is LEMONADE the best beyoncé album? *Album Reaction & Review*

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  • @jan-hendrikhofmeyr
    @jan-hendrikhofmeyr 5 місяців тому +5794

    The Lemonade era was the last monumental era we witnessed. The elevator scandal, the discussion over who's "Becky", the "boycott Beyoncé" trend, the Superbowl performance, the day the visuals dropped + the album the world COLLAPSED. Yeah you just had to be there.

    • @americanmouthh
      @americanmouthh 5 місяців тому +185

      it’s beyonces world and we’re just living in it

    • @ttw4s
      @ttw4s 5 місяців тому +25

      what was the boycott beyoncé trend?

    • @roger9283
      @roger9283 5 місяців тому +215

      @@ttw4s she performed at the superbowl her song formation, dressed as black panther to rebel against police brutality towards black poeple and they started saying the (police) that they gonna boycott her and she lost a lot of fans too

    • @juicycoutureee
      @juicycoutureee 5 місяців тому +179

      @@ttw4sBeyoncé sold merch that said Boycott Beyoncé. Some people were offended by her Super Bowl performance. It was legendary.

    • @ttw4s
      @ttw4s 5 місяців тому +3

      @@juicycoutureee omg i love that

  • @amsta0594
    @amsta0594 5 місяців тому +2144

    Interesting fact about Daddy Lessons is that her father also cheated on her mother, so the song kinda speaks of generational trauma and I think it also justifying how she found the empathy and the strength necessary to forgive her husband

    • @casiedomingos5197
      @casiedomingos5197 5 місяців тому +97

      Yup! And to me forward ended on that note because you yourself choose how you move forward. In the movie in all night long you see her mother with her new husband. Suggesting that love wins no matter what in whatever form or circumstance. I could go on and on about this record yo 😭

    • @TheAndersox
      @TheAndersox 5 місяців тому +61

      The live performance of Daddy Lessons with The Chicks at the CMAs is one of the best awards show performances ever.

    • @fairygodmother139
      @fairygodmother139 25 днів тому +1

      Forgiving your husband for cheating isn’t a necessary thing lol

    • @amsta0594
      @amsta0594 25 днів тому

      @@fairygodmother139 that is not what I said. I said that empathy and strength were necessary in order to forgive that, cause it is definitely not an easy thing to do

  • @audreynicoleyoung6920
    @audreynicoleyoung6920 5 місяців тому +1741

    Don’t hurt yourself is the epitome of female rage and the feelings this song unleashes are unreal

    • @dsmitty882010
      @dsmitty882010 4 місяці тому +65

      And it’s because of that song that we now want her to an all out rock album

    • @lufeitosa9744
      @lufeitosa9744 4 місяці тому +26

      @@dsmitty882010 act 3 is coming

    • @RosanaLobs
      @RosanaLobs 3 місяці тому +23

      I scream to this song as if Jay-z cheated me

    • @clarissa3173
      @clarissa3173 3 місяці тому +5

      @@RosanaLobs lmao same. I think it’s something about this song that truly does envoke this kind of collective, protective rage for women as a whole

    • @rhettmitchell
      @rhettmitchell 2 місяці тому

      @@dsmitty882010 it HAAAAAS to be a rock album omg

  • @handyhandyman
    @handyhandyman 5 місяців тому +1196

    It’s kinda crazy to think how she dropped BEYONCÉ, thinking how everybody were like “she’s not going to top this” then she dropped LEMONADE which means everyone’s like “well this IS it, she has reached her peak” and come 2022 and a pandemic later she was like “hi love a lil gift for you!” and dropped RENAISSANCE..
    Beyoncé is many things, but you can NOT and WILL NOT discredit her artistry, talents, and crafts. She’s the last superstar, the last of its kind, literally an ALIEN superstar. You better gives her her flowers now when she’s here giving us her best after best after best.

    • @glasstablegcrls
      @glasstablegcrls 5 місяців тому +44

      ALL OF THIS. she just keeps going and going and going. there’s not one album i will not listen to in her catalog. (sasha is my least fav but has bops). im not a hive, but if anything, she is SO consistent at making MUSIC. albums, singles, and actual bodies of work. she IS music herself. i was lucky enough to see her live and she knows how to put on a show. she doesn’t “do too much” shes just far from mediocrity. (which unfortunately, the kids are craving “relatability” and mediocrity from subpar-mid artists these days) she puts on a PERFORMANCE. Bey is the LAST of the GREAT LEGENDS we have. y'all better go see that lady asap.

    • @casiedomingos5197
      @casiedomingos5197 5 місяців тому +16

      Bey is a different kind of breed! Her love for music, her moving at her own pase the beat of her own drum if you will has gotten her here. Add the fact that the woman has the work ethic of God knows what. Yeah let’s all just stop asking how she top herself. Because like she said in the Renaissance movie she ain’t got shit to prove anymore. She played the game was the best at it, broke the rules was the best at it. Now she living her best life and look at that she winning while doing it too. CRAZY 😂❤

    • @ilililililililililililil8055
      @ilililililililililililil8055 5 місяців тому +3

      I agree (kinda)
      I didn't think she could top Beyonce, I went into Lemonade thinking it couldn't happen, then it did.
      And while I absolutely love her for trying the club/EDM thing, as someone who's been an EDM fan for years, and a Beyonce fan for years, I really thought it would be a home run.
      It wasn't.
      It was weak for Beyonce's standards, and it was weak for an EDM album, so it was just stranded in a weird no-mans land of being a sort of EDM album that's top shelf specifically for non EDM fans, which hey, that's amazing I love that y'all get some of that flavor, but for what it was trying to achieve as an album it just didn't land.
      In the end, this is all just how I feel as a sort of niche between being a diehard Beyonce fan, but an avid EDM fan. I'm glad y'all love it.

