Beyonce has been in the news a lot lately, first with her Super Bowl halftime show performance that was totally fierce, the announcement of a tour, and then her “Life is but a Dream” documentary that had even Oprah saying that it showed a completely new and vulnerable side to the mega-star. But Beyonce made the news once again on Sunday when she released her first song in two years, “Bow Down/I Been On.” And while everything this star touches typically turns to gold, the song has so far received mixed reviews, and even has some wondering if it’s actually going to appear on her album.
The track is full of aggressive rapping by what is currently an unknown rapper, and a lot of cursing on Beyonce’s part, telling all the “b****es” to “bow down.” Fontana’s Hit-Boy also appears on the track, telling those same people to “bow down.” It’s full of techno pop, hard beats, and Beyonce’s trash talk towards all the women artists and MCs that are simply trying to be like her, yet never will. Sound like Beyonce?
Not if you listen to the majority of her fans. After the track was released to her official Tumblr page on Sunday, fans started saying it didn’t sound at all like “authentic Beyonce” and that the whole tune sounded “very forced.” Many compared the song to the type of music that Rihanna typically releases, and seemed disappointed that after such a long wait for new music from Bey, this is what they got.
MuchMusic is stating that this song is to be “expected on her upcoming fifth album,” yet also admit that the stuttered rhythm and profanity-ridden lyrics will make turning the song into a radio-friendly single a challenge. We’ll have to wait and see on that one, and no one even knows how long, as Beyonce hasn’t given a date on when the album is to be released.
Listen to “Bow Down/I Been On” here, and let us know what you think.
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