Beyonce - Formation (New Song + Video Directed by Melina Matsoukas)

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LOL@comparing free likes on facebook and being follow

:whoa: first of all nikka take one of these
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secondly, I just asked a fukking question, and a valid one at that.
Beyonce's album sales suck...
if you wanna bring up tours and merchandising and all that other shyt, then that's all good

we were talking about the beyhive and I called them bullshyt and I backed it up with facts, not emotion...what did you do though? :win:
 

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Man shut the fukk up. Adele is making the same music that Celine Dion made in the 90s. No one is selling. This album sold off the hype of the last one. The next one won't do nearly as well. Her second single is not even taking off so she had to stream it.

I can confirm. I bought that album on the first day it was out because of the type. Biggest regret of 2015. Absolute :trash:.


"Hello" was the only good song on that album and even that is repetitive.
 

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I can confirm. I bought that album on the first day it was out because of the type. Biggest regret of 2015. Absolute :trash:.


"Hello" was the only good song on that album and even that is repetitive.
When We Were Young is aight. I'm no Adele hater, but I just call a spade a spade. This album is boring.
 

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It's great that one of the biggest black female artist is being pro black, pro woman and raising awareness to police brutality and social injustice against black. I never been a fan but if she can reach some young minds cool.




At the same time for me it comes off as disingenuous and opportunistic. 15 years in the industry not a hint of pro blackness, or speaking on race issues, social injustice. Not speaking on the plight of the black women. Wasn't it just "BOW DOWN bytchES" a year ago. It wasn't black girls who run the world it was just "girls". It was blonde weaves and being a great trophy wife with a smile at functions. It's more than 3 years since Trayvon and now you want to hop on this wave?

She and Jay were there with Trayvon's family.

To be honest, a lot of people seemed to start hopping on this wave (I really don't like referring to it as such) after the Trayvon verdict. I'm still trying to figure out how people say they only became "woke" from 2012-present. I mean anybody who has been Black their whole life knew or at least had an idea of just how deeply rooted racism was in this country. Black people were getting gunned down by the police before 2012. We were facing discrimination, prejudice, and all kinds of mistreatment and injustice prior to 2012 and you didn't have to open a history book or talk to someone older to know it. It wasn't something that was hidden.
 

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and it's all bullshyt. when her albums drop nobody buys them.
the beyhive is an online gang, nothing more, they don't even like her music
how do you have 63 million likes on facebook, 14 million twitter followers, and your last album went double platinum :martin:
I'd bet you money that 85% of the "beyhive" bought Adele's shyt though :mjlol:

I don't know about all that. If I'm not mistaken, Beyonce's last album outsold every major Pop star not named Adele or Taylor Swift.
 

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I don't know about all that. If I'm not mistaken, Beyonce's last album outsold every major Pop star not named Adele or Taylor Swift.

To be fair, Beyonce's last album was supported by gimmick marketing (i.e. surprise release).


Listen, Beyonce is a super nova of an artist but the numbers surprisingly don't back shyt up. Her album sales and billboard performance isn't that great.
 

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To be fair, Beyonce's last album was supported by gimmick marketing (i.e. surprise release).


Listen, Beyonce is a super nova of an artist but the numbers surprisingly don't back shyt up. Her album sales and billboard performance isn't that great.

Yeah, you could say it was a gimmick, but one that could've been a massive backfire.

A lot of artists' numbers don't back their star power. I mean, there's Rihanna, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, and the list goes on.
 

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She sold over 140 million records. DEstiny child sold over 60 million. Nobody else from her time period is going double platinum especially black artists. Justin timberlake pink Eminem Coldplay and jay are the only ones from back in the day that's still selling those units these days. Beyoncé sales are legit.

i've already addressed this


I don't know about all that. If I'm not mistaken, Beyonce's last album outsold every major Pop star not named Adele or Taylor Swift.

this is wrong too. why are you all guessing on the internet? :mjlol:
 

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To be fair, Beyonce's last album was supported by gimmick marketing (i.e. surprise release).


Listen, Beyonce is a super nova of an artist but the numbers surprisingly don't back shyt up. Her album sales and billboard performance isn't that great.

and this is all i'm saying...the woman is seen as a God in the gay community and gay people run the entertainment industry, she'll never be out of work.

even her die hard fans have to admit she doesn't make the best music
 

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i've already addressed this




this is wrong too. why are you all guessing on the internet? :mjlol:

Beyonce outsold 20/20 Experience, PRISM, Blurred Lines, Heroine, and Bangerz. Looking up the information, outside of Adele and Taylor Swift, One Direction is the only other act that has sold more.
 

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Beyonce outsold 20/20 Experience, PRISM, Blurred Lines, Heroine, and Bangerz. Looking up the information, outside of Adele and Taylor Swift, One Direction is the only other act that has sold more.

Beyonce tours very well. She's a great entertainer and she has massive cultural appeal. And that's why it's a bit surprising that her billboard numbers usually don't back that up.
 
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