hi, guys! how y’all doin?
i feel like making a quick post to celebrate beyonce’s birthday, hope you guys don’t mind.
this woman contributes huge impact to my life, i love her so much, probably the second woman i love the most after my mom. :p
okay, here we go.
i’ve been knowing beyonce since she was still in destiny’s child. how did i know her existence? prolly the same way as how i knew britney, xtina, missy, etc.. that was by watching MTV.
about destiny’s child, i had always had my eyes on their lead singer, beyonce because she’s sooo pretty. she can sing and dance pretty well too. not that i didn’t like kelly and michelle, but there was something about beyonce that was exceeded the others. something very very special, a huge potential.
fyi, i was a big fan of britney back then, i was so britney-minded i had a tendency to compare every female acts to her. when beyonce and destiny’s child came out, i did compare them to britney. even though britney’s music was more easily accepted for my ears, i couldn’t deny that these black girls were far more talented than her. richer vocal range, better vocal technique, more unique voice color, and sounded even better if live. when destiny’s child’s started to harmonize, it gave me life every time.
i started to like most of their songs, Independent Women, Bootylicious, Survivor, Emotion, Say My Name, I Will Survive, you name it. their songs were probably my very first introduction to R&B, which after that, became my favorite music genre of all time.
but as much as i was rooting for destiny’s child, i couldn't really fangirl them. they never got much exposures in media. that was obviously because of the racism issues which were very sensitive back then. my fangirling activity for destiny’s child was so limited. while britney was slaying here and there, destiny’s child were come and go, often locked down and forgotten.
couple years later, this woman, beyonce stood for everyone as she went solo in 2004. she released a debut album, Dangerously In Love with major single Crazy In Love. first time I watched the music video on MTV, i was hooked. the music gave me a whole new experience. I suddenly knew every word and was singing it like it was a gospel song.
i remember i begged my mom to buy me her album (in cassette form) even though i only listened to that one particular song. long story short, i got my album and it slayed my entire existence just like that. and from that moment on, i officially became a Beyhive.
not long after that, the internet generation happened. i started to take my fangirl activity seriously. i searched up anything about beyonce and found out many incredible things that the media failed to tell me.
this woman had begun her career since 15 years old (that was even earlier than britney). before destiny’s child, she was put in a group called Girl’s Tyme with three other girls. the group performed in several talent shows and later signed a contract with Columbia Records. but they didn’t make it in the industry.
then she continued with destiny’s child, struggling and hustling until their mega hit, Independent Women blew out and became the soundtrack of famous movie, Charlie’s Angel. that’s when people start to recognize them.
that got me thinking, while britney’s career was so smooth and obstacle free, it was so hard for bey and the girls to make their name out there.
with her debut, bey actually paved way for another black female artist to shine and have a career in pop scene. Dangerously In Love had so many accomplishments that the people started to appreciate black female artists more. following her success, rihanna debuted in 2006 and succeeded. years later, nicki minaj debuted, also succeeded.
bey continued to releases more album. in bey’s logic, more albums means more grammy. now with 5 albums in store, she is the most nominated woman in grammy history, with a total of 20 awards and 53 nominations from the grammys for her music (as a solo artist and with destiny’s child).
one thing i like the most about bey's music is that they always evolves. she always introduces us to new sounds and new style of singing in every album. she never fails to make us desperately curious: how her new music will sound? yes, beyonce's music is always that mysterious.
in Dangerously In Love she went all R&B, dance and soul. the album was like a statement, that she was ready to compete in the industry and wanted people to recognize her talent. on second album, B’Day, she was experimenting styles like funk, hip hop and R&B that were popular during the 1970s-80s.
then her third album, I Am… Sasha Fierce, in which she tried folk and alternative rock in some of the songs, became one of the most successful albums in her career. then we have 4, an intimate album in which she explored more of her ballad sides, shaded everyone who doubted her singing ability. lastly, her self-titled fifth album, Beyonce, is the bible of current pop music.
music aside, i love bey because she genuinely cares about her fans and always tries to make them not only happy, but also immensely proud of her. she never disappoints, always gives us the best which makes Beyhive arguably the strongest, proudest, and classiest fandom ever existed because we are stanning the greatest.
bey is a proud feminist and isn’t afraid to express herself, from her lyrics to her fierce self-image, she makes women all over the world feel strong and motivated.
bey is one hell of a performer. her voice is no different from the recording to the live version. her dance is for nobody to try out. her stage presence, stage command and charisma never fail to bring the house down. when it comes to live performing, no one fucks with her. she kills the stage every time, creating history every fucking time.
even though she has succeeded on her own, she still has a pride in where she came from. beyonce never forgets her hometown, Houston, and the girls whom she began her career with. she always gives shoutouts to kelly and michelle whenever she performed.
unlike many celebrities, she is very private about her personal life. she’s never thirsty about fame and never let any media exposes her personal life. bey is always in complete control of how much exposure she wants to show us about her private life. if she wants us to know something, she tells us herself. her image is just the way she creates it.
most of all, i find myself highly motivated by Beyonce. i become a feminist after listening to her song and seeing her hard work makes me want to work as hard as humanly possible to the best me I can be.
thank you, beyonce. and happy birthday. keep slaying.
anyway, if you guys never listen to beyonce’s music, i made you a playlist right here. if you wanna be a Beyhive, you can always start from here.
SEETA’S TOP 20 BEYONCE PLAYLIST
- Crazy In Love
- Flawless
- Diva
- Run The World
- Dance For You
- Partition
- Pretty Hurts
- Sweet Dream
- End Of Time
- Dangerously In Love
- Drunk In Love
- Love On Top
- Halo
- Single Ladies
- Irreplaceable
- If I Were a Boy
- Me, Myself, and I
- XO
- Best Thing I Never Had
- Countdown
want me to make it 25? okay then, here you go:
21. Check On It
22. 1+1
23. Deja Vu
24. Baby Boy
25. Jealous
Happy #Beyday! :)))
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