For many, SZA‘s ‘The Weekend’ sits nicely amongst the likes of Usher‘s ‘Burn‘ and Ciara‘s ‘Promise’ as one of the strongest R&B gems to drop within the last two decades.
Unfortunately, this week has seen the song’s epic critical run hit a snag.
Beyoncé after Solange showed her how she sabotaged Sza’s The Weekend video pic.twitter.com/mYa1ajSbk7
— ɔiᴎoɔi (@thottybey) 22 December 2017
On the receiving end of unfair criticism? The visual’s director Solange.
SZA supporters used social media to share their thoughts on the video.
Solange pitching the weekend video to SZA and TDE pic.twitter.com/m9po8uRHxM
— ⠕⠎⠁⠙⠕⠇⠕⠗ (@papiifenty) 22 December 2017
SZA: so I think the video should follow the so-
Solange: we doing it like cranes in the sky
SZA: but the songs abo-
Solange: CRANES IN THE SKY pic.twitter.com/xBVRJ40VME
— Baby E✨ (@BoyItsBvbyE) 24 December 2017
I had to smoke then rewatch SZA video to appreciate it. It’s not bad. The critique is that Solange as a director interjected too much of her own art into her vision for another artist. Looked as though SZA was visiting Solange’s world and not starring in her own video.
— Reclaiming My Coin. ?? (@thesalteater) 24 December 2017
Ok… So can we agree to keep Solange away from all projects SZA related?
— Kings (@KAAkrofi) 24 December 2017
I feel like sza didn’t like the weekend after she realized the concept and all but it’s solange so she was afraid to complain my poor girl
— Ally (@honeykehIani) 23 December 2017
Nah but straight up, SZA could’ve given us a “Babylon” type video and it would’ve made sense. It didn’t have to be direct with story lines and shit, it just didn’t have to be that. I respect Solange and her aesthetic and i can appreciate the video, but not for “The Weekend”.
— ??Basquiat Case?? (@Misfit_Vee) 23 December 2017
Solange straight played tf outta SZA with The Weekend video, lmaooo I’m SO disappointed ??? #tryagain
— Boo Boo The Fool (@shortylyric) 23 December 2017
Solange has long been obsessed with parking lots, Sza shoulda known better and pulled the plug.
The video is a visual representation of what happens internally when an ‘artist’ hears someone else’s song and wishes they had wrote it.
— Ezra. (@ezratrose) 23 December 2017
Some critics even went as far as to suggest the artistic Solange ruined the visual intentionally.
Does Solange have an issue with SZA? I’m so confused.
— silvio dante (@ehndrea_) 23 December 2017
Man, Solange really did SZA dirty ??? this slander hilarious https://t.co/15qGt9RJO8
— 47. (@_LXRD_) 23 December 2017
Did Solange sabotage SZA on purpose? I need answers.
— festive legend❄️? (@BMCakeCakeCake) 23 December 2017
This Solange/SZA video debacle reminds me of the Kanye/Drake ‘Best I Ever Had’ video sabotage.
— mobbdeen (@Deen8) 23 December 2017
If you’re still confused about what Solange did with Sza’s new video, here it is. It’s called SABOTAGE ? https://t.co/LpjeXYdoaV
— Jumanjoe (@joseph_nti) 22 December 2017
Some of y’all love a fake deep “artsy” mess.
I love Solange but she ruined SZA’s “The Weekend” video. I almost want to say it was sabotage.
It doesn’t make sense for the song and it’s close to weird. Tf
— mister old soul (@monologueNacafe) 22 December 2017
Did we think the visual was great? No.
However, we’d say its beauty lies in the fact two of the world’s more artistic and esoteric artists immortalised their friendship with a video we’re sure SZA is very happy with.
What we were hoping for?
A tale of romance, betrayal and murder set in the 90s inspired by Halle Berry‘s ‘The Rich Man’s Wife.’
Just an idea.
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Yall know people are dumb and want concrete visuals instead of abstract art. They would rather a Young and Restless storyline instead of using their brains to see how lonely it is being the sidechick. And I’m not suprised to see that black twitter had so much to say since most of them are thots, baby mammas, and baby daddies living their lives based on the pictures and videos that celebs paint.
