Trick Daddy Doubles Down on Belief Beyonce “Can Barely Sing”: “I [Still] Don’t Consider Her a Vocalist”

Four years after first igniting a swarm of #Beyhive attacks for asserting Beyonce “doesn’t write music” and “can barely sing,” rapper-turned-chef Trick Daddy is cooking up controversy again for doubling down on the belief.

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The ‘Take It to Da House‘ hitmaker (born Maurice Young) took to the latest episode of Nene Leakes‘ podcast to dish on everything from life as a chef to love and marriage, the current status of his professional relationship with rapper Trina, and so much more.

While speaking on the demise of his radio show with his ‘Nann‘ co-star, Young was sure to clear the air that its cancellation had nothing to do with the 2021 backlash he received for criticizing Bey.

“I love Beyonce; she’s very talented and I don’t know if nobody else can entertain and perform the way she does,” Maurice shared before doubling down on his previous point. “In my defense, I don’t consider Beyonce a vocalist. I know what a vocalist is. I’m a Whitney Houston fan.”

Going on to point to the vocal stylings of Stephanie Mills, Mariah Carey, Anita Baker Betty Wright, and Shirley Murdock as evidence of what a “true” vocalist sounds like, Trick elaborated on the barometer he relies on to gauge a singer’s true ability.

“There’s a difference between ‘singing’ and ‘sanging,'” he said. “If you can’t go to the church and make an old lady stand up and damn near knock off her wig, you can’t sing to me.”

This isn’t the first time Young stood firm in his opinion about Bey’s voice as he also ruffled #Beyhive wings in 2022 when he claimed the ‘Diva‘ singer was “no Jennifer Hudson or Adele.”

[photo source: Parkwood / Nene Leakes podcast]