    • @alisonmoran4660
      @alisonmoran4660 5 місяців тому +9

      @@ilililililililililililil8055 I don’t agree because renaissance was perfection. From the production, to the transitions, the homage, the different genres. And yes it most definitely did land. The eduction was perfect from the intro of I’m that girl to the end with summer renaissance

    • @ilililililililililililil8055
      @ilililililililililililil8055 5 місяців тому +3

      @@alisonmoran4660 But that's the issue.
      You can say (which is perfectly valid for your taste) that production was perfect, but as an EDM album (which it marketed to, catered to, and acted as), it's so exceptionally generic.
      It is refined, credit is due there, but there's nothing experimental about it, it sounds akin to the dance music we'd got from artists in the mid 2000s, it's just slightly more polished.
      If it's an homage to that era of music, it nailed it. But EDM has long moved past that sound and style. So on the audio side, yes it's a pristine album, but as a concept and execution, it's far from perfect.

  • @glasstablegcrls
    @glasstablegcrls 5 місяців тому +2099

    self titled to lemonade to RENAISSANCE has got to be one of the best 3 album runs of ALL TIME

    • @cupofcakee
      @cupofcakee 5 місяців тому +185

      honestly 4 can join in the run as well, she is the artist of our generation

    • @henrystoes6508
      @henrystoes6508 5 місяців тому +40

      @@cupofcakee 4 is so goodddd

    • @pinkrhodeblush
      @pinkrhodeblush 5 місяців тому +65

      The gift too!

    • @KaylaNicoleJanelle
      @KaylaNicoleJanelle 5 місяців тому +96

      @@pinkrhodeblush no like the gift is so overlooked. some of my favorite Beyoncé tracks like Bigger, Spirit deserve more!

    • @warrenedwards2506
      @warrenedwards2506 5 місяців тому +12

      Literally!! 2 of which arguably have no skips for me at least

  • @tariqthomas9090
    @tariqthomas9090 5 місяців тому +2679

    Renaissance and Lemonade are both masterpieces.
    They couldn’t be anymore different from each other sonically or thematically, but man, they are some of the best albums to come out of the 21st century.

    • @speaknowethansversion
      @speaknowethansversion 5 місяців тому +17

      renaissance bffr.....

    • @cupofcakee
      @cupofcakee 5 місяців тому +71

      it blows me away that there wasn’t an album in between

    • @bradymurphy2824
      @bradymurphy2824 5 місяців тому +165

      @@speaknowethansversionrenaissance is fucking phenomenal only people with 0 taste would say something like that

    • @b5303
      @b5303 5 місяців тому

      taylor fan.. sit down@@speaknowethansversion

    • @height772
      @height772 5 місяців тому +9

      @@cupofcakeeThere was

  • @theodoreroosevelt7471
    @theodoreroosevelt7471 5 місяців тому +935

    The lyrics where she asks “what’s worse, being jealous or crazy” sounds like an echo to the years during which she was crazy… in love.

    • @FirebirdPrince
      @FirebirdPrince 5 місяців тому +78

      Agreed. You can also make the case that she was referencing her other song, Jealous on ST. Which makes sense, one is about being so in love and the other questioning a potential infidelity. This single line goes deeper than a lot of people think.

    • @theodoreroosevelt7471
      @theodoreroosevelt7471 5 місяців тому +13

      @@FirebirdPrince yes! I noticed the reference to jealous too

    • @JessieR2023
      @JessieR2023 4 місяці тому

      She always chose crazy

    • @leighhuggins5030
      @leighhuggins5030 2 місяці тому +4

      and she'd rather be crazy than jealous because that would mean he didn't do anything wrong...that it really was just all in her head.

  • @a.jamesson
    @a.jamesson 5 місяців тому +634

    She deserved AOTY 😭!!! One of the greatest albums of all time imo

  • @fabianelindemann5583
    @fabianelindemann5583 5 місяців тому +1923

    How has this woman never won AOTY at the Grammy's ???? I'll never understand, NEVER.
    I know she's the most awarded person in the history of the Grammy's, but still 😢

    • @ericryanyawl9401
      @ericryanyawl9401 5 місяців тому +137

      Adele winning over her was a travesty.

    • @max_sch4462
      @max_sch4462 5 місяців тому +172

      I agree. I could understand that Lemonade lost to 25, because they are both masterpieces with only 0-1 skips. But besides that... Last year for example. Harry's album was very good, but come on. Every artist adores Beyoncé and is inspired by her. She is the superstars superstar, if you like her or not. Gotta give that to her.

    • @koppamida
      @koppamida 5 місяців тому +62

      scammys

    • @deevasquez1171
      @deevasquez1171 5 місяців тому +107

      Lol no FR and with Renaissance the judges literally said they wasn’t gonna pick her because people praise her work TOO much, can you imagine

    • @wiltonduhapa5871
      @wiltonduhapa5871 5 місяців тому +6

      Sorry?!?! Excuse me?!? Did you just compare this album to ADELE's 25, the album that won ALBUM OF THE YEAR? sorry, but this was low.

  • @magicmicah05
    @magicmicah05 5 місяців тому +1923

    After so many years of people saying Beyonce was "Overrated", she really came with Lemonade and said to those people "WHO THE F*** DO YOU THINK I IS?!?!?!?!?!?!!!??!?"

    • @allieoop.
      @allieoop. 5 місяців тому +4

      she’s overrated now ngl

    • @mr.awesome6360
      @mr.awesome6360 5 місяців тому +86

      @@allieoop. In what way exactly? what specific aspects of what she produces or accomplishes is overrated. And compared to whom who is also in the same wheelhouse and consequently not adequately rated?

    • @danielletildamoro9706
      @danielletildamoro9706 5 місяців тому +44

      She started branching out and putting artistry first at the end of IASF and start of 4. She is now managing herself and put art and what she wants in her music than charts and sales. That's why the albums since 4 sounded way better in terms of sonics and thematics.

