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BEYONCE DID WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE OK

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On House Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7axAvvJWXk

So, About 'When I Get Home...' REVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pJ2J_LuGJg

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A Kick In The Teeth! Podcast E30: On Context Collapse, Intentionality, and the Cultural Meat Grinder (Lizzo 'slur'): https://www.patreon.com/posts/kick-in-teeth-on-67826196

Reader Request: So, About 'HOMECOMING...' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvCkPxnFad0

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So, About '4:44...' Pt. 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL6A-Ps2Ga8

So, About 'K.O.D...' REVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5ECCRSMtdI

Bored Now (On 'Have Mercy,' 'Pressure,' VMAs and the State of the Music Industry): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMov5zM7qa8

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Did you know I wrote a book? ☺️ 'So, About That... A Year of Contemporary Essays on Race and Pop Culture'

Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/About-That-Contemporary-Essays-Culture-ebook/dp/B013V0CHK6

Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B013V0CHK6

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Links:

Beyoncé’s Renaissance and the Case for Misery Resistance: https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a40786806/beyonce-renaissance-album-review/

House Music Is Back. Let's Remember Its Roots. https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a40473664/house-music-is-back-lets-remember-its-roots/

‘Renaissance’: Meet Nova Wav, the Songwriting and Producing Duo Behind Half of Beyoncé’s New Album: https://variety.com/2022/music/news/beyonce-renaissance-cuff-it-virgos-groove-writers-nova-wav-1235329406/

House music’s golden era is having a ‘Renaissance:’ https://andscape.com/features/house-music-renaissance-beyonce/

‘The category is Bey’: Beyoncé sings about her scars, and her sister on ‘Renaissance:’ https://apple.news/AERRTax31QOqYjw5LSEPgNw

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Kayla

Uhhh, I think I can speak for many of us when I say we appreciate the "long" podcasts, so no worries there. lol! And yes. I've never really been crazy about Beyonce as most are, buuut I believe I have ALL her albums (along with DC albums of course) simply bc I respect TALENT and good music. lol. And I'm still one of those who buys actual CDs. lol. And yeah. I love this album! The album was definitely a "renaissance." And as someone who's always loved investigating the album credits, I really love "discovering" all the musical references/genres/writers that made up this body of work! I think Diane Warren or somebody made some comment about this album's songs having over 20 writers on them or something. And within the context of THIS album, I can understand how there were so many contributors. Were they all legit "writers?" Probably not. lol. But "contributors." I can totally see (HEAR) that collaboration throughout the album. Within the last several months I've been telling myself that I need to get back into simply listening to and enjoying music like I used to years ago (before becoming so bogged down in tryna transform this world as Black people generally are lolll) and whooooooh!! This album has made it SO EASY to return to the simple days of just popping a CD in and letting that thang play all the way through... And then hitting "repeat!!" Beyonce said this was an album to basically lift us up during these upside down ass times. And as you said, she did what needed to be done!! Period! lollll!! Yaaaayyy for a "renaissance" of simply GOOD music and GOOD ALBUMS!! Anyway, let me wrap this up! 😂😂 Hope all is well with you and anyone else who reads this! 💕💕

Ange

Loved this joyful review Seren and appreciated your breakdown of the lineage of the songs in music history. Btw I felt the same nostalgia on Cuff It. It's just so NICE!