Hurricane B sweeps through a store near you next week when Beyonce releases her hotly anticipated ‘4’ LP. However, Stateside visitors will have to pay a visit to Target if they wish to pick up an expanded deluxe version of the record (boasting 3 new songs and 3 remixes).
Check out the 29 year old’s new commercial in support of the promotion.
‘4’ hits stores June 28th via Sony Music.
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AMAZING,BEYONCE SLAYS
cute….F*** HATERS “4” >>>>>
LOL I JUST READ THAT HER RECORD COMPANY IS PREPARING FOR HER “4” ALBUM TO FLOP!!!!
PREPARE YOURSELF FOR FAILURE THIS ERA BEYONCE FANS…..IT’S GONNA BE A BUMPY RIDE!!!
Who cares if she flops, she have a classic album on her hands……………….
I like this Commercial and I heard the album it is a very solid cohesive record the only problem that she released the wrong songs as singles. But I think those who listen to the album will be very satisfied. Roll on June 28th because I’ll be buying!
BEYONCE WILL NOT FLOP.NOT 2 SMART 2 SAY THAT.B/C WHEN IT DOESN’T IMMA RUB IT IN YO FACE.
150 comments maybe even more you know the haters havent even commeted yet
Wow She Is So Inspirational 😀
I Can’t Wait To Go Buy The Delux Version!!
#KingB2011
I read there’s a DC reunion in the works
if it’s true….THANK JESUS ive been waitin too long
but Kelly is on the Rise so idk about that…lol
If 4 flops it wont be cause of me…im gettin my target copy lol!!!
Great, she is doing well to make the album a success
@#1QUEENGAGA
Yea CACA Was Suppose To Flop If It Wernt For That .99Cents Deal && Free Giveaways At BestBuy.
LMFAOOO Did You Heard? CACA Made History In Her Second Week, Biggest Drop Since 2001 && Biggest Drop From Selling 1 Million To 100K
LMFAOOO!
#KingB2011
*Hear*
#KingB2011
@BEYANCE STANN
LADY GAGA SOLD 5 MILLION ALBUMS WORLDWIDE THIS WEEK BABY!!!!
YOU MAD HUH???
Yes Beyonce!!!! I can’t wait for the album. These LOW LIFE trailer TRASH B****** want you to Flop so bad but it’s not going to happen so pick your lips up off the ground on JUNE 28TH whores and get ready for the ride because “4” will SELL!!!!
@#1QUEENGAGA,Please DON’T argue with him (QueenBeyonceStann).
@#1QUEENGAGA
LMFAOOO! You Don’t Even Believe That Hahaha She’s Down 35%
http://www.examiner.com/pop-music-in-chicago/lady-gaga-born-this-way-takes-another-35-percent-sales-plunge
Now Where Are Your Receipts?? Haha
*Sips Tea*
#KingB2011
@EXTREME
UMM? Excuse Me But I Didn’t Start S*** 😉
Go Back Up && See Who Was The B**** That Started It, I’ll Wait 😀
&& BTW STAY OUT OF IT H** 🙂
#KingB2011
Do NOT even start this FAKE ASS Beyonce/Gaga Stan war…….I DO NOT CARE WHO STARTED IT!!
(This quote is in general,meaning it is not directed towards anyone in general.)
*particular*
GODGA IS DRAGGIN ALL THESE GIRLS THIS YEAR
WITH NO PROBLEM!!
AND
ALL YOU WILL JUST HAVE TO DEAL!
SIPS MOSCATO!!!
IM BACK B******!!!!
BEYAWNCE IS SET TO FLOP!
WE ALL KNOW GODGA OUR LORD AND SAVIOR IS DRAGGIN THESE GIRLS THIS YEAR!
ESPECIALLY BEYAWNCE!!!! PULLIN THAT B**** BY HER FEET!
ITS NOTHING TO GODGA…
BEYAWNCE WILL DO THEE AVERAGE NUMBERS
“KANYE WEST” SHRUG.
SIPS MOSCATO
IM BACK B******!!!
WAR? LEGOO!
@Other gaga fans
Please DON’T provoke the Beyonce stans….
Leave that to the Britney Spears fans
@QUEEN BEYONCE STANN
YOU WANT RECEIPTS???
I HAVE 5 MILLION OF THEM!!!!
STAY PRESSED HUN!!!
@QUEEN BEYONCE STANN
YOU WANT RECEIPTS???
I HAVE 5 MILLION OF THEM!!!!