    • @adrian.moon.5199
      @adrian.moon.5199 5 місяців тому +37

      @@allieoop.she’s DEFINITELY not overrated now

    • @ipodtouch5963
      @ipodtouch5963 5 місяців тому

      Stop stanning billionaires

  • @indiefairy09
    @indiefairy09 5 місяців тому +561

    Lemonade truly made the beyhive turn on jay z to THIS DAY! Iconic. I was at a crawfish boil party in my friend’s backyard and a girl who had tidal starting screaming Beyoncé has a new album out! We thought she was lying and then the party turned into a lemonade listening party. It was an awesome way to experience one her releases

    • @liahb1745
      @liahb1745 5 місяців тому +48

      Such a southern event lol

    • @Yomommalikeditlastnight
      @Yomommalikeditlastnight 5 місяців тому

      Omgggg how was that? It’s such a heavy album, I had to listen to it in a dark room by myself 😅😅

    • @catalinaledermann
      @catalinaledermann 5 місяців тому +11

      THAT IS AWESOME 😭 i wish that happened here too

    • @rhettmitchell
      @rhettmitchell 2 місяці тому

      Oh that’s fucking awesome omg 😭

  • @guilhermerls2272
    @guilhermerls2272 5 місяців тому +483

    5:33 Hold up + Countdown = PERFECTION! You NEED to hear that mashup... She did it at the VMAs and if I am not mistaken Coachella as well.

    • @nontobekomgcina8854
      @nontobekomgcina8854 5 місяців тому +25

      yea, you hear the mashup on her homecoming album if im not mistaken

    • @Amanda_T24
      @Amanda_T24 3 місяці тому +4

      Yes my thoughts exactly! He will lose it when he hears that!

  • @ianpeterr
    @ianpeterr 5 місяців тому +1366

    I'm not missing my words when I say this is one of the greatest albums of all time. Not many musicians can mix reggae, r&b, rock, country, chillwave, soul, gospel, trap, blues in the same album and still produce a consistent body of work. Beyoncé had me hating on Jay Z like he cheated on me back in 2016. If she ever deserved a AOTY was with this album

    • @_MysticAveline_
      @_MysticAveline_ 5 місяців тому +75

      It's a crime she didn't win AOTY - never trusted the Grammy's since...

    • @davidmalachibranson6606
      @davidmalachibranson6606 5 місяців тому +52

      Beyonce had me hating on Jay like cheated on me too😂

    • @Fallenbiblicallyaccurateangel
      @Fallenbiblicallyaccurateangel 5 місяців тому +27

      This album and self titled ABSOLUTELY deserved AOTY at the scammys

    • @RaiAlckmin
      @RaiAlckmin 5 місяців тому +8

      ​@@Fallenbiblicallyaccurateangel Renaissance too

    • @bperez8656
      @bperez8656 5 місяців тому +5

      Don’t say not many
      Say no one!
      Not one other artist
      Has mixed
      Rap, hip hop, R&B, blues, country, rock, pop, dance
      NOBODY!!!!!!!!!

  • @chaigneau6981
    @chaigneau6981 5 місяців тому +1517

    timestamps🍋
    1:04 pray you catch me
    3:30 hold up
    6:20 don’t hurt yourself
    9:16 sorry (no sound)
    11:28 6 inch
    14:41 daddy lessons
    19:07 love drought
    21:56 sandcastles (no audio)
    23:51 forward
    25:00 freedom
    27:46 all night
    31:30 formation (no audio)
    33:24 sorry demo

  • @Faithjoy2
    @Faithjoy2 5 місяців тому +225

    So sad you had to mute during Sandcastles! My favorite part of the whole album is the way her voice breaks as she sings-such a cool interesting choice to include in a song about forgiving him.

    • @rhettmitchell
      @rhettmitchell 2 місяці тому +2

      Yeah I was so sad to not be able to hear his reaction 😭😭

  • @LunaDelTuna
    @LunaDelTuna 5 місяців тому +177

    The way she went through the stages of grief and heartache with each song: discovering the truth, denial, anger, sadness, apathy, until finally reaching compromise, acceptance, liberation, and happiness once again _AND THEN_ then beautifully intertwines those emotions with their respective genres: Reggae, Hard Rock, R&B, Country, Power and Love ballads. It's a true manual on how to overcome, no matter who you are or what you've been through. This will always be hands down my favorite album ever, at least for me personally and I'm just some random white lady.

  • @alexandrahcardona6380
    @alexandrahcardona6380 5 місяців тому +697

    this album has changed the lives of so many women, simply a generational masterpiece!

    • @nithinjonnalagadda3470
      @nithinjonnalagadda3470 5 місяців тому +2

      lol .In what way exactly?

    • @handsomemahlambi
      @handsomemahlambi 5 місяців тому +1

      *clears throat* me too

    • @handsomemahlambi
      @handsomemahlambi 5 місяців тому

      @@nithinjonnalagadda3470 firstly brought Black Feminism to the forefront and made people aware of the difference between it and normal feminism bc Black women (and other brown women who are of darker complexions) face harder challenges than any group in the world especially USA therefore have deeper issues that need to be solved with their fellow sisters by their side.
      Secondly breaking generational curses for women, people saw it as weak to stay after being cheated on but it happens to Black women too often, and yes leaving is powerful but what Beyoncé has done here is open doors for women to stay and build something healthy, teach Black men how to properly love and not stay in the mess but use it as a lesson to move forward, bc some women stay but the situation doesn’t change, she’s taken control of the narrative, she no longer is pining after him but they are working together to make their relationship work. It’s been a huge issue bc trust is never built up again and then your children see you go through this so they think it’s okay for them to also go through heartache but this teaches them to hold themselves and others accountable for their actions, to follow up apologies with change, and to hold space for others when they are actually changing but not take bull when they aren’t.
      Jay has grown more in the last 7 years than we’ve seen him in his entire career, he’s no longer just a big name in rap, he’s a person trying his best to be his best

