I don't even think the latter is true.
I think shr would have been forced to make R&B music. Real r&b like stuff she had with DC3 and My Myself and I.
She wanted to be so different that she got too far away IMO
as bey is now? lets put her in the early to mid 90s. she would have to deal with mariah, whitney, toni braxton, janet, mary j, brandy and monica. thats a lot of competition. she would end up pit fighting with dionne farris and tanya blount and many others on the low end.(not that im undercutting their talent, just stating facts.) and no social media backing means she cant cultivate a fanbase like she has.