in the same way.
My father constantly encouraged me to write my own songs and create my own vision. He is the reason I wrote and produced at such a young age. I remember when I started hearing people criticize me after I had put on some weight. I was 19. None of the sample clothes fit me. I was feeling a bit insecure from hearing some of the comments, and I woke up one day and refused to feel sorry for myself, so I wrote "Bootylicious." It was the beginning of me using whatever life handed me and turning it into something empowering to other women and men who were struggling with the same thing.
QuoteMy closest friends are brilliant women who run companies, are entrepreneurs, mothers, wives, and close family. Kelly [Rowland] and Michelle [Williams] are still my best friends. I gravitate toward strong, grounded women like my incredible sister, Solange. She is full of wisdom, and she is the dopest person I know.
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During quarantine, I went from overindulgences to creating positive rituals drawing from past generations and putting my own spin on things. I discovered CBD on my last tour, and I've experienced its benefits for soreness and inflammation. It helped with my restless nights and the agitation that comes from not being able to fall asleep. I found healing properties in honey that benefit me and my children. And now I'm building a hemp and a honey farm. I've even got hives on my roof! And I'm so happy that my daughters will have the example of those rituals from me. One of my most satisfying moments as a mom is when I found Blue one day soaking in the bath with her eyes closed, using blends I created and taking time for herself to decompress and be at peace. I have so much to share...and there's more to come soon!
QuoteWith all the isolation and injustice over the past year, I think we are all ready to escape, travel, love, and laugh again. I feel a renaissance emerging, and I want to be part of nurturing that escape in any way possible. I've been in the studio for a year and a half. Sometimes it takes a year for me to personally search through thousands of sounds to find just the right kick or snare. One chorus can have up to 200 stacked harmonies. Still, there's nothing like the amount of love, passion, and healing that I feel in the recording studio. After 31 years, it feels just as exciting as it did when I was nine years old. Yes, the music is coming!
i can't WAIT :plzstop:
sounds like we're getting FUN music again, no more of that woke african mess
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Quote from: YTManzWhore on August 06, 2021, 11:10:27 AM
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After 24 years the girls still ain't safe
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Are we looking at the same pics?
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've just...never seen a Bey photshoot and the first thing I thought as "damn she looks old". She looks a solid 43 here.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSZUXtqLQ8T/?utm_medium=copy_link
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Giving me very..... Karen Huger
:omgwatshappening:
She said she woke up one day and decided she wanted to be like Price and Sade. Letting the music speak for itself and not sharing too much..
no shade I hope the music stays consistently better
Prince*
what is britney giving
Quote from: Planet Her on August 10, 2021, 09:12:17 AM
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSZPK9HLYVV/
This one is horrible
I think this will be one of her best albums ever :stressed:
between Bey, Rih and Mons Im about to be swimming in new music from my fav Queens :gorlonfire:
They all comin
Quote from: Young on August 10, 2021, 10:18:05 AM
I think this will be one of her best albums ever :stressed:
!!!!!
queen says she feels a renaissance emerging :plzstop:
and only the first picture
Quote from: plastic on August 10, 2021, 09:23:21 AM
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wait
these are lovely
Quote from: plastic on August 10, 2021, 10:19:23 AM
Quote from: Young on August 10, 2021, 10:18:05 AM
I think this will be one of her best albums ever :stressed:
!!!!!
queen says she feels a renaissance emerging :plzstop:
:loose2when: :loose2when: :loose2when:
Quote from: DopeSoul. on August 10, 2021, 09:39:32 AM
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this reminds of that one Jans pic
this decade comin' up >>> this last shitty one
started off wit shitty EDM filled witta buncha MESS
Bey was one of tha ONLY gorls givin' quality musique from 2010 nd onward
so glad LNX, BEY & few others are hea to create new ICONIC times
Quote from: Trey on August 10, 2021, 09:40:22 AM
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Mystery!