    • @leonardalexisbalte3678
      @leonardalexisbalte3678 5 місяців тому +5

      And MEN too

    • @idahothehuman
      @idahothehuman 5 місяців тому +34

      It's truly empowering lol? I was in a abusive relationship when this album came out and it helped me get through all of it. I'm speaking only for myself but I can bet I'm not the only one. Music can be eye opening and if it wasn't for this album, I would truly believe I deserved to be treated like shit when I gave my all. There ya go

  • @cupofcakee
    @cupofcakee 5 місяців тому +283

    renaissance is my personal favorite but lemonade is her magnum opus IMO

  • @barbaraguerra1378
    @barbaraguerra1378 5 місяців тому +335

    I've always loved beyonce but when this album came out I was studying classical music and wasn't paying attention to what was going on in the musical world. During the pandemic I came across Sorry and Don't hurt yourself... my father had cheated on and left my mother a couple of years before, after 30 years of marriage. My world had completely changed since and those songs struck very delicate chords. This album was such an emotional, cathartic experience. By singing these songs, I managed to pour out a lot of my anger and pain. Lemonade is THE album! And Beyonce, I'll be forever grateful for this music, these powerful words and emotions! Music heals you, period!

    • @LeeoJohnsonTV
      @LeeoJohnsonTV 5 місяців тому +9

      I'm sorry to hear you went through this. I have a similar story and "Ring Off" is a song from the extended version. It's a great song about her mom getting fed up and leaving her dad. I remember playing the song for my own mom.

  • @Jonvocals
    @Jonvocals 5 місяців тому +264

    For the first time!? HOW? Lemonade is such a masterpiece. I was obsessed with it for 2 whole years. My favorite song changed like 7 times.

    • @hibiscustea13
      @hibiscustea13 Місяць тому +2

      I did nothing but watch the visual album most of that year 😭

  • @deanmarino7819
    @deanmarino7819 5 місяців тому +726

    Lemonade has to be one of the best albums I've heard.

    • @jimbob2427
      @jimbob2427 5 місяців тому

      @@jayeimas5304wtf? Lemonade is amazing.

    • @BeyonceUpdates
      @BeyonceUpdates 5 місяців тому +24

      @@jayeimas5304 rolling stone has it at the top of their list too, so clearly it’s you.

    • @height772
      @height772 5 місяців тому +15

      @@jayeimas5304let people have their own opinions idk?

    • @glasstablegcrls
      @glasstablegcrls 5 місяців тому +11

      @@jayeimas5304 always gotta be that person💀

    • @des_elise
      @des_elise 5 місяців тому +1

      ​@@glasstablegcrlsself titled is my favorite for sure

  • @perianagorg
    @perianagorg 5 місяців тому +902

    If you're going to dive into her discography her self titled would be a great place to continue!!!

    • @butterlagmay5168
      @butterlagmay5168 5 місяців тому +81

      exactly! I still can't believe that people slept on that album! Self Titled is arguably her best album.

    • @kalmanta1824
      @kalmanta1824 5 місяців тому

      @@butterlagmay5168who’s sleeping on self-titled? Most Hive have this in her 3 best albums. It’s widely adored and referenced by the gp/media as well.

    • @ellieprint
      @ellieprint 5 місяців тому +30

      eversince she dropped her father as her manager, she just keeps getting better and better as an artist. 4, self-titled, lemonade and renaissance are all great albums (especially the three album run from st to renny)

    • @Counterbo
      @Counterbo 5 місяців тому +4

      My personal favorite album. Mmmhm. The renaissance before Renaissance. Yup. Exactly.

    • @KaylaMarie_
      @KaylaMarie_ 5 місяців тому

      @@butterlagmay5168 people slepped on that album?

  • @cayocampos7990
    @cayocampos7990 5 місяців тому +206

    Love watching people experiencing Beyoncé's masterpieces for the first time.

  • @yarrap3091
    @yarrap3091 5 місяців тому +63

    “Omg this is another threat” at the beginning of Don’t Hurt Yourself killssss me 🤣🤣🤣

  • @ajiramarija
    @ajiramarija 5 місяців тому +400

    for some reason i discovered "don't hurt yourself" only in the year 2023 but let me tell you. my jaw dropped after listening to it and i've been obssessed ever since. truly some of her best work

    • @gabimenezes5136
      @gabimenezes5136 5 місяців тому +49

      And that's why we need a rock album from her! I've been obsessed with DHY since 2016, the genre suits her voice so well

    • @lizz1187
      @lizz1187 5 місяців тому +12

      You should go down her discography. So many underrated songs

    • @ruby2600
      @ruby2600 5 місяців тому +13

      if u thought the recorded version slaps, listen to the homecoming live version 😗that's where it's at

    • @CC-rm9uq
      @CC-rm9uq 5 місяців тому +5

      @@gabimenezes5136hello?! have you seen her performance of the beautiful ones and sex on fire at Glastonbury, also her cover of you oughta know? we need a rock album asap.

    • @gabimenezes5136
      @gabimenezes5136 5 місяців тому +1

      @@CC-rm9uq oh YES!!!! How could I forget? That one was everything 💯💯

  • @IttzMawi
    @IttzMawi 5 місяців тому +327

    The Lemonade era was probably the best thing to ever happened in music. Truly a masterpiece

  • @fridahmungai8713
    @fridahmungai8713 5 місяців тому +180

    Self tittled is a great okace to go next..
    You mentioned watching the lemonade movie: A MUST. Also her Coachella performance is SENSATIONAL.

    • @warrenedwards2506
      @warrenedwards2506 5 місяців тому +6

      No fr. Lemonade movie, Self-titled, then Homecoming is such a good track to follow

  • @lilysolisrobles
    @lilysolisrobles 5 місяців тому +130

    This album is a JOURNEY!! She takes you to the depths of her grief all the way to Sandcastles and brings you back to life with All Night. AOTY in my and all of the beyhives records

  • @glasstablegcrls
    @glasstablegcrls 5 місяців тому +291

    when life gives you lemons, make an iconic album out of it.

