The Good: Beyoncé is a force to be reckoned with. Whether you care for her type of music or aesthetic is irrelevant.  Her work ethic is out of this world and her drive is why she is one of the most influential women in world. I like Beyoncé but my world doesn’t hinge on whether she releases a surprise album (genius I might add) or video or not. The imagery and symbolism for her new song “Formation” speaks volumes.

The Bad:  Musically and lyrically it’s not saying much, but Beyoncé’s music rarely does. I hate to break it to you but I’m not buying Beyoncé’s pro black movement. She likes her “Negro nose with Jackson 5 nostrils” but her negro is Jay-Z and he’s no slouch. She likes her “baby hair with baby hair and afros” but wears blonde tresses as if she were born a natural blonde. It’s easy for her to celebrate black panther culture, and sit on top of police cars because SHE will never have to fight the #blacklivesmatter fight. She says she creole, never black. News flash: She’s black. I’ve seen so many memes and posts discussing this song and the video and I get the feeling that because Beyoncé is owning her blackness it makes being black “cool” now. Another news flash: black people have been living as black people every day for quite some time now. This is nothing new.  The same people who were clowning their negro sisters and brethren yesterday for taking their significant other to Red Lobster for dinner are celebrating it today. The same people who made fun of their negro sisters and brethren for having wide noses now have a change of heart? All because of Beyoncé? You do realize that she’s only black when it’s convenient as well right? If it takes Beyoncé’s sub par song to make you feel good or proud about being black, that’s a deeper issue, but y’all keep right on sippin’.

Side note: Baby Blue is too cute!