“GIGGLES”
TARGET IS THE MANUFACTOR OF BEYAWNCE’S LACEFRONTS. ITS EXCLUSIVE!!!!!!!!
LADY GAGA’S VIDEO WAS BETTER, AND HAD AN ACTUAL MESSAGE OTHER THAN THIS.
5 million this week my left ass cheek!!!
Anyways, I love when artist release alums with stores like this, case they usually have cheaper prices and more stuff with it. Plus I live next to a Target
LMFAOOO!
We Are NOT An Alliance, Just Because BEYONCE & Gaga Did A Collab Dont Mean We All Have To Like Each Other && Like Each Others FAV!!
F*** That B**** You Stan For She’s Faker Than A 3 Dollar Bill Can’t Sing, Dance, Write, Act, Produce ECT. The Only Talent She Has Is Playing Piano And That’s It!
#KingB2011
@#1QUEENGAGA
I’d love to see your links, darlings.
@HOEURSODUMB/FLUTEPLAYER- DEAD @ u and ur f***** google alerts!!!! I thought ur flawed face ass was goin to sleep???
Does this mean it will be sold at a lower price? Cause my broke a$$ cant afford to pay 11.99 lol
@FLOPTINA4LIFR
http://twitter.com/#!/ladygaga
STAY MAD!!!
Yesssss Bey!
*alarm is already set for 7:30 am- 6/28*
Let’s get it.
Haters: Take a couple of cyanide tablets.
@#1QUEENGAGA
LMFAOOO Your Comeback Is Hilarious!!
If Anything Show RECEIPTS OR STAY THE F*** DOWN AND BE QUIET 😉
#KingB2011
Why do lessors artist stans fear QUEENBEY????
A lot of beyonce stans like gaga & vice versa…….
Just because a few gaga stans don’t like beyonce and vice versa does NOT mean they the can’t be in alliance with each other sooo…..
*waits for argument against my opinion*
@#!QUEENGAGA
LMFAO!!!! Darling, I can say anything on Twitter, that doesnt mean its true.
Show me some REAL links b****.
@DOLLAR$IGN$KILL$, lol!!! Now you know I was thinking the same thing but I think it will probably be about $13.99. But hey, it’s Bey. 🙂
@EXTREAM
BEFORE I CAME TO THIS SITE I ACTUALLY LIKED BEYONCE BUT SOME OF THESE HARDCORE STANS ARE SO UNBEARABLE. THROWING SHADES LEFT AND RIGHT TOWARDS GAGA SO I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HIT THEM BACK WITH NUMBERS. BCUZ NUMBERS DON’T LIE!!!!
@Extreme Hate
Co-sign 100%
Just cause some stans dont like each others faves, doesnt mean all do. One stan doesnt speak for everyone. People need to learn to ignore delusional stans. You have your delusional stans like Kerry Johnson and Perrylicious and then theres more sane stans like Icon and LTM. Not all Rihanna stans hate GaGa like Kerry does and not all Katy stans hate Beyonce like Perrylicious
@FLOPTINA4LIFE
B****!!!! IT’S BREAKING NEWS FOOL. GIVE IT ANOTHER DAY BEFORE THE WORLD GETS WIND OF THIS NEWS. UNTIL THEN HAVE A SEAT CAUSE YOU ABOUT TO BE B**** SLAPPED BY GAGA’S AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT.
Comes out tomorrow in Australia. I’ll be getting it.
YESSSSSSS! THE ONE AND ONLY KING B! She told MJ she will carry the torch for him, thats why she has graduated from THE QUEEN TO THE KING! LMFAO @ the fans of the lessers who wont THE KING to flop because their fav have had 1to 2 and 3 flops BWHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Even if she doesnt do big numbers,which i highly doubt, i bet she will sell more than the lessors that had #1 singles before their album dropped. I CANT WAIT TILL NEXT WEEK WHEN THE QUEEN SHOWS YALL WHY SHE IS THE NEW KING AND WHY SHE ISNT GOING ANYWHERE!!!!!! BWAHAHAAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHA BEYONCE>>>>the music industry
@#1QUEENGAGA
You Keep Talking Out Of Your Ass!
Every F****** Web Page I Found Says She Has Only Sold 2MILLION COPIES WORLD WIDE,
WHERE THE F*** DID THAT B**** GET 5 MILLION??
Like Legendtina4life Said, I Can Go On Twitter & Write Whatever The F*** I Want, Would That Make It A Fact? MOST LIKELY NO!