  • @guttorodrigues
    @guttorodrigues 5 місяців тому +302

    The fact she didn’t win aoty with this masterpiece still haunts me
    Btw you should react to everything is love by her and jay z, it’s amazing

    • @warrenedwards2506
      @warrenedwards2506 5 місяців тому +18

      Everything is love is so underrated

    • @fanabheki8705
      @fanabheki8705 5 місяців тому +11

      Everything is love Is very monumental

  • @thedavidj1996
    @thedavidj1996 5 місяців тому +78

    Lemonade and Renaissance are true masterpieces. If these are the last two albums to exist ever, then I’m okay with that. They are infinitely replayable

    • @JessieR2023
      @JessieR2023 4 місяці тому +1

      @@MichaelBrandon-8585I bury myself with those two albums.

  • @adamwassim9666
    @adamwassim9666 5 місяців тому +48

    All night is literally one if her best songs and its so underrated

    • @Nitabita_
      @Nitabita_ 4 місяці тому +12

      When that song came out i played it over and over and over! It’s definitely my top favorites of all time and Absolutely one of her best songs of all time!

  • @kelseystrasdin7484
    @kelseystrasdin7484 5 місяців тому +130

    You have to watch the film! There are monologues between each song that help connect the dots and complete an incredibly full picture of what infidelity is and feels like.

    • @CC-rm9uq
      @CC-rm9uq 5 місяців тому +10

      Ok because the poetry in those monologues are excellent!

  • @duwan4241
    @duwan4241 5 місяців тому +168

    I remember this album dropping on some April friday in 2016 🤣 and when I heard the first line in Pray You Catch Me, "You can taste the dishonesty, it's all over your breath" I already knew shit's about to go down 🤣🥵🫣
    Not to mention she was everywhere that year. From Superbowl, her Formation tour, the VMA's, CMA's, TIDAL party, the Parkwood party event, and then February next year it came out of an IG post that she's pregnant with twins and her last performance in the Grammys until she went on a hiatus 🫣

    • @warrenedwards2506
      @warrenedwards2506 5 місяців тому +3

      She fell off the face of the Earth for 5 years dude like bey why you do that!?! 😭

    • @itseoyibo
      @itseoyibo 5 місяців тому +2

      @@warrenedwards2506 COVID in between haha

  • @tamaraanderson8815
    @tamaraanderson8815 5 місяців тому +57

    This was so pivotal in pop culture history I can tell you exactly where I was and who I was with when it dropped to this day lol. We sat and watched all the visuals in my friends apartment as soon as our other friend called us to tell us it was a surprise drop.

  • @nzuzo
    @nzuzo 5 місяців тому +67

    Lemonade and renaissance are my faves but she’s always been innovating- the gift, self titled, dangerously in love, B day - she is honestly the greatest OF ALL TIME

  • @butterlagmay5168
    @butterlagmay5168 5 місяців тому +44

    It's never too late to react to SZA's Ctrl 📺, Rihanna's ANTI 👑 and Frank Ocean's Blonde 👱‍♂️

  • @bellasobrino
    @bellasobrino 5 місяців тому +151

    Lemonade is such a masterpiece. The storytelling, especially on the film, is outstanding.

  • @ZosiaDabrowski
    @ZosiaDabrowski 5 місяців тому +73

    Troy you HAVE to watch the Visual Album for this work. When it dropped I still remember watching the movie twice in one day and I was just overflowing with awe for the artwork that is Lemonade and the visual album. It's not just an album, it is truly a MASTERPIECE in every sense of the word.

  • @nicoletomacheski9935
    @nicoletomacheski9935 5 місяців тому +44

    Lemonade and Homecoming are two of her best projects and so much of them are connected in my head bc she took so many songs from Lemonade to the next level with Beychella

    • @bperez8656
      @bperez8656 5 місяців тому +4

      1,000%
      Lemonade is a thoughtful masterpiece
      Coachella is her taking the songs to their maximum elevation
      Don’t Hurt Yourself Live version with the opera at the end
      IS MASTERPIECE!!!!
      Transitioning into I Care!!!

    • @lashae9805
      @lashae9805 5 місяців тому +3

      hold up into countdown is amazinggg

  • @emiyonce
    @emiyonce 5 місяців тому +97

    Beyoncé has set the standard so damn high with this masterpiece.

  • @makaylamusgrove4807
    @makaylamusgrove4807 5 місяців тому +86

    I love the version of daddy lessons with the chicks, honestly more than the original. The live performance with them at the CMAs was great

    • @bperez8656
      @bperez8656 5 місяців тому +4

      The live version is ICONIC!!!

  • @jasminem812
    @jasminem812 5 місяців тому +45

    this is straight up my favourite beyonce album of all time and idk something about this video felt like i was experiencing it again for the first time again, so THANK YOU!!! had me getting chills like i havent screamed every word to this album thousands of times lmao

  • @nadiajuarez4763
    @nadiajuarez4763 5 місяців тому +40

    Lemonade is already my favorite album but hearing your commentary gave me a new appreciation for it! It’s exactly why I never listen when people call Beyonce overrated

  • @aaliyahrose712
    @aaliyahrose712 5 місяців тому +101

    Sir, I need more Beyonce reactions because it makes me feel seen as a Beyonce fan cuz I've gotten made fun of for liking her music, so when I watch ur videos it's like having a dance party with a friend who likes the same artist as you and I never had that experience since I've mainly only gotten made fun of love love love ur videos keep em coming! :)

  • @maison9970
    @maison9970 5 місяців тому +100

    Definitely react to her album “4” next!! That album is one of her best work! Songs like 1+1 and I Care are CRAZY GOOD

  • @priyadaga1132
    @priyadaga1132 5 місяців тому +60

    Its my first time listening to this album. And im a huge huge huge huge adele fan. Now i understand why she Literally gave that speech when she won that grammy against Beyonce and then cried that she doesn't deserve this and broke that 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🤲🏻🤲🏻🤲🏻

