Beyonce‘s latest album ‘Renaissance’ may have seen its historic ascent to #1 on the Billboard 200 accompanied by massive critical acclaim, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t still field its fair share of controversy and criticism for its content.
Beyond claims from fellow singer Kelis that her music was included on the set without permission (as we reported here), Bey was also on the receiving end of jeers from a number of listeners who disapproved of the interpolation of the Clark Sisters‘ 1981 gospel tune ‘Center of Thy Will’ as the base for the housed cut ‘Church Girl.’
Produced by The Dream and No I.D., ‘Girl’ features the looped vocals of legendary group member Dorinda Clark-Cole singing about being in the center of God’s will when Bey chimes in with less-than-holy lyrics about ‘dropping it like a thotty’ in the center of a dance floor.
Just weeks after lead Clark Sister Twinkie Clark, who wrote ‘Will,’ gave the sample a thumbs up, Clark-Cole took to the pulpit to echo her big sister’s sentiment. Look inside to see what she said.
Bey may have declared ‘nobody can judge me but me’ in ‘Church Girl,’ but some critics beg to differ as many have headed to social media to slam the diva for including a gospel sample under a sexually-charged and profanity-laden song (as heard below).
Clark-Cole had apparently heard enough of the hoopla, as evidenced by a visit to Atlanta’s Great Faith Cathedral COGIC over the weekend.
While delivering her message, Dorinda had a few words for the good folks who have been condemning Beyonce.
“Y’all leave Beyonce alone,” the 64-year-old started at the video’s 1:41 mark. “As long as she’s got SOMETHING in there, that’s all that matters…it’s all about being in the center of HIS will.”
Hear the song in full below.
The words of encouragement came just a day before Billboard revealed ‘Church Girl’ had debuted at #22 on the Hot 100 – a feat only outdone by reports all of the content from ‘Renaissance’ secured placement on the Hot 100.
What’s more, the set’s lead single, ‘Break My Soul,’ bounced to #1. Click here to read more about that.
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Dc (Dusty Cöön) is SEETHING because his fave – H******** B ain’t drop HER album lmaoooooooooo 🤣
Respect is dead and since most of y’all believe in God and praise this at the same time, same people that talk sh*t on the comments, dragging down others for fun, talk about trash s** and more, i believe y’all will get what you give/deserve, that’s funny.
Then shut the fck up and let it happen 🤐
He’s a f****** loser 🤣
I’m not concerned by this kind of dissonance, sorry 🤷♂️
Loser is a perfect term for you Shayla, at least you know who you are because who would believe that you’re so popular outside when you’re 24/7 on the TGS comment section? It’s certainly entertaining to watch you play the fool.
Yet here you are aswell, talking s*** AGAIN lmaoooooooooo 🤣
But i’m not pretending to be what i’m not and i’m not 24/7 on TGS acting like I was the new trend. You’re desperate for attention, a bad open book that is funny to read with some friends around.
💋💋💋💋
Oh look. This clown is on yet another post blowin kisses and looking for attention. Surprise surprise. What a f****** loser.
@Somebody get Shayla a hobby, you must be getting wet by Shayla Queen™ 👑 blowing kisses as you keep on following all her comments. You stupid clown, stay pressed by @Shayla Queen™ 👑.
Hey b**** shut the f**** up !
Yaaaaaaaaaaas tell it again 🤣
No, what are you gonna do now?
stfu b**** go eat some snail and frog leg
I said no, so what are you gonna do now?
SCREAMING!!! 🤣
It’s surely entertaining ☕👌
only 4 u crazy b**** go get a life outside this blog u comment 24 hours
SMALL things please SMALL minds 🧠 lmaoooooooooo 🤣
Really? Since you’re lying I will not wait for any receipts, here’s a game for you : count the amount of comments Shayla and I both had these last 2 days. Take your time, the tea is hot.
u comment more than shayla stfu stupid b****
@Latonya
THANK YOU!
You can lie as much as you want, it’s still not the truth until you can prove it. I’m waiting, take your time.
By the way, we see you Shayla 😉 you ain’t fooling anyone with your other accounts.
stfu and push those recept up ur ass
Delusional.
No, what’s next? ABCD… can you keep up?
what next u stfu b****
Wrong answer, try again 💱
LaTonya is Shayla. What the f*** is wrong with you? You can’t win an argument so create someone to support yo troll ass. LOSER
Spoken like a true sinner. We don’t have the time to worry about the thought process of people not spiritually grounded. Let’s worry about our own soul(s). This is just an adversarial trick to keep us from getting closer to God. Take care. #Romans10:9
Haters comment as if that holds any power 😂 Beyoncé will continue to do whatever she wants, and her fans (BeyHive) will continue to support her. Nothing changes 🐝🐝🐝❤️ Enjoy Act 1 – you got two more to go, and we just getting started 🤣🤣🤣
beyonce the queen
Delusional and the way you talk tell enough about your immaturity, it’s just laughable.
u f****** stupid muppet b**** stfu
We know Shayla, it’s hard for you, we get it.
why shayla go u so mad? just stfu ang go get a life outside this blog crazy b****
I ain’g going nowhere, what are you gonna do now Shayla?
u daspart 4 attenon bye crazy b**** go get a life outside of this blog and stfu
Thank you so much, what an emotion.
shayla annoyng b**** but U annoing b**** aswell and u comment more and are crazy stupid b****
Now posting as me. ORIGINAL!
