(I did hear parts of Watch the Throne, though).
― AlXTC from Paris, Monday, 18 June 2018 13:14 (five years ago) link
I low key hate American Gangster... so it might actually be more than a decade since he sounded this good, lol.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Monday, 18 June 2018 13:25 (five years ago) link
Is he really better than on 4:44? I remember next to nothing about that album.
― Frederik B, Monday, 18 June 2018 13:28 (five years ago) link
i thought he was pretty decent on 4:44
― maura, Monday, 18 June 2018 13:42 (five years ago) link
same
― lowercase (eric), Monday, 18 June 2018 13:48 (five years ago) link
yep
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 18 June 2018 13:50 (five years ago) link
actually, Beyonce sounds like she's coasting here, reusing tropes and attitude.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 18 June 2018 13:51 (five years ago) link
I'm pretty surprised that they put this up on Spotify and Apple Music so quick. Seems like they might've initially been hoping that this would boost Tidal subscription numbers, but it probably didn't. This will obviously go to #1 now, but definitely wouldn't have it had just stayed as a Tidal exclusive, and that would've been a bit too embarrassing for both of them. Also makes this Beyoncè line on NICE seem a little silly already:
If I gave two fucks about streaming numbersWould have put Lemonade up on Spotify
― triggercut, Monday, 18 June 2018 13:53 (five years ago) link
Glad they added the new one, hoping this means Lemonade gets there soon as well
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Monday, 18 June 2018 14:47 (five years ago) link
She gives at least one fuck. Two is still out of the question.
― MarkoP, Monday, 18 June 2018 15:02 (five years ago) link
Maybe Lefsetz got in their heads.
― ... (Eazy), Monday, 18 June 2018 15:51 (five years ago) link
full album credits: https://www.thefader.com/2018/06/16/beyonce-and-jay-z-album-credits
surprising amount of Cool & Dre!
― paul mccartney & whinge (voodoo chili), Monday, 18 June 2018 16:00 (five years ago) link
lmao
Poptimist-era indie rock is scary. If Beyoncé surprise releases an album on your own release, your whole career might be in jeopardy.— CRYING (@cryingband) June 18, 2018
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Monday, 18 June 2018 17:17 (five years ago) link
ugh just blew my tidal trial on this and it's on spotify less than 24h after i sign up
― the masseduction of lauryn hill (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 18 June 2018 17:42 (five years ago) link
putting some beyonce on a mainly jay z album is like wrapping a pill in some meat to give it to a dog
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Monday, 18 June 2018 17:43 (five years ago) link
Tidal royalty scandal: https://www.spin.com/2018/05/tidal-late-payment-streaming-royalties-report/
haven't paid since October, so, not quite a year I guess, but close.
― akm, Monday, 18 June 2018 17:44 (five years ago) link
beyonce on a mainly jay z album
oh uh ok
― the masseduction of lauryn hill (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 18 June 2018 18:17 (five years ago) link
perhaps i'm just super annoyed at work and not able to devote the right amount of attention to this record but "nice"... is not nice
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Monday, 18 June 2018 18:29 (five years ago) link
Anything as good as shining on here ?
― sunburst N snowblind (Ross), Monday, 18 June 2018 18:32 (five years ago) link
If that's your standard, you're in for a treat.
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Monday, 18 June 2018 18:35 (five years ago) link
Hey I liked shining a lot!
― sunburst N snowblind (Ross), Monday, 18 June 2018 18:36 (five years ago) link
is 'nice' the one where she quotes half baked?
cause that was funny
― paul mccartney & whinge (voodoo chili), Monday, 18 June 2018 18:37 (five years ago) link
yes
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Monday, 18 June 2018 18:38 (five years ago) link
jay rocking the 2chainz flow on apeshit
― ||||||||, Monday, 18 June 2018 18:53 (five years ago) link
video's good
i like everything from 713 on and dislike everything before that, so i think i'll just be listening to this one as if it were an EP
― petey v, Monday, 18 June 2018 19:53 (five years ago) link
lol my take is the exact opposite of that
― boxedjoy, Monday, 18 June 2018 19:54 (five years ago) link
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/producers-cool-dre-on-what-its-like-to-make-a-beyonce-and-jay-z-album-w521649
― AlXTC from Paris, Thursday, 21 June 2018 11:02 (five years ago) link
i like summer because i learned beyonce drinks corona light
― The Desus & Mero Chain (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 21 June 2018 15:11 (five years ago) link
the mix on 713 is really annoying, it gets super-quiet when Bey's part starts (maybe it's mixed better on Tidal, haha).
― evol j, Friday, 22 June 2018 13:04 (five years ago) link
So they got beaten to #1 by 5 Seconds of Summer lol
― triggercut, Saturday, 23 June 2018 04:50 (five years ago) link
oh dear! and both of them are so used to effortlessly scooping up #1 albums
― dyl, Saturday, 23 June 2018 13:36 (five years ago) link
this album is a bore
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 23 June 2018 13:39 (five years ago) link
i need to give it a few more chances but so far it's not a particularly good front-to-back listen. finding it hard to believe some actually find it comparable in quality to bey's most recent solo albums
― dyl, Sunday, 24 June 2018 00:58 (five years ago) link
Ahem...
https://www.thefader.com/2019/04/17/beyonce-homecoming-netflix-live-album
― breastcrawl, Wednesday, 17 April 2019 15:20 (five years ago) link
god bless her for covering the greatest song of all time, "before i let go" by maze
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 17 April 2019 16:06 (five years ago) link
It's a bounce beat no less. Bet this is gonna blow up in New Orleans.
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 17 April 2019 16:25 (five years ago) link
i'm just gonna listen to this cover all fuckin day!!!!
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 17 April 2019 17:13 (five years ago) link
it's also been announced that Lemonade will be coming to Spotify at last
― monotony, Wednesday, 17 April 2019 22:14 (five years ago) link
The detail of “Before I Let Go” being a studio track appended to a live record is a clever little bonus
― You can't see it but I had an epiphany (Champiness), Thursday, 18 April 2019 01:43 (five years ago) link
song of the summer
― maura, Thursday, 18 April 2019 02:02 (five years ago) link
A 40 track live album and 'Blow' isn't on it??
― piscesx, Thursday, 18 April 2019 11:08 (five years ago) link
the "before i let go" cover rules so much
― ufo, Thursday, 18 April 2019 12:20 (five years ago) link
Is the Netflix video different from the concert video that was put out immediately after the performance?
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 18 April 2019 12:42 (five years ago) link
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i never got around to watching it so this was also my like third thought
― lowercase (eric), Thursday, 18 April 2019 19:14 (five years ago) link
the film is so good
― dyl, Sunday, 21 April 2019 04:39 (four years ago) link
Lemonade's now on Spotify, with a demo of what eventually became "Sorry" appended at its end (and which is possessed of a lot less braggadocio and a lot more vulnerability than the final track - it's closer in sound to "Love Drought" or something her sister might make)
― monotony, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 05:10 (four years ago) link
I would love to know why Rebirth Brass Band doesn't get any publishing for the two songs that she uses parts from 'Do Whatcha Wanna' on (the opening and Single Ladies)https://www.beyonce.com/album/homecoming/credits/
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 23 April 2019 17:21 (four years ago) link
Oh. After digging, it turns out Rebirth lifted that trombone line from a Con Funk Shun track. Goddamnit, brass bands. Too bad she didn't throw in the melody.
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 23 April 2019 21:00 (four years ago) link
the film is wonderful
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 24 April 2019 02:06 (four years ago) link