Kelis Slam Beyoncé Over ‘Renaissance’ Sample, Says It is ‘Stupid and Disrespectful’
American singer, Kelis is furious over a track from Bey’s new album where her song was sampled and she wants the world to know it, as reported by Daily Beast.
Kelis launched a series of Instagram rants targeting Beyoncé and Pharrell Williams and went ahead to label Beyonce as “disrespectful” and a thief.
Even before Beyoncé’s new Renaissance album dropped, the star was already dealing with leaks, and it all began after one Instagram fan account began spreading details about the tracks.
The account was highlighting one of the new songs, “Energy,” which samples the Neptunes-produced song “Get Along With You,” from Kelis’ debut 1999 album.
Using her celebrity chef account @bountyandfull, Kelis took to the comments section. “My mind is blown too because the level of disrespect and utter ignorance of all 3 parties involved is astounding,” she wrote.
“I heard about this the same way everyone else did. Nothing is ever as it seems, some of the people in this business have no soul or integrity and they have everyone fooled.”
Replying to another comment, Kelis wrote: “it’s not a collab, it’s theft.” When another user wrote, “I always felt like Beyonce really admire (sic) Kelis,” she replied: “admire is not the word.”
Then, taking to her own Instagram account, Kelis posted two videos slamming the stars.
“I said what I said, ’cause it’s the truth,” Kelis, who recently lost her husband, Mike Mora, to cancer, writes in the caption.
“You don’t have to like it or agree. Facts are facts. If you’re a sheep keep it movin’ this convo will be over your head. I didn’t ask for this, but I’m not afraid of it either.”