How could I comment more when you are 24/7 on almost every article, talking (when you’re not stalking) everyone? You are everywhere, many people are tired of you and express it but you like to think there’s only one person that could complain about you 😆 tell me about delusional please. You are a parasite and you will not reverse nothing here, we all read the same comments.
Not Shayla exposing itself as the troll we all know it is🤣
Lol…knew this dumb clown would expose herself. 😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
“Shayla Queen™ 👑August 9, 2022
shayla annoyng b**** but U annoing b**** aswell and u comment more and are crazy stupid b****”
Wrong account honey 😂 that will be memorable for sure, 😘 XOXO
Damn she looks like Beyonce. That’s a pretty ass 64 year old. I bet she looks younger than Shayla King.
What she said is as long as there’s a little bit of God put in something that clearly defies his will it’s okay. There are a whole lot of problems with that statement. Remember a little bit of God’s word was used to convince the world that slavery was okay. You can’t put ‘something about God’ in something bad and say it aligns with his wiil. That’s blasphemy.
That’s a smart comment, I appreciate.
conflating secular music and supporting slavery – are you serious?
Paulo they are insane 😂 and need to feel important so they come here and judge people for supporting an artist. Weirdos.
Not UHoesFunny being actually really funny, isn’t you who’s dragging down fans of Camila Cabello and others? 🤡 tadada-tadam 🎉
At this point you should consider to convert yourself into a professional clown or a comedian 🤭 we can help you find a stage name if you want, don’t hesitate to ask for some inspiration, we readt so much tea about you that it would be easy ☕👌
Lol Christians are so WEAK. Beyonce wouldn’t try that foolishness with Muslims or Jews.
BWAHAHAGAHAHA GIRL HOW MUCH DID SHE PAY YOU TO SAY THIS DUMB SHT? AND YES ITS EXTREMELY DISTASTEFUL AND TACKY TO SAMPLE A GOSPEL SONG FOR A FLOP WANNA BE HIP THOTTY TRACK! MID LIFE CRISIS ONCE! AND WHY IS THIS BTCH RAPPING ON EVERY SONG BWAHAHAHA YOU CANT RAP BTCH!!! 😂💀💀💀💀💀
Retärd 🤧 take your medication
SAYS THE RETARDED SLOW BRAINED F A G THAT WAS TOO STUPID TO GET INTO A REAL COLLEGE. 💀💀💀💀 HOWS YOUR GHETTO COMMUNITY COLLEGE NAPPYHEAD? LMAOOOOOOO
You mad cuz THE QUEEN is a better rapper than Nikki?.. Literally. ALIEN SUPERSTAR proves that. Chris Brown is also better rapper than Nikki, CardI B as well. 😂
THATS THE PROBLEM WITH YOU DUMB F A G YAWNCE STANS ALWAYS FINDING EXUCES FOR YOUR FAVE INSTEAD OF HOLDING HER ACCOUNTABLE. EVEN I HOLD MY OWN FAVE ACCOUNTABLE LOL AND STOP! CAPPING HO YAWNCE CANT RAP! OR ACT AND SHES VOCALLY NEVER BEEN ON WHITNEYS LEVEL! LMAO ALIEN SUPERFLOP ISNT EVEN A RAP SONG YOU TRIED A D FAILED! YAWNCE STILL HAS NO DIAMOND HIT! +22 YEARS IN THE GAME BWAHAHAHAGAGA
@NICKINATION if your on here then you are obviously a f a g yourself dummy? Why would you be on here if you are straight?
NOTHING TO SAY? LOL THOUGHT SO DUMB F AG.
Very distasteful and tacky! I agree with you there 💯. Other religions wouldn’t allow such blatant blasphemy to put on public display. Christians don’t have a backbone nor do they have a full understanding of the religion they “subscribe” to so this ladies comment doesn’t surprise me. For her it’s all about the money. O and scared of backlash from the Bey brigade.
Muslims usually take their Religion more seriously tho. They dress, eat and live according to their scripture.
Many Christians on the other hand look and behave like worldly ppl. You can’t even look at a Christian and tell someone is Christian sweetheart.
Beyoncé told y’all to drop like a thottie since most are already doing it….to d*cked down, then pregnant later on.
Today we keepin’ it 💯
Hence them not having a full understanding of the religion they “subscribe” to. Beyonce isn’t the first or last public figure to blaspheme their religion. 💯
UMM!
How can a Religious person NOT have an understanding of their own Religion?? So ur saying they are blind followers??
That’s exactly what I’m saying. The average Christian person has no knowledge of scripture. Or even the history of their religion. The lady in the posted video is a prime example of a clueless Christian. It’s just a title when it’s supposed to be a lifestyle.
Muslims are murders and s****** boomers who kill innocent women, men and children. No matter what ethnic group you are from. They are EVIL!