LMFAOOO YOU#FAIL
#KingB2011
@QUEENGAGA
WHERE ARE UR RECEIPTS C***????????
QUIT WITH UR LIES OR BE FORCED TO BURN IN HELL FOR ETERNITY WITH BOOMKACK.
@BitchIcantevenspellwelfare
13.99?!!! And then they wonder why nobody buys cds anymore. Ima have to break into my mans wallet and see if Wal-Mart sells it for cheaper
I Agree With You
Except That We Are Not An Alliance, You Have:
MONSTERS && The BEEHIVE
2 VERY DIFFERENT FAN BASES, Not One Together, TWO
#KingB2011
@#1QUEENGAGA Two wrongs don’t make a right though,If some beyonce stans try to shade Gaga then let them be.Some of these people who hate gaga(no matter who they Stan for)troll anyway.Example:I LIKE Rihanna but a good portion of her stans are DELUSIONAL
Bottom Line:Don’t let a couple of stans decide who you hate.(doesnt mean you have to like bey again but whatever.)
Beside,the comment you just said can also apply MAINLY towards Britney stans.
S/N anybody look at those “Burnbooks” on Twitter???I smell Mean Girls:Stan edition coming.
@EXTREME HATE IS A DISEASE
you’re absolutely right. I like Gaga a lot. I stanned a lil bit on that “Bald” Gaga post where you & I first talked. But stans talk s***–that’s the nature of the beast but I think that is the minority.
I’m actually listening to “Heavy Metal Lover” right now, so…. 🙂
@DOLLAR$IGN$KILL$, lol!!!!!!! i love you. Well go ahead & break into your man’s wallet & get that change but take it to Target to get the Deluxe Edition so you will be happy like the rest of us. 🙂
I love it beyonce you do your thing i support ur new album love ya king b
@Bitchicantevenspellwelfare yes there are stans that talk s*** for the Hell of it.
anyway I wonder how @KingB is going to deal with the fact that the deluxe edition is being sold @Target (SUPERTarget as I call it) seeing as her name used to be Boycott Target.
COPYCAT IN ACTION ONCE AGAIN
http://twitpic.com/5fixtp
@VOINKO
heaven forbid they both ride a bike. katy perry rode a bike in the Hot N Cold video, so dos that mean they are copying her? didnt think so
Soooo since rihanna is riding a bike,Beyonce is copying……Urban Outfitters(LOVE that place) sells bikes,so if I get one,and ride it through the forest does that mean I’m copying rihanna???
I’ll give her credit. The album is not as bad as I thought it would be. However with that said, she is not as versatile as my Girl RIRI.
#RihannaNavy
oh lord perrylicious alter ego has came in *ducks*
SMH @ Haters.
Why some people feel the need to read or comment on any of Bey’s post, when we it has already been established that they hate her, is beyond me. If you do not like something move the f*** on, it is that simple. Do you people not have lives?
Anyway I have pre-ordered my copy. I will continue to support credible music because that is the only way that real music will make a comeback.
#4Bey
@ EXTREME HATE IS A DISEASE,GET IT CURED aka ISTANN4GAGA
Yeah, you’d better duck. LOL 🙂
IF beyonce does flop. I will NOT be one of those people to kick her while she is down. And claim that her career is over like so many do to Mariah Carey. IF she does flop this time around she can definitely make a comeback just like Mariah, and prove everyone wrong. I hope people don’t try to count beyonce out. She has major talent and sometimes an album is still a great album even if it doesn’t do so well on the charts. every singer has those albums that have great music yet dont become hits. I cannot stand the Gaga fans who are wanting beyonce to flop so badly. Theres enough room at the top of the charts for everyone. Gaga WILL eventually flop TOO. Most artist do at some point. Doesnt mean they’re over.
Did it leak too? I thought it wasnt due out till friday
The word survivor will take on a new meaning when this era pans out, chile she didnt kill anybody
lol Not everyone who wants beyonce to flop are gaga stans.Go look at Beyaki,she continually calls gaga “caca”.
*plays breakin dishes,then BTINH*
QUEENYBEY is The Best of This Generation!!! *Accept it, Own it, Suck on it, and Swallow it* 🙂
Speaking of @Beyaki,here’s her facebook profile picture.
http://3.bp.b*******.com/_f0bvyZMrZ9k/SlqXx3gH07I/AAAAAAAAB8c/MnupjDXI4wc/s400/ghetto-prom-fat-black-girl_OQ226BIpmJ3G.jpg
Well, I guess the Deluxe Version already leaked right?