I don't think anybody gives a fuck anymore. :dead:
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thank god you don't get paid for thinking hun
:nowgorl:
Quote from: plastic on August 10, 2021, 10:05:13 AM
QuoteWith all the isolation and injustice over the past year, I think we are all ready to escape, travel, love, and laugh again. I feel a renaissance emerging, and I want to be part of nurturing that escape in any way possible. I've been in the studio for a year and a half. Sometimes it takes a year for me to personally search through thousands of sounds to find just the right kick or snare. One chorus can have up to 200 stacked harmonies. Still, there's nothing like the amount of love, passion, and healing that I feel in the recording studio. After 31 years, it feels just as exciting as it did when I was nine years old. Yes, the music is coming!
i can't WAIT :plzstop:
sounds like we're getting FUN music again, no more of that woke african mess
:gorlonfire:
The new era will be magical. BIK was just a taste
:thatssowendy:
i actually miss pop music dominating, not necessarily the edm mess just pop in general
kinda sick of these urban niggers
Quote from: plastic on August 10, 2021, 10:31:03 AM
i actually miss pop music dominating, not necessarily the edm mess just pop in general
kinda sick of these urban niggers
lesjus do urban pop/hip hop sis
i loathed katy and gaga's rise
however, katy wasnt tht useless aftr all
one of tha onl' pop messes i used
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Yeah I'm completely sick of Rap and Hip Hop.
I need Bey in her R&B/Pop bag.
She looks damn good.
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Quote from: Trey on August 10, 2021, 09:40:22 AM
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Mystery!
I don't think anybody gives a fuck anymore. :dead:
just wanted to say she's trending #1 so somebody cares
:wellheythere:
Quote from: plastic on August 10, 2021, 11:14:55 AM
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Mystery!
I don't think anybody gives a fuck anymore. :dead:
just wanted to say she's trending #1 so somebody cares
:wellheythere:
And her Instagram bout to hit 200 mil and still not following anyone
:dead:
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Quote from: Nine Fushiguro. on August 10, 2021, 10:37:12 AM
I need Bey in her R&B/Pop bag.
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Give me 4 mixed with self titled era music and I'm happy
She's REALLY looking like Tina these days.
https://twitter.com/yonceir/status/1425106357536055303
not her tryna be LNX
gorl u is not a social medya gorl
Quote from: Nine Fushiguro. on August 10, 2021, 10:22:51 AM
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this reminds of that one Jans pic
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I SCREAMED when I saw this one
Quote from: Trey on August 10, 2021, 09:40:22 AM
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Mystery!
I don't think anybody gives a fuck anymore. :dead:
wtf
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSZYrbXH6NE/
This avant garde owt
This first photo is I think my favorite
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSagqljjgrW/?utm_medium=copy_link
dsfhsdf the actual article tho. who ghostwrote it
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Mystery!
I don't think anybody gives a fuck anymore. :dead:
wtf
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I really don't think she has much depth or personality ..my guess is that there isn't much else to see, which is why she cranks up her visuals and performances so much. Her interview skills are always lacking and her verbal communication skills are questionable at best. Girl just say you're boring and uninteresting it's okay :calmdownsis:
Quote from: Young on August 10, 2021, 09:30:21 PM
This first photo is I think my favorite
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSagqljjgrW/?utm_medium=copy_link
Biiiiiiiiitch
I love her but she looks so old and washed here
I honestly think giving birth to those twins removed whatever sort of youth she had in her because ch :dead: she's been looking old in the face for quite some time now. Still a pretty girl tho ofc
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSczXWFBaqk/?utm_medium=copy_link
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSc9hTfJjQV/?utm_medium=copy_link (https://www.instagram.com/p/CSc9hTfJjQV/?utm_medium=copy_link)
They ALL look alike :wub:
Bby looks just like Blue to me
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSc7PmWlLKg/?utm_medium=copy_link
Bey looks happy
:diddraispoot:
She looks old as hell in some of these.