Beyoncéand Kendrick Lamar are bringing a newRenaissance.
Whilethe remixsticks to its original dance beat, it quickly goes into Lamar’s verse a few seconds in, which includes an ode to the Beyhive and artificial intelligence withlyrics that include: “Hold up, wait a minute / Even AI gotta practice clonin' Kendrick / The double entendre, the encore remnants / I bop like tin men, the opps need 10 men.”
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The pair last collaborated on the song “Freedom” from Beyoncé’s 2016 Lemonade album. They alsoperformed the trackat that year’s BET Awards.
Besides the remix, Beyoncé has also been keeping busy on her worldwide tour.
The mom of three is currently on the European leg of herRenaissance World Tour 2023, which kicked off itsfirst night on May 10at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. The show isexpected to make stopsin Belgium, England, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, and Poland, before the North American leg of the tour debuts on July 8 in Toronto, later ending in New Orleans on Sept. 27.
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The Renaissance World Tour marks Beyoncé’s first solo tour since 2016’s Formation World Tour. She would laterheadline Coachellain April 2018 before she andJAY-Ztook part in theirOn the Run II Tourmonths later.
Before the release ofRenaissance, the Houston nativespoke about the albumas something that gave her “a place to dream and to find escape during a scary time for the world.”
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The “Crazy in Love” singerwrote on Instagramalongsidethe album’s cover arthow the project allowed her “to feel free and adventurous in a time when little else was moving.”
Expressing her intention was to “create a safe place, a place without judgment,” she continued in the post’s caption how she wanted to foster “a place to be free of perfectionism and overthinking. A place to scream, release, feel freedom. It was a beautiful journey of exploration. I hope you find joy in this music. I hope it inspires you to release the wiggle. Ha! And to feel as unique, strong, and sexy as you are.”
source: people.com