  • @athena450
    @athena450 5 місяців тому +27

    This album is one of the albums in 2016-17 that made me a full on album person > singles person. This, Blonde and Melodrama. The holy trin of that era, for me. And none of them won the Grammy!!!!! (still raging)

  • @akaHilton
    @akaHilton 5 місяців тому +174

    I love that you loved Lemonade! my favorite track is All night, followed by Sorry, and Hold Up. My reccomendation for next album would be Self Titled

    • @mirrorballfolk5074
      @mirrorballfolk5074 5 місяців тому

      All night is my fave too, the violin gives me CHILLS

  • @carsynsoderstrom6974
    @carsynsoderstrom6974 5 місяців тому +126

    This is the album that made me a Beyoncé fan 😊

  • @joshuadavidson6462
    @joshuadavidson6462 5 місяців тому +25

    You need to listen to her Self Titled Beyoncé album from 2013 too. Another absolute masterpiece!

  • @keedababy7872
    @keedababy7872 5 місяців тому +65

    What a time in musical history! Prince had passed away two days before so the world was already mourning. This album helped so many people!
    There were book recommendations and movie/documentary recommendations. It was such a core memory for many of us. Great album. She really got cheated at the Grammys.

    • @LeeoJohnsonTV
      @LeeoJohnsonTV 5 місяців тому +12

      Even Adele, who won the award, got up there and said "Thank you but Beyonce should've won this" basically.

  • @its_rj__
    @its_rj__ 5 місяців тому +135

    Let’s give it up for not just the pen work on this album but the absolute work that went into this and the piece of history this album is

  • @preston2758
    @preston2758 5 місяців тому +65

    You need to react to her self-titled album, released in 2013!!!

  • @prinspray
    @prinspray 5 місяців тому +43

    This album itself is quite personal, I think. Something she doesn’t usually let us see, yet it worked, unlike her other commercial works.

    • @JessieR2023
      @JessieR2023 4 місяці тому +2

      The self titled album is the personification of Beyonce name, but the lemonade album is the raw version of Beyonce.

  • @seanguzman3409
    @seanguzman3409 5 місяців тому +18

    your reaction to the hype part of hold up (“i always keep that top tier, five star”) tells me you NEED to hear the live version of the song she performs. legendary

    • @nia6674
      @nia6674 5 місяців тому +1

      Yesss that transition into countdown and back into it is everything and a must to watch 😭😭 ppl who saw homecoming live are so lucky

  • @TRex799
    @TRex799 5 місяців тому +73

    My first experience with this album RIGHT HERE. Opening song had me in CHILLS, took me to new heights. I only just started digging into her back catalog after I listened to Renaissance but I’ve been saving Lemonade for a rainy day. That day is today! I can see why so many people say Lemonade is her best because DAMN!!! WOW!!!!

    • @warrenedwards2506
      @warrenedwards2506 5 місяців тому +5

      To relive the moment I first saw and heard lemonade will be a feeling I will always chase 😢

  • @philjan23
    @philjan23 5 місяців тому +42

    Why the visual album is not on UA-cam is just beyond my grasp -- how can someone do something *THAT* amazing and actively, intentionally, systematically not want _anyone_ to see it....

    • @warrenedwards2506
      @warrenedwards2506 5 місяців тому +8

      She didn’t want to commercialize it which is why she waited like 3 years to put lemonade on Spotify. Longest 3 years of my life not being able to access lemonade except through Tidal

    • @philjan23
      @philjan23 5 місяців тому +1

      @@warrenedwards2506 yeaaah.... But I don't think so... As much as I *_L O V E_* _Lemonade_ with all my heart and soul, I think she is unfortunately trying to do a "couple thing" with Jay Z and the Tidal exclusivity, which is super annoying... 🙄
      I don't wanna say she "healed too much", because that would be just straight out mean to tell anybody, but it's a thought you can't avoid having ^^" ...
      Had she kept that "Don't hurt yourself"/"Formation" energy, she would unmonetize it _AND_ post on UA-cam so the wind could carry the manifesto's flyers all around the world, in a romantically revolting way -- but she does want to earn adsense income from this work, which is normal to want, she just doesn't want to do it with YT, which in turn is just mean from her side to do 😭

    • @Dan_G.R.S.
      @Dan_G.R.S. 5 місяців тому +1

      Same goes for the RENAISSANCE visuals that we have concrete proof of existing, she released a teaser and even included parts of them on the tour, but she reportedly just scrapped them. Not to mention the Formation Tour DVD that also has concrete proof of existing and she just never will. The Renaissance movie is absolutely incredible, but the music videos looked like they had some insane outfits too.
      The craziest thing about this is that during the Renaissance Tour she used never before seen footage of the scrapped Kitty Kat video, meaning she keeps some of this stuff locked up for two DECADES and decides to use them out of nowhere for no apparent reason!

  • @Sthuthukile
    @Sthuthukile 5 місяців тому +31

    For a moment I thought the Renaissance reaction was just a fluke and you weren't interested in her as an artist. But I'm so pleasantly surprised! The visuals are a MUST, they don't add to the album...they ARE the album. The songs are incomplete without them.

  • @BeautyByLayla
    @BeautyByLayla 5 місяців тому +16

    When you have to mute for UA-cam you should include the lyrics on screen so we can still try to follow along with where you are in the music!! Love these video thank you for all the work you put in!

  • @marcelluswilliams4083
    @marcelluswilliams4083 5 місяців тому +54

    I think you should listen the The Gift album that she made for The Lion King. It’s not a solo release and flew a bit under the radar, but it’s some of her best work.