So, why bother of these commercials? 😀
@Extreme Hate
LMFAO at that link!!!!!!
Gaga fans STFU!
You better ask you mother monster to have another $0.99 cents deal.
The album sold 1.1M in its first week but still not exceed 1.3M after a month.
What a shame. 🙂
#June 28th
#Support RE4L Music
Moves Like Jagger #1 on iTunes.
I’ve told ya. Xtina will picking up!
Damn you haterzzzsss..
F*ck!
@PERRYLICIOUS
Your fave, Kathyrn Hudson has a post – shouldnt you be on there bumping up comments for her?
Well, it’s entertaining for giving comments here on Bey’s post. I can see a lot of her fans getting pressed because the album going to flop. LOL
Who mad when Last Friday Night #4 on Hot 100 on its 2nd week??
Hey you guys!
Already listened to the Standard Version of 4? Now wanna add up the bonus tracks?
Here the link.
http://twitter.com/#!/FrankieMusick/status/83643820444626944
Bonus Tracks only.
This album expected to flop along with Selena Gomez.
http://perezhilton.com/2011-06-23-columbia-records-thinks-beyonce-4-will-flop-want-destinys-child-reunion
Perez Hilton talking s*** on Beyonce.
F*** this m*********** hater!
Last time he did with Xtina.
Now Beyonce.
Uh-oh! They’re already doing damage control!
Columbia Records is reportedly concerned with Beyoncé, because her latest album, 4, isn’t as commercial and radio-friendly as they’d like it to be, and she’s refused to make any alterations or record new material!
And apparently, they think that the solution to rejuvenating her career is to reunite Destiny’s Child!
A source explains:
“They’re very nervous about Beyoncé’s new record. It doesn’t have the hit songs that her fans are used to. They asked her to make changes, but she said no. Beyoncé’s career has stalled a bit. Columbia seems to think they can get some mileage out of a comeback record with all of the girls.”
According to another source, the girls could be recording a new album, possibly titled Family Reunion, together again as soon as October, but it’s now Kelly Rowland who’s the hold-out!
The insider reveals:
“She has her own solo career now, why would she want to be singing back up for Beyoncé?”
Very inneresting how the tables seemed to have turned!
But hey! 4 may not be our favorite, but we don’t blame her for not wanting to make changes!
Every artist, especially as one as successful as Beyoncé, is allowed to experiment with her sound!
Give her a break, guys!
That being said, however, we would LOVE a Destiny’s Child reunion!
It’s certainly been long enough!
What do U think?? Should the girls reunite for a new album?
—-Perez Hilton
Don’t know if it will flop or not, but I love this album no matter what. Will definitely go to her concert when she goes on tour, which will be my first time seeing her. Not many of her singles are successes, she is more known for her albums and fantastic live performances. No one can deny her great vocals, especially live. I hope she releases either I Was Here or Party. I think they are the best on the album.
@PERRYLICIOUS
Well, it’s entertaining for giving comments here on Bey’s post
THIS MEANS THAT YOU ARE A BORED IDIOT.
I can see a lot of her fans getting pressed because the album going to flop. LOL
NO FAN IS GETTING “PRESSED” WE ARE HERE BECAUSE WE WANT TO SEE WHAT BEYONCE IS UP TO. WE ARE HAPPY THAT THE PROMO IS GOING WELL.
Who mad when Last Friday Night #4 on Hot 100 on its 2nd week??
NO BODY IS MAD. WHEN KATY’S POST HAS ABOUT 3 COMMENTS IT SHOWS THAT NOBODY ACTUALLY CARES….APART FROM YOU.
Sit down.
People have gotta stop believing these damn blog sites….
Beyonce is performing at sold out concerts with no album out, WHY IN THE HELL WOULD SHE BE GOING IN THE STUDIO TO RECORD SONGS WITH DESTINY’S CHILD??? I mean some people lose all logic and just start believing anything.
LOVE BEY…. My fav artist
@ JIMBO
The whole thing is nonsense. Beyonce is Columbias VIP – they are behind her 100%
And as for KELLY ROWLAND:
“She has her own solo career now, why would she want to be singing back up for Beyoncé?”
I like the girl but a #1 R&B track is not a “career”
@ HAIKU
LOL I agree. Motivations success is so over-exaggerated it’s not even funny. People just love the fact that for once she managed to outperform Beyonce on the charts.
