Formation by Beyoncé (2016)
Formation is a song from the sixth album Lemonade by Beyoncé. The song released on February 6, 2016 served as the album’s lead single. The American singer performed the song during her appearance as a guest star at the Super Bowl 50 halftime show, in order to promote the song. Formation is a depiction of African-Americans, which placed at number one on several critics. In 2019, the song was named as the greatest song of the decade, and also be Google’s most searched song of 2016. at the MTV Video Music Awards, the song won six its nomination, as well as nominated at Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Music Video. [1]
Key Lyrics
Y'all haters corny with that Illuminati mess
Paparazzi, catch my fly and my cocky fresh
I'm so reckless when I rock my Givenchy dress (Stylin')
I'm so possessive so I rock his Roc necklaces
My daddy Alabama, momma Louisiana
You mix that negro with that Creole, make a Texas bama
I like my baby heir with baby hair and afros
I like my negro nose with Jackson Five nostrils
Earned all this money, but they never take the country out me
I got hot sauce in my bag, swag
[Interlude: Messy Mya & Big Freedia]
Oh yeah, baby, oh yeah I, oh, oh, yes, I like that
I did not come to play with you hoes, haha
I came to slay, bitch
I like cornbreads and collard greens, bitch
Oh, yes, you besta believe it
Y'all haters corny with that lluminati mess
Paparazzi, catch my fly and my cocky fresh
I'm so reckless when I rock my Givenchy dress (Stylin')
I'm so possessive so I rock his Roc necklaces
My daddy Alabama, momma Louisiana
You mix that negro with that Creole, make a Texas bama
I like my baby heir with baby hair and afros
I like my negro nose with Jackson Five nostrils
Earned all this money but they never take the country out me
I got hot sauce in my bag, swag [2]
Black Empowerment
The song is a Black Power anthem, which contributed to Black History Month, as well as in the Black Lives Matter movement. The song was released a day after Trayvon Martin’s 21st birthday and a day before Sandra Bland’s 29th birthday, both persons’ deaths are the vocal points of the protests of Black Lives Matter. [3]
The song took place to stand against police brutality which has always been an ongoing issue and discussion in the black community. It especially focussed on the fatal shootings of Trayvon Martin, Mike Brown, and many whose lives had been taken away in recent memory. Many artists also voiced out the unfair and racist behaviour from white police officers, including Beyoncé whose song clip showed the graffiti that read "Stop Shooting Us," to a wall of SWAT officers. [4]
References
- ↑ Formation (song). wikipedia.org. Retrieved January 26, 2021
- ↑ Formation Beyoncé. genius.com. Retreived January 26, 2021
- ↑ Formation Beyoncé. genius.com. Retreived January 26, 2021
- ↑ Hill, India. 7 Reasons Beyoncé's "Formation" Music Video Is a Powerful Statement During Black History Month. February 7, 2016. teenvogue.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021