Beyoncé Style Jambalaya:
Lemonade
Beyoncé’s visual album Lemonade goes beyond the supposed emotional turmoil of her marriage with Jay-z. Throughout the album and film, Beyoncé touches on subjects of social injustices and black culture while also incorporating various genres and other successful celebrities. Through Beyoncé’s visual album “Lemonade”, Beyoncé does what any Beyoncé fan (or observer) would expect her to do, she performs greatly to her equally as great music. But not only is “Lemonade” a musical masterpiece, but also a firm demonstration of how Beyoncé is an Unapologetic Black Woman and feminist.
Emotional Turmoil:
Beyoncé begins her album with a prologue “praying to catch” Jay-z “whispering” along with “praying” he’ll actually …show more content…
Beyoncé’s utilizes the strong history of Louisiana to generate a sense of pride and dignity throughout her audience. Louisiana is a state of great integrity. Although it’s history begins with slavery, African American culture bloomed and expanded throughout the country. From jazz to the spicy Cajun food, the culture of Louisiana has thrived. Through tribulations throughout history caused by great oppression and violent nature disasters in the present day, Louisiana remains strong. Although there are clips of Louisiana’s cultured city, New Orleans, in “Hold Up” and her various interludes, that is not the sole setting of the visual iconography. Beyoncé incorporates visual glimpses of places such as parking garages in “Don’t Hurt Yourself” and backwoods in “Sorry” along with swamplands and plantations to go along with the tale of an African American’s life in America. Beyoncé uses this visual album as a not only to tell the story of her emotional crisis but to touch basis with life of the past and present African American …show more content…
Lemonade is no different. After psychotically driving Monster Trucks, and destructing everything in its path, an unlady-like act, Beyoncé comes to self-realization. She demonstrates how self-love is important when reminds Jayz that he’s not “married to no average bitch”. Through her use of profanity, which women are discouraged to use in our social, Beyoncé stands her ground as a confident woman. With that, she encourages us to put our “middle fingers up” to anybody who doesn’t respect or value us as we
Lemonade
Beyoncé’s visual album Lemonade goes beyond the supposed emotional turmoil of her marriage with Jay-z. Throughout the album and film, Beyoncé touches on subjects of social injustices and black culture while also incorporating various genres and other successful celebrities. Through Beyoncé’s visual album “Lemonade”, Beyoncé does what any Beyoncé fan (or observer) would expect her to do, she performs greatly to her equally as great music. But not only is “Lemonade” a musical masterpiece, but also a firm demonstration of how Beyoncé is an Unapologetic Black Woman and feminist.
Emotional Turmoil:
Beyoncé begins her album with a prologue “praying to catch” Jay-z “whispering” along with “praying” he’ll actually …show more content…
Beyoncé’s utilizes the strong history of Louisiana to generate a sense of pride and dignity throughout her audience. Louisiana is a state