    • @warrenedwards2506
      @warrenedwards2506 5 місяців тому +4

      EIL and The Gift never get the love they deserve 😭😊

  • @siriuslynow8226
    @siriuslynow8226 5 місяців тому +14

    the beychella version of hold up really does hit so much harder. it takes you there with them countdown horns

  • @gs2656
    @gs2656 5 місяців тому +30

    Bey really decided one day to make pop culture history and dropped this album 😭 I remember waking up after the album had surprised dropped in the middle of the night and everyone was crying shaking throwing up everywhere on the internet

  • @chrisrodriguez5982
    @chrisrodriguez5982 5 місяців тому +17

    5:35 I LOVE during her live shows when she uses that beat to transition into Countdown 😍😍⏰

    • @CC-rm9uq
      @CC-rm9uq 5 місяців тому +1

      I was just about to say that. It’s ironic he says that given the way she performs it live.

  • @alauro.
    @alauro. 5 місяців тому +38

    Hopefully he'll react to a Lana Del Rey album this year! I recommend either NFR or Ultraviolence

  • @marcycoulter4581
    @marcycoulter4581 5 місяців тому +50

    I'll never forget this album dropping the same morning I found out I'd been cheated on and my friends and I blasting it at top volume the entire day

    • @warrenedwards2506
      @warrenedwards2506 5 місяців тому +3

      I hate that happened to you but love that for you at the same time because the emotions you had were probably so unmatched

    • @sheadepczynski8081
      @sheadepczynski8081 5 місяців тому +5

      This would have either cured me or killed me, I can't tell.

  • @elhaninha
    @elhaninha 5 місяців тому +21

    omg why am i crying to this reaction? i mean, i love lemonade more than anything, but you made me pay attention in a way i didn't before. always and forever soooo monumental!!!!

  • @ChristineCauthen
    @ChristineCauthen 5 місяців тому +5

    Obsessed with this reaction, love experiencing such great albums for the first time all over again. And love the editing on this one!

  • @theenish
    @theenish 5 місяців тому +54

    OMG TROY when I opened YT I did NOT expect to see a LEMONADE REACTION FROM HTHAZE!!! I've been waiting for this for so long it's been a long time coming! Amazing video as always, would love some more Beyoncé content from you, you really give her the respect she deserves and I'm SO here for it!! AND STARALLISON I FEEL YOU TOO GIRL, WE WAS SO READY FOR THIS!! YES I NEED 2024 TO BE BEY'S YEAR FOR HTHAZE omg please react to I Am Sasha Fierce next Troy! Happy New Year all :)

  • @elorafilippi3923
    @elorafilippi3923 5 місяців тому +23

    This album is a masterclass in artistry. Love watching your reaction! The edit is awesome as well. Would love to see you react to Coachella or the Renaissance Movie, the mix in those productions is top tier, full of samples and insane productions. Dangerously in Love is full of classics as well!

  • @casiedomingos5197
    @casiedomingos5197 5 місяців тому +11

    Yo when you pulled out that tambourine and your gitar! I LOST ITTT! I loved you being in the music you feeling like you were in a circle jamming, that was the origin of black people INVENTUNG country! I can’t even explain what this album did for me and I just love seeing other people enjoying it just as much! I really recommend watching the entire movie (it’s on tidal) just for you to grasp the entire vision of this project. Not even to react to but just see the grandure of this album and Beyoncé. You were right on the money when you got the story she was telling but the visuals will tell another story in it’s entirety. Because I was so immersed I listened to the dissect podcast on Spotify to dig even deeper and it made me love the album EVEN MORE! This not winning album of the year is what made me not value the Grammy’s any longer. That’s how impactful/perfect this record was. Love your reactions! ❤

  • @melsyoutube
    @melsyoutube 5 місяців тому +21

    a PHENOMENAL body of work that deserves every bit of critical acclaim it has, and then some. a heartbreaking, cohesive narrative (both the album and film) delivered through sonic masterpieces. insane instrumentals, stunning vocals, poignant lyrics and incredible visuals. one of the most important albums in modern music. no wonder it’s still studied in universities and colleges across the world.

  • @nicoleprada1706
    @nicoleprada1706 5 місяців тому +4

    OMG, I love you for this! I was waiting patiently for you to review Beyonce's discography after your Renaissance review!

  • @japaroldo
    @japaroldo 5 місяців тому +17

    This is the best album I’ve heard and I realized that since the 1st time I heard it. Such a phenomenal piece of art!

  • @MattyJuniosa
    @MattyJuniosa 5 місяців тому +1

    AHHH SO HAPPY YOU REACTED TO IT!! And big yes to a Beyonce album eraaaa!!! If you could also watch Lawrence - I’m Confident I’m Insecure

  • @imuniquefangirl
    @imuniquefangirl 5 місяців тому +1

    Omg I can't believe the timing! I've been listening to lemonade again for the last few days and I see u posted this video! I loved watching this reaction❤️

  • @fransoumastre2102
    @fransoumastre2102 5 місяців тому +3

    omgggg i didn't expected this, i can't wait for your other bey albums reactions

  • @arhiannnaaa
    @arhiannnaaa 5 місяців тому +18

    Highly recommend her self titled album next!! It’s so good

  • @anadefreitas2335
    @anadefreitas2335 5 місяців тому +11

    Lemonade, to me, is actually a triptych project and listening to them back to back actually does clarify everything as much as they would like us, the strangers, to know about their marriage/vow renewal. First, we got Beyoncé's side with Lemonade, then we got Jay-Z's 4:44 and then, together, they round it up and explain the gaps with The Carter's Everything Is Love to kinda catch the fans on where they're at and by the end of it. They're each different and wonderful records in their own ways and absolutely worth listening to even despite the bit of gossip they give us, but whenever I get a chance, I rec them as a trio.

  • @bperez8656
    @bperez8656 5 місяців тому +3

    I love your contributions to Daddy Lessons!!! Please review the live performance on CMA’s!

  • @JoaoVictor-sh3en
    @JoaoVictor-sh3en 5 місяців тому +19

    I simply love that you really catch the production details and the lyrics too! Can’t wait for Dangerously in Love and self titled reactions!!

