Releasing "Formation" as the lead, without the context of the album, seemed to give this impression, but I think its placement at the end of the album makes a lot of sense as a specific kind of black empowerment, mainly the triumph of her black womanhood over the white woman's sexuality who tried to steal her husband away. It's actually an incredibly provocative thing to say and I'm surprised most critics didn't address it. Perhaps they were too afraid.
this is very little monster'd
no, its a song about shaking her ass and slaying red lobster. thats it.
"It's her highest rated album; so it can't be overrated"
Then what is overrated to you? Something that is bashed?
It's not overrated because its success and media attention (after the initial release period...cause all albums get the hype surrounding their release) doesn't really match to the high quality of the album.
Something having stellar reviews is used as a evidence to argue it being overrated, that's what the whole purpose of the word overrated is. Higher praise than deserved.
Doesn't make sense to use its high praise as proof of it not being overrated.
It's absolutely a powerful song, an assertion of her own economic independence from her husband in the face of his betrayal, told through the metaphor of the stripper who outdoes the pimp, which doubles as a signifier for her own career's dependence on her sexuality. It's probably her most nuanced statement on the nature of her fame. An extraordinary song in an extraordinary album (except for Daddy Lessons and Sandcastles, those can die in a fire).
How can one's career be dependent on displaying your sexuality when the largest demographic that consumes her music are straight females? Not to mention her best selling songs are mainly ballads and feminist oriented anthems.
they only care about metacritic now. Beyst stans talking about metacritic before ST i.e before rated r was higher than any beyst abloom there including 4? unheard of!
Something having stellar reviews is used as a evidence to argue it being overrated, that's what the whole purpose of the word overrated is. Higher praise than deserved.
Doesn't make sense to use its high praise as proof of it not being overrated.
4>BEY>B'Day>LEM
I think some don't understand what being "overrated" means. Oh well, let sheep be sheep.
It's not overrated because its success and media attention (after the initial release period...cause all albums get the hype surrounding their release) doesn't really match to the high quality of the album.
How can one's career be dependent on displaying your sexuality when the largest demographic that consumes her music are straight females? Not to mention her best selling songs are mainly ballads and feminist oriented anthems.
No Bruce is right. Sexuality doesn't have to mean prostitution. Through her sexuality she's empowering women to take charge of their own bodies.
This read a little bit defensive, when in reality one of Beyonce's greatest tools as an artist is her sexuality.
M'kay
