{"id":29268,"date":"2022-07-29T14:22:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T14:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/kelis-accuses-beyonce-of-theft-over-renaissance-sample\/"},"modified":"2022-07-29T14:22:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T14:22:40","slug":"kelis-accuses-beyonce-of-theft-over-renaissance-sample","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/kelis-accuses-beyonce-of-theft-over-renaissance-sample\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelis accuses Beyonc\u00e9 of ‘theft’ over ‘Renaissance’ sample"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kelis accused Beyonc\u00e9 of \u201ctheft\u201d after Queen Bey sampled her 1999 song \u201cGet Along With You\u201d in \u201cEnergy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201cMilkshake\u201d singer, 42, took to Instagram to share her grievances on Thursday, one day ahead of Beyonc\u00e9’s \u201cRenaissance\u201d album release.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy mind is blown too because the level of disrespect and utter ignorance of all 3 parties involved is astounding,\u201d read a comment from Kelis’ @bountyandfull Instagram account on a fan account’s post.<\/p>\n

\u201cI heard about this the same way everyone else did,\u201d she continued. \u201cNothing is ever as it seems, some of the people in this business have no soul or integrity and they have everyone fooled.\u201d<\/p>\n

When an Instagram user called the track \u201cthe collab the world really needs,\u201d Kelis clapped back.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSome of the people in this business have no soul or integrity,\u201d Kelis wrote via Instagram.<\/figcaption>
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\u201cIt’s not a collab it’s theft,\u201d she wrote, going on to call the sampling \u201cridiculous.\u201d<\/p>\n

The chef subsequently posted Instagram videos describing her \u201cissues\u201d with Beyonc\u00e9, 40, saying that she feels \u201csensitive about [her] s\u2013t\u201d as an musician.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot only we black female artists in an industry where there’s not that many of us, we’ve met each other, we know each other, we have mutual friends. It’s not that hard to contact [me],\u201d she said. \u201cIt’s just common decency \u2026 even if you’re gonna do it anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kelis noted that she and Beyonc\u00e9 have met and share mutual friends.<\/figcaption>
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Kelis clarified that her \u201creal beef\u201d was not with the Ivy Park creator, alleging that producer Pharell Williams \u201cswindled\u201d her out of the rights to her music.<\/p>\n

\u201cPharell knows better,\u201d she claimed. \u201cThis is a direct hit at me. The reality is, this is frustrating. I have the right to be frustrated.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cRenaissance\u201d is Beyonc\u00e9’s seventh album.<\/figcaption>
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After calling the move \u201cpassive agressive, petty [and] stupid,\u201d Kelis shared a second video captioned, \u201cThere are bully’s [sic] and secrets and gangsters in this industry that smile and get away with it until someone says enough is enough. So I’m saying it today. I’m coming for what’s mine and I want reparations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fans have shared mixed feelings via Twitter. about the former \u201cPitch Battle\u201d judge’s accusations.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe just wanted to be notified. I totally understand her indignation, \u201done social media user wrote, while another added,\u201c Beyonc\u00e9 could [have] left Kelis’ name off it. Instead, Bey put Kelis’s name on the list of sample credits. \u2026 Kelis needs 2 take up her misplaced anger with her former label. \u201d<\/p>\n

A third noted that it’s \u201cOK to understand Kelis’ point and still support Beyonc\u00e9,\u201d explaining, \u201cMy hope is that a conversation takes place between them. Black queens can have conflict and also resolve.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beyonc\u00e9’s \u201cRenaissance\u201d album hit streaming services on Friday \u2014 although all 16 tracks were leaked online two days prior.<\/p>\n

Page Six has reached out to reps for Kelis and Beyonc\u00e9 for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n