    • @warrenedwards2506
      @warrenedwards2506 5 місяців тому +2

      I feel like we need Self-titled and The Gift. Self-titled shows her growing up in her music and becoming the singularity she is now. The gift is very much showing her producer side

    • @JoaoVictor-sh3en
      @JoaoVictor-sh3en 4 місяці тому

      @@warrenedwards2506 but DiL tho… the vocals on that album are insane for the first one… and the R&B productions are so rich. Actually, we need reactions to every Beyonce album

  • @guilhermemartins6030
    @guilhermemartins6030 5 місяців тому +6

    I would love to see you react to the self titled album! I always love, LOVE!!! your reactions, they're so genuine

  • @mattiazisa735
    @mattiazisa735 5 місяців тому +9

    Lemonade holds a special place in my heart, one of those albums that introduced me to GREAT music (I was 16 when it came out). Also the lemon-yellow vinyl is cool af!

  • @CarlosHerreraL27
    @CarlosHerreraL27 5 місяців тому +9

    Junto con su reacción de Renaissance son mis favoritas de cualquier otra. Tan llenas de energía y divertidas. Y es lo de menos para la magnífica obra de arte que es Lemonade 🍋.

  • @deevasquez1171
    @deevasquez1171 5 місяців тому +23

    Bday, Lemonade & Renaissance, my favourite Bey albums, all of her Al are great, but those 3 changed the game, set trends, broke records and elevated her in every aspect! 👌🏽🐝 love this reaction, I still remember Lemonades release like yesterday, she shut down the whole internet with that one. 😫

    • @darionwilson3666
      @darionwilson3666 5 місяців тому

      I love all her albums 😊 they interchange from time to time lol

  • @Crows_zer0
    @Crows_zer0 5 місяців тому +10

    Since you've started with Renaissance, I feel like you should continue working your way backwards through her discography. So self-titled next!
    Dangerously in Love is probably my 3rd fave album of hers, so you'll end on a high!

  • @leastalder403
    @leastalder403 5 місяців тому +1

    I have to say I enjoy listening to entire albums with you in your videos ! It brings me back to my childhood self in my room putting a brand newly bought CD on my Hi-Fi stereo and sitting on the floor listening to the whole album discovering the artist's masterpiece. Thank you !

  • @georginak5836
    @georginak5836 5 місяців тому +4

    i rly recommend u also watch the music video movie for the album if u get a chance bcus it’s so beautiful and allows u to understand the album on a deeper level. In between each of the songs beyonce includes poetry that deeper bring home the messages behind the songs :)

  • @dudedelrey
    @dudedelrey 5 місяців тому +4

    OH MY GOD FINALLY DOING LEMONADE IM CRYING😭😭😭😭 ive been WAITING

  • @Outside4
    @Outside4 5 місяців тому +9

    You have to continue listening to her discography we need Beyonce’ (self titled) next. Lemonade, Renaissance & Self Titled are her big 3 albums, but all her albums are good we definitely need you to do the other 5 albums

  • @Talia778
    @Talia778 5 місяців тому +11

    I’ve never heard this album in its entirety before only a few songs but these comments are making me think I gotta sit through it soon. I wish I’d been apart of this fanfare when it first dropped 😮‍💨 (I was 12 so it might not have hit the same 💀)

  • @darriennemartin4083
    @darriennemartin4083 4 місяці тому +1

    I love the way you experience music. It’s very satisfying to watch

  • @jenthejen
    @jenthejen 5 місяців тому +4

    a homecoming reaction would be everything!!!

  • @rachaelkeating932
    @rachaelkeating932 5 місяців тому +28

    Please do her self titled album!

  • @gersoncatalan3853
    @gersoncatalan3853 5 місяців тому

    I found my new favorite channel of reactions, deeply loved it ❤

  • @juliatellier4774
    @juliatellier4774 5 місяців тому +7

    YES DO BEYONCE 2024 LIKE YOU DID TAYLOR. As a Swiftie and a member of the Beyhive I would be so happy, and you would be my favorite channel ever. I went to both Eras Tour and Renaissance Tour this year.... there is no comparison between those two artists. They each are powerful AF in their own right. Eras Tour was amazing, nostalgic so much fun. But Renaissance Tour was spectacular, and you realllllly heard her vocals and saw how talented she is. Plus her dance moves and visuals, as always, were top notch.
    SPECIFICALLY REVIEW SELF TITLED BEYONCE FROM 2014! When that album dropped out of nowhere with the visual album, no one had done anything like that before at the time. It was insane and that album is iconic. Please include the Platinum Edition with the Flawless and Drunk in Love remixes. Also please watch the visual albums for Lemonade and Beyonce.
    As she says in Nicki Minaj's Feeling Myself: Changed the game with that digital drop, Know where you was when that digital popped, I stopped the world. Male or female, it make no difference
    I stop the world, world, stop------------------------------- Carry on

  • @punkjul
    @punkjul 5 місяців тому +12

    he needs to react to everything is love by the carters. beyonces vocals there’s is top tier

  • @Wabotlhe
    @Wabotlhe 5 місяців тому +6

    OMG YOU FINALLY DID IT 🎉❤

  • @16septembrie28
    @16septembrie28 5 місяців тому +2

    This made me so happy. I can finally vibe with someone on this masterpiece. Thank you for the chills whenever I’d hear one of your very understandable reactions:)).
    I hope you can react to the whole Lemonade movie with the visuals for this album. It’s crazily immersive, just like the sound. I also hope you can react to her self titled album, especially to Haunted. I’ve been OBSESSED for days with that masterpiece of a song.

  • @jackbroekmeulen4185
    @jackbroekmeulen4185 5 місяців тому

    This video is soooo wholesome. It really brings back the feels of listening/watching LEMONADE for the first time back in 2016. And yes, you should definitely do the Selftitled (BEYONCÉ) album next.