For the record I love both artists and with that said Beyonce does not need Kelly Rowland or Destiny’s Child anymore. She has made her mark and can we wait for June 28th to come before we start calling the album a flop?
SMH
Who cares what that fat f*** Perez Hilton says?
@KD
You need to change your gravatar
@KD I agree. People are so quick to call the album a flop. She has two singles out at the moment. Run The World has been promoted twice and hasn’t reached that far on the charts, but must admit that was a bad song. Best Thing I Never Had came out and is not performing well on the charts. I think it’s doing pretty well considering that it was released 3 weeks ago and hasn’t had any promo yet.
@KD I agree. People are so quick to call this album a flop. She has only two singles out. Run The World is a bad song and hasn’t reached the top of the charts. She then released Best Thing I Never Had 3 weeks ago and considering that the song has had no promo yet, is actually doing pretty good. On 26th of June, i’m assuming she will release a new single, because of BET. She will then perform Best Thing I Never Had and new single (I think she said in a concert in France that it will be End of Time). Then during that week, release BTINH video, a couple of days after the album comes out.
Singles will be in top 10 and album will be either no1 or 2.
That’s not called flopping!
@KD
Exactly.
People will believe anything.
I like Kelly and even Michelle but Beyonce was the driving force behind that group.
Having made some 30million last year doing hardly anything she is hardly begging bread
at Kellys door.
June 28th!!!
@ Legendtina4life: Sorry about that, I was going through a phase but I’m all grown up now.
I have just listened to “Schoolin’ Life” and that song is the business. OHHHHHHHHHH WEEEEEEEEEEEE. Let me just say that I am loving Beyonce this era.
#WeSupportBeyonce4
you are not pressed?..well ok then. 😀
@KD
Schoolin life IS THE ONE!
I heard it and was trying to imagine it LIVE! — just the thought had me slayed hahaha
“who needs a degree when youre schoolin life??”
This is REAL music. REAL vocals. REAL emotion.
That’s her problem – she’s just TOO real!
So proud of this woman!
JUNE 28TH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I always love Perez’s words about Beyonce “4 may not be our favorite, but we don’t blame her for not wanting to make changes! “.
Beyonce needs to change / overhaul the whole thing in her career.
Nobody can deny that she has a great voice, I guess Aguilera’s voice is far better than Beyonce, but ended up to be a ‘flop’. 🙂
Looks like I am not the only one who has grown up…@The Perrylicious+Godney+RiRi is taking over… gave Beyonce a compliment (if a somewhat backhanded one). It’s a pleasant change from having him/her post FLOP C*** on every Beyonce post…baby steps I guess.
LOL to all the Bey fans; Please check this out;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2ULFcyyKeU&feature=player_embedded (Cubby does Run The World)
#FUNTIMES
When the album comes out, Bey is DEFINITELY NOT flopping, folks!
Once she starts more promo & go on tour, the album will probably skyrocket!
Bey’s album is coming out tomorrow in Australia. I’m getting it definitely. I’m wondering how well it will do. The singles aren’t played that much on the radio and not many people even know the new singles or say they are tired of her.
i thought her album get pushed back to November?
She does a few live performances coming up, she needs people to know that she has the album out! This commercial needs to be all over America! And here in the UK everyone is over the hype of her, she needs a good commercial here! Hopefully the video for ‘BTINH’ will be out soon! Good luck Bey, although, TGJ haven’t reported that if this flops, there is pretty much 90% of a DC reunion which I would be over the moon about! They just need to get Kelly on their side!
Girl please you was away for 2 month !
Ha ha, this Sam is so delusional… 🙂
@ Nice Gurl
Beyonce is doing her thing in Australia
Do not fear:
Posted by a user in Chart analysis on another b l o g
“Not sure if it’s been said, but Australian iTunes:
BTINH – 20
Don’t know if it’s been moving up or if it’s stuck there, but either way it’s pretty good!”
She’s doing her thing. It’s ALL good!
HHD predicted the album will sell around 160k -200k.
@ KENT
The album is not out yet, so any predictions made are most likely not accurate.
The REVIEWS are comin’ b******..
