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BLACK IS KING (2020)

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Dominic

Heyyy Audrey pretty lady yes beyonce did an album called the lion king the gift for the lion king live action movie which I would love for you to react to if you haven’t seen it if I gotta pay for you to watch it let me know how much😭😭😭

John

Wow thanks for this. It’s been actually a hot minute since I watched this in full. To answer some of your questions. Black is King came out after Lemonade. And this is Beyoncé‘s interpretation and retelling of the Movie Lion King set to her „The Gift“ album

JLeo

I have been waiting so long for this. Thanks 😭😭😍

fry

can’t wait to get off work and watch this

m

Blue ivy was on her zoom in this film

CS

Beyonce and her daughter Blue Ivy wrote Brown Skin Girl! They won a grammy for it too

Arturo Diaz

Glad you enjoyed it! What will be your next Gaga reaction?

fry

amazing and completely underrated album

fry

I think that a lot of people mistake ignorance for racism. You’re not racist you simply just don’t know. And I think not knowing is okay as long as you’re open minded and willing to learn and hear from the people whose culture you’re partaking in. And I’m honestly not surprised that a lot of people would be on the defensive because unfortunately that is what it’s like to be a black person in America or even in the world. But I can tell Audrey that you have good intentions and that nothing you say is ever malicious and so I wish people would just educate you if you are uncertain about something instead of getting mad at you because I don’t want you to feel like you can’t enjoy a culture different than yours

I Am Not Chamari

Ugh… this is to this day, one of the greatest pieces of art I have ever been witness to. Stunning, moving, researched and glorious. All of it. There are a lot of themes here that might be worth discussing, but since you looked up what diaspora meant, I think the most potent of them is Pan-Africanism, which is a movement that advocates for black unity across the diaspora. I really think with this film moving through space and time, across continents and countries was a visual way of aiding in uniting our struggle, our beauty, our history and our future. All of the fashion, music, dancing style all showcase this as well, when there’s so many things that want to divide us as a people. I love that an African-American woman curated this entire project and made sure to gather as many African artists as she could so it could be authentic and full of the heart, soul and culture that is so evident in the film, especially since African-Americans don’t necessarily have that direct connection to their motherland and the culture of their ancestors because of the slave trade. To answer some of your questions throughout: - The woman’s whose voice you loved is Tiwa Savage, who is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. This is a side note, but a lot of the collaborators in this film/album are African (meaning born and raised on the continent of Africa) and there was a wide array of dialects/ languages, so no need to apologize for not understanding lyrics! - The man who you recognized in the song “Water” is Pharrell, famed producer, singer-songwriter. - Kendrick Lamar is featured on the track “Nile.” It was the moment where you liked that their Beyoncé’s voice was layered under his. He was the feature on Beyoncé’s Freedom from Lemonade which you also watched the BET Awards Performance of! - Jay Z in fact is from what you might call the “ghetto” or the “hood”and it is the subject of much of his music. He grew up in the Bed-Stuy neighborhood of Brooklyn.

I Am Not Chamari

Yeah, Audrey, just want to say I’m sorry that you experienced people who came at you in that way. I wanted to add that these defensive fans are coming from a place of pain and frustration mostly. Beyoncé is the artist of our lifetimes for a variety of reasons, but one part is how she can incorporate Blackness and Black feminism into her art. The way she is able to explicate the Black experience makes so many of us feel seen, loved, protected and uplifted. Because all of this is tied up in her work, ignorance of certain things can feel like erasure of Black identity and humanity or downright denial of the Black struggle. And I think so many people, because we have more or less been trained to expect it, see the glass half empty and a lot of folks can’t bring themselves to give the benefit of the doubt unfortunately. They automatically assume ill will or intent, or disregard intention wholly and only focus on impact aka how what was said made them feel. You are so obviously coming from a good place of wanting to learn and know more. but because fans are used to people dismissing or discrediting her work and artistry because she is a black woman or because they don’t understand, a lot of folks are in attack mode and assumed that because you didn’t understand something, that you were cheapening her work, which isn’t a fair assessment of your reactions. I noticed that on both the Cowboy Carter reaction and the Lemonade reaction. It means so much to them, that when someone even innocuously doesn’t understand or doesn’t latch onto a specific meaning or reference, it hurts them. I do think a lot more people should be more kind about educating someone who doesn’t know or never had access to learning about our history and if you can’t muster up the energy, just avoid leaving a comment and be on your way. Hope this makes sense and thank you yet again for a great reaction, Audrey!

Erwin 𐚁

So happy you were finally able to watch Black Is King Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences

Loic Reviews

Sorry but my highlight was when you mistook Pharell Williams for Ja Rule 😭

Gladys

Now you have to watch and react to “The making of the Gift” it’s a behind the scenes documentary of the process of making the album!

SongsFromASuitcase

This is all wonderful information. Thank you so much for taking the time to explain this to me 🥰

SongsFromASuitcase

Thank you for being so kind and understanding in my troubles with the subject. I truly enjoy being welcomed into the culture and history of different people. As we learn about others, we learn more about ourselves. It does make me feel sad that I feel scared to say things because I don’t want to offend anyone, but I do want to learn. Thank you for teaching me.

Dominic

Yes if you haven’t seen it already 😭

Dominic

Also there’s this movie called The Fighting Temptations with Beyonce starring and singing in it I think you’ll love it it’s on Amazon prime and paramount +

Taundrea Brooks

I would love to see you react to work it out. It’s an old song from the Austin powers Era. It’s young bey with young vocals and a vicious body!!

Lolothagod

THIS WAS SUCHHHH A GREAT REACTION. I feel like you summed up how almost everyone felt on the initial watch. Even as a hugeeeeeee Stan of Beyonce I had to watch SEVERAL times to get the references. It truly is a work of art.

22843

FINALLY

Angel Romero

I’ve been asking 🥰 thank you for taking the time to react 🙌 let’s react to the lion king the gift “the making”

CheC

This was a great reaction!

Malik

Why haven’t you reacted to Beyoncé -Listen Live on Oprah? Her studio version of the song is still her not going all out. She blew it out of the water live. Honestly, what’s the deal with Beyoncé reactions? It’s always Taylor Swift and everything else and it feels like we hardly get Beyoncé

alyssa cunningham

Plz don’t do that. She’s not obligated and I’m sure she will get to it.

Madeline Jensen

The male voice that you recognized at the beginning is the voice of James Earl Jones. He voiced the character of Mufasa in the original animated film "The Lion King".