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Originally posted by Humunukuapua
I keep on hearing 'Lemonade has more impact', where is this impact?
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•There are already college courses being offered on it and it hasn't even been out a full year yet
•She, along with Bruno, stole a lot of the shine from Coldplay at the Superbowl
•She sparked controversy at the Superbowl by tributing the Black Panther Party
•Formation lead many into conversation over black pride and black culture
•We saw her take a new found pride in her roots with Formation
•Lemonade's release as a movie on HBO was groundbreaking and again sparked controversy over the status of her marriage
•Lemonade as a whole is pretty much seen as a "black woman's album" that details everything from our struggles with our men to our self esteem in a eurocentric society
•She overshadowed everyone at the VMA's with her performance and has caused many to hail her as the single best female performer of all time, wether you believe that or not is on you
•She again brings race into her performances and art as you can see that all of her background dancers on The Formation Tour are black women
There is more where this comes from but i've yet to see anyone say what influence/impact 25 has outside of sales and numbers.
What will it be remembered for in 30 years outside of selling a lot?