Beyoncé is set to release her fourth studio album, appropriately titled 4. With a lot of musical competition having entered the scene in the past few months (Britney, GaGa and the old vets Nicki Minaj and Rihanna) it’s been a long wait to see what Honey B would bring to the musical battlefield. If you’re expecting 4 to be “I Am … Sasha Fierce” 2.0, you’re in for a bit of a let down. On this album, Sasha Fierce takes a back seat as the more subtle, vocal-driven Beyoncé takes the driver’s seat. Despite the impression you may get from the highly airbrushed, blown out, cracked-out Kate Moss-inspired album art, this is probably Beyoncé’s most understated album to date. There’s no big theatrics; no thrills; no crazy sound effects or beats. There are a few dance floor-ready songs to remind you of her past work but they’re overshadowed by the glut of slow, downtempo, old school jams crammed onto the album. Here’s a look at what 4 has to offer–
Track-by-Track
The album starts off with “1+1,” a track she performed on American Idol a few weeks. This track definitely sets the tone for the album: it has a throwback, classic R&B sound. Gone are the thrills and frills of “Sasha Fierce” from the last album and instead the more tamed, raw version of Beyoncé. She sounds great on this track and it’s nice, after an album that was all about big production and over-the-top theatrics to have her go back to performing and focusing on vocals. The album moves onward to “I Care,” another vocals-driven track. It feels a bit strange and sounds slightly off: again, the vocals and production sound more like a raw, untouched demo than a finished album. “I Miss You” is a slow, down-tempo track. “Party” featuring Andre 3000 isn’t really the uptempo, dancefloor hit you’d expect based on the title. Instead it’s a throwback to the ’90s and even goes so far as to sample a Doug E. Fresh track. That being said, it sounds like a dozen other tracks and like the previous tracks, comes off as a bit reserved and understated.“The Best I Never Had” is the album’s second single and is Beyoncé taking on an entirely new and different sound. Some have commented that the music sounds reminiscent of the Baywatch theme: I don’t feel that at all beyond the fact that she utilizes the piano as the main instrument rather than tons of sound effects and computer-manipulated music. This stripped-down track is nice, light and attempts to capture that “Irreplaceable” magic but falls a bit short. It’s a nice track but it’s almost sickening sweet and hard to find Beyoncé amongst the warmth and in-genuine emotion.
“Rather Die Young” is yet ANOTHER slow track. It’s a bit of a ballad though she does actually sing her behind off toward the bridge and onward toward the end of the song. “Start Over” is a slight improvement and where the album actually starts to pick up. Though it sounds similar to the previous track “Rather Die Young” with a slightly more upbeat tempo, it has a bit more of an edge to it and definitely leaves more of an impression than the other down-tempo tracks. “Love On Top” reminds me of a Stevie Wonder track: totally a throwback track, feel-good, happy track. That being said, there’s nothing new or groundbreaking about it and it’s such a well-traveled music path and style that I honestly could barely sit through the monotonous nature of it.
Finally the album (for me) officially starts with the track “Countdown.” It’s a fun track with a sound that’s a bit progressive and beat driven. It sounds similar to a Kanye West beat and the lyrics are tongue-in-cheek and quirky, exactly what I’d expect from Beyoncé coming off her I Am … Sasha Fierce album. She keeps the beat going with “End of Time” that’s very M.I.A.-esque: competing drums, tongue-tripping lyrics, attitude. It’s not the clean and polished pop and radio-friendly sound of her past albums but it definitely takes her style and music into a fun, unexpected direction. “I Was Here” is a power-ballad and of all the slow, down-tempo tracks it’s the one that works the best. There’s a lot of power, strength and emotion present that makes this track stand out as more of a statement than a simple song. Beyoncé feels more genuine and convincing on this track than on the other slower-tracks where she sounds more like she’s going through the motions and trying to define herself as an emotional singer.
The album ends with the first single “Run The World (Girls).” After all the hoopla over the song and video, it turns out it’s the one track that doesn’t really fit at all with the rest of the album and feels as if it were produced as an after thought or bonus track. It’s heavy drum beats and M.I.A.-style makes it go well with “End of Time” but still it sticks out like a sore thumb on this album. It’s the only track that old, classic dance-inspired Beyoncé emerges. Perhaps this is the one real “Sasha Fierce” appearance on the album because this attitude and edge is what’s missing from the rest of the album.
Final Verdict
As Joan Rivers would say, can we talk? Beyoncé. I mean, gurl, Beyoncé … what the hell is up with this album? This album’s title must be misprinted because I’m pretty sure it should read something to the effect of “4get This Album” or “4Got My Fanbase.” I’m all for trying out new sounds and genres. Artists have to evolve and change or they’ll become irrelevant or musically dated. This album feels heavy on the ballads and light on the sass and attitude that we all appreciate and expect from Beyoncé. People complained about how the first disc of I Am … Sasha Fierce was just too slow moving and uninspired and that Beyoncé was at her best when she took on her whole “Sasha Fierce” personality. At the end of that album era she announced that she “killed” Sasha Fierce and after listening to this dull musical headtrip of an album I think she should be locked up for such an act.