So since many Christians dunno how to be good “obedient” Christians themselves, they should refrain from telling people how to be one.
That’s basically my argument. I’m not defending Beyoncé at all or in agreement with her.
Is it mentioned in the Quran that white people are better than yellow, red, brown and black colored races?
I came across verse 107 of surah Ale-emran in which Allah says: “While those whose faces are whitened will live forever in God’s mercy”, and it seemed very racial to me. Is the Quran saying that white people are better than others? I also listened to a sheikh preaching Islam and he read a hadith about the people that go to heaven; he said that all who enter heaven will live the best life in it, meaning that if they are old they will turn young if poor they will become wealthy, if handicap or sick they will be healed and cured, and finally if they are black they will become white! His last statement seemed very racial because it meant that being white is of more value in Islam. Please explain what is meant by these statements.
Ask a Muslim. I denounced religion when I was in college. 🤷 But if you gonna be religious then stand on that s*** without being a weak hypocrite.
@Fancy
There was no racial construct when the Bible or Quran was written. People may have used colors to describe physical traits but people weren’t identified by their skin color.
People needed more such as culture or religion to properly identify someone.
Do you even know how the Quran was written?
Based on my research, the Quran was written in the 6th Century. This was before Islam spread into Africa and of course The Romans where Catholics.
So the passage couldn’t have been referring to Europeans or Africans.
Christians won’t address all the senseless acts violence or address the underlying causes of Mental Illness and Obesity among Americans.
Instead let’s address Beyoncé’s Music, which is no where near as violent or sexual as some these other records out now.
People know Beyoncé is very PASSIVE. She is basically low hanging fruit. These critics simply having met the right one.
Thank Goodness I’m NOT a Celebrity because my clap backs would be savage and brutal with zero f*cks given about any backlash or who’s offended.
Senseless acts of violence*
Muslims are mass murders. FACTS!
Mass Murderers are more common in the Western World than the Muslim World. We live in a Country where people have very little to no regards for Human life.
A woman recently killed her kids and put it online for the world to see. The b*tch didn’t give no f*cks how disturbing and evil it made her look.
Where was the outrage for the beautiful children whom where slaughtered for clicks and views…
Islam is a peaceful religion not to be confused with the radicalized sect which also exists within the Christian world and other religions. Christians have started plenty of wars and killed millions themselves. The Catholic Church is one of the biggest p*** rings in existence. No religion is without faults.
And none of the Priests where ever held accountable or arrested. So the behavior is accepted as long it’s done behind close doors pretty much.
Islam promotes marrying and having s** with underage girls. Even if the girl is 9 years old. FACTS! Prove me wrong.
I’ll say it again, Is it mentioned in the Quran that white people are better than yellow, red, brown and black colored races. Verse 107 of surah Ale-emran in which Allah says: “While those whose faces are whitened will live forever in God’s mercy”, and it seemed very racial to me. Is the Quran saying that white people are better than others? I also listened to a sheikh preaching Islam and he read a hadith about the people that go to heaven; he said that all who enter heaven will live the best life in it, meaning that if they are old they will turn young if poor they will become wealthy, if handicap or sick they will be healed and cured, and finally if they are black they will become white! His last statement seemed very racial because it meant that being white is of more value in Islam.
@Fancy how does a seemingly intelligent person like yourself end up trolling on a blog 🤔
say it again! these loons not worried about Christian fundamentalism corrupting the values of Jesus and destroying democracy and the God-given freedom they claim to cherish but they’re worried about a Beyoncé song! make it make sense
I mean if the people who sing and wrote it don’t have a problem then why are the pressed non paid church folks worried about it. If a song is more than enough to vex your spirit and come from under your religion, then you’re probably not as saved, secured, and “covered” by the blood as you think you are
Read the gworls 📚 ✅
@UHoesFunny, did you consider to convert into a clown or a comedian? What nickname did you choose ?
I tried to refrain from saying this, but gworl you’re lame asf 🤣 your reads ARE NOT even clever. They aren’t giving. If you gonna try to drag someone, pls pls let it be worth it. I be feeling let down by the end of your reads 🥺 gotta come harder babe. Otherwise I’m placing you in the “ashy btch” zone. We don’t tolerate mediocrity over here 😮💨
Every church girl had their party days and waking up on Sunday in church praising the lord
Amen!!
Taking a sacred religious song and turning it into a twerk anthem is a bit uncouth in my opinion but no one respects religion anymore so go at it. Might I add Dorinda is a beautiful woman.
Man smh – y’all lost in the mind —— and will
What can you say except the devil is alive and well.To think Christians would be okay with this is very disturbing.There are no morals anymore.People are blinded to anything righteous.I feel sorrowful for the Clark singers who who condone this.This world is not my home thank the Lord@
Yes the Clark sisters need come out from among them separate theirself from the world.
What can you say except the devil is alive and well.To think Christians would be okay with this is very disturbing.There are no morals anymore.People are blinded to anything righteous.I feel sorrowful for the Clark singers who who condone this.This world is not my home thank the Lord.