Wow so anybody who didn’t appreciate that regurgitated mess of a video is ghetto or something? Sit down. The video was a miss. Art or not. Art can be critiqued, and art can be bad.
Solange AND SZA are both boring/overrated #NEXTCASE !!!
1. The Weekend does not sit next to Burn
2. Even if people feel like Solange used her own vision for the video, how is that sabotage? And if SZA wanted her own vision/concept to be more pronounced, she would’ve directed it herself. I’m sure she’s capable.
3. These people on twitter desperately need lives. Who really cares this much. It’s a music video. ?
It takes 10 seconds to send a tweet. This post ain’t about their lives. It’s about the video.
My comment was more so inspired by this culture of dramatic dragging. It’s not about one person sending a 100 character tweet. TGJ only posted a few of the many but one of the tweets up there says it for you. Solange is being slandered because they didn’t like her music video? Get a life and grow up. If you wanna critique her work fine, but it’s retarded to accuse her of sabotage, and this generation seems to think bandwagoning negativity is entertaining and fun. They also over-dramatize everything. When they get mad at celebrities they go after them like they stole their lunch money. These people are too invested in things that don’t matter.
Solange definitely caused a disaster with this one.
Nothing made sense.
It’s a mess! Plain. And simple! Abstract? They call anything art these days!
To me, the video shows the loneliness, isolation and desperation of being the side chick. It’s not for everybody. But I’m sure this is what SZA wanted. It’s a shame some of her fans seem too dense and basic to at least appreciate her artistic vision.
SZA already explained there is no “side chick” it’s about 3 girls all dating the same guy and one opted out.
Well Damn when do we see the girl face.. And when the camera finally get close.. You see all 8 bundles of her hair weave.. Hater move here..
That Grape Juice shared Tweets that have gotten 0 likes or retweets to sell this “story” LOL…. losers
LMAOOOOO SOMEONE SAID IT!!!! I Peeped That Too
This video is definitely not for everyone and its perfectly fine. Thats what we as black people need to understand. Its FINE! We cant handle anything thats different or left field. Its fine to not like something, its fine to not ‘get’ something. Real art is not meant to be liked by everyone and it shouldnt. But we need to commend our black artists for thinking outside the box. Its minimalistic, whimsical and i love the use of atmosphere and geometry. Definitely not an award winning visual but not everything has to be big and spectacular. Sometimes simple is fine.
Don’t take it there! What hAs black got to do with this? The assumption you’re making is that black people have cheap taste and can’t appreciate high brow art which is so far from the truth. We know this because more black people buy Kendrick albums than they do Migos. The video is wack and that’s why everyone is dissing it.
i mean what is there to get from the video, its simply boring. Like what artistry did you find in this? im a dancer videographer that this is simply boring something i can shoot in 1 day with real talet, i could get these shoots in a min and movwe on
Darling im a management graduate with no kids & a man who is also classy both black not liking the video has nothing to do with being ghetto
SZA needs to u understand rihanna is not like the knowles sisters the knowles sisters are pagent queens very competitive and nasty
Hence y deep down id adviise any upcoming artist stay in your own lane and dont seek approval as solange obviously saw SZA as competition and God let solange mask slip shes a horrid and jealous woman even if there had been just a guy sitting in the car in the parking lot in 1scence the video would have made sense but her flapping her arms in a parking lot lol
She didnt even look comfortable
Whewwwwa stretch before you reach. You reaching like hell..
In my head i pictured more of a ‘the boy is mine’ kind of video. Like seeing the dude go from girl to girl house. Maybe thats just me
Well that was BORING AF!!!!!! what was artistic about this some one please explain. A 10 year old with editing skills could have done this smh!
This is very sad that instead of seeing a position to allowed women who have played a part of the main or side piece lady. She took her personal issue and her sisters to clown SZA ,who is just a vessel that put this topic out. It’s real!! But Solange actions is clearly a bitter woman who sabatoge this video for her own reasons, However SZA is looked beautiful and now SZA need to do a remix under a different artists.. and SLAY the b*#ch.
The trashy video matches the trashy song…good job Solange
What kinda artist is Sza? She’s not an R& B bounce type artist I liked the video tbh…
I hated the video! It was so boring to watch! Why would you take a great song and make a snore fest of a video for it wtf!! I love SZA but I will probably never watch the video again.
I liked it.