The album doesn’t pick up until the end. Don’t even get me started on the album art for this album where she’s trying to make herself look as white as possible (blown out photos, super blond hair). I mean … Beyoncé! I note that this is her first album where her father isn’t involved in her career and it’s clear to me now that despite his personal issues and ridiculousness he obviously had a bigger part in crafting and shaping her career than previously let on. This music is just not doing it for me. It feels like a wasted opportunity and the uptempo tracks don’t at all go with the bulk of that album that can be described as easy listening at best. Where’s the snap, crackle and pop? Where’s the big radio-hit? The usual one-liner lyric that saves the mediocre song from obscurity? This album is pretty much like her image on the cover: a cracked out mess. Beyoncé is at her best when she’s making dance music yet 4 is music you’d listen to if you were suffering from insomnia or music that’d help you cry out a bad situation.
To say the least, this is a pretty disappointing mess of an album. The first 8 tracks sound pretty similar and lack any sort of spirit or punch. Just as things begin to pick up, poof, the album is over. Already her camp is spreading the news that she’s aware this album is a “big risk” and that “people won’t get it” – you know, that same song and dance every artist uses when they know they’ve produced poop and are trying to sell it off as diamonds instead. Nah, gurl, try as you might but I don’t even think I’d pay 4 cents for this album. I expect her to ride it out for a while and just as it begins to really tank we’ll be treated to a re-release featuring remixes and appearances by everyone from Nicki Minaj to perhaps even another Lady GaGa collaboration and a ton more uptempo, dance tracks to fill the big void in this album. So for now, wait, skip this and hold out for the re-packaged album that is no doubt already in the works.
@Legendtina ya know it’s the truth!
ugggghhhh I STOPPED reading that comment when M.I.A’s name came up *Cringes*.
Beyonce,Gaga>The Rest of the pop girls>Nails on chalkboard>MIA……
@Legendtina ya know it’s the truth!
ugggghhhh I STOPPED reading that comment when M.I.A’s name came up *Cringes*.
Beyonce,Gaga>The Rest of the pop girls>Nails on chalkboard>MIA…… @Kent
I think the standard edition is mediocre.I love the concept but the execution is lacking.
HOWEVER, Shoolin Life SHOULD have been on the standard edition!!!
@kent
we know not everyone will appreciate it but the core of her fans do. i dunno if tha’t copy n paste review or yours but either way i was skeptical before glancing through because your first comment was a negative prediction. it showsyou are rooting for her failure.
i understand that some people like lady gaga or rihana more than beyonce,
but why does that mean you have to WANT beyonce to flop??
like it doesnt make sense to me why people actually leave comments and waste their energy begging and hopin for an album to flop when they dont even know the person
i personally could care less if beyonce sells 100k or 1mil.
i just want the good music for myself!!!
Love And Adore ! Stepping Back Into The Light !
WHAT A HUGE PATHETIC TRAILER TRASH FLOP!!!!!!
RUN THE WORLD PEAK POSITION??
1+1 PEAK POSITION??
BEST THING I NEVER HAD PEAK POSITION??
3 FLOP SINGLES, MY GOSH! SUCH AN EMBARRASSMENT FOR MATHEW KNOWLES! LOL!
LOL AT THE BEYONIC FLOP STANS?!
BEYONCE CARRYING MICHAEL JACKSON’S TORCH??
THE ONLY TORCH BEYONCE IS CARRYING IS THE FLOP TORCH, TO BE PASSED TO HER BY CHRISTINA AGUILERA!!!!
HAHAHHAHAHA!
DELUSIONAL BEYONIC STANS, LAST TIME I CHECKED SHE IS STRUGGLING TO OUTSELL IN THE BOTTOM 50 OF THE HOT 100!
IS THAT A LEGEND?
YES, A LEGENDARY ICONIC FLOP MESS!
EEWW! BLACK TRASH RUNNING THE LOWER HALF OF THE HOT 100! MESS!!!
lmao some of these names are just hilarious ^^^^
4 will grow on some people but I like her Sasha Fierce/B’Day era better (just my preference)
will Beyonce sell 700K like Gaga (without 99c Amazon deal)? no she wont but im sure she’ll do better than Ciara, Keri Hilson, & Britney
u all act like Beyonce is always a HOT 100 singles girl…none of her music ever goes to #1 like Rihanna, Katy perry, Lady GaGa, BUT she sells the hell outta her music when seh performs! that is what makes her stand out above the ladies mentioned, b/c she SLAYS LIVE — PERIOD! this album doesnt seem to be much of a concern 4 her, I mean it leaked a mth ago…I have been playing it since, will I be buying it??? YES OF COURSE!!!! but I dont care anymroe about #’s of slaes, b/c honestly Ke$ha is a # seller & lord knows that girl CANT SING TO SAVE HER SOUL, so music now-a-days is poop….Gaga sold 1million b/c her monsters adore her, I am sure the real Beyonce fans will support, BUT it really dont take from who she is if not, SHE IS AMAZING & THIS ALBUM IS REALLY GOOD!!!
Who cares if she slays live? she’s still a flophead! b**** has like 395 fans left in the world.
Just love beyonce! And this target ad.
@ BitchIcantevenspellwelfare
The deluxe edition of 4 is $13.99 no tax. I got the digital version of 4, can’t want for it Tuesday!
i saw this last night on youtube lol anyway june 28 lets goo
Born This Way sold: 2,710,000 copies world wide, not 5 million copies. That B**** ain’t Adele. Gaga b**** is a Huge Liar! First the Madonna email, now this. Just tell her to SHUT THE F*** UP!
Lets be real…lady gaga’s album was TERRIBLE compared to fame monster. The only reason she sold that much is because she’s lady gaga, and her fans will buy anything she touches. It doesn’t matter about how much you sold….it’s about the music. I guess people don’t see that now a days.
@UPS
i knew that 5milli figure had to be false. i like gaga , dunno why she’d lie so blatantly.
people like to attach themselves to success, she prob thought puting that notion in their head will make them go out n get more copies. same thing with Femme fatale being certified before even reaching 500k in sales
LOVE and LOVE!!! im getting mind.. dont you worry girl.. wesupportbeyonce
BEYAWNCE HAS BEEN UPSTAGED BY LADY GAGA.
BEYAWNCE JUST HAD VOCALS, LADY GAGA HAS VOCALS, SONG WRITING ABILITIES AND PLAYS PIANO. THEREFORE PEOPLE ARE BORED WITH BEYAWNCE AND ARE MORE INTERESTED IN LADY GAGA WHETHER SHE IS WEARING SOMETHING FLAMBOYANT OR NOT. I PREDICT BEYAWNCE TO DO 350K, IF SHE DOES MORE THAN 350K, THEN SHE WILL GET A CONGRATULATIONS FROM ME. IF NOT THEN SHE IS A FLOP, AND YOU STANS HELPED CARRY HER TO FLOP LAND.
SMH!!!!!!!!!
@killyouself whats up girl I am doing the same thing SMH. Haters are sad anyway June 28th come on
@B Stanning,I’m Sorry I’m at work. Can’t wait until June 28th!!!!!!!!!!! “Smiling”
@shedumb are you out your damn mind? “beyonce had vocals, gaga has vocals”
girl please get it together because beyonce has evolved even more in her voice and musicality to this day. She will eat gaga alive vocally on her worst day best believe that sweety!
You clearly didnt watch any videos from her Nice Concert on monday.
@killyourselfhaters its okay lol me either. Lets ignore the haters today they arent even worth it.
@B Stanning!! Okie Dokie!!! “Smiling”
lol
not with that pic i can’t.lmao now this b**** copying pine=sol ladies too!!
http://bmpr.com/chip_martin/blogs/images/chip_martin/blackad1.jpg
Well,i can safely say Gaga is doing very well but we all know Beyonce isnt gonna fail. F*** the 2songs that ddnt go #1, Bey has some secret weapons on this album. So what if this isnt her best selling album, some of the greatest artists albums did not sell as much as it should’ve. Anyway Bey’s been doing her thing 4 years and isnt going anywer. I’ll b buying “4” its a great cd!
@SHESDUMB THE OFFICIAL SLAYER OF “S***” AND “HAIKU”J
I like Gaga, & let me say I have much respect 4 her musically, but you are out of ur mind. Gaga wud not b s*** w/o the outlandish outfits & things. Noone would pay her any mind if she were to stanf on stage in regular clothes & just SING. Only King B can do that. Wen she sings all yu haters listen. gaga is talented but she’s nothing more than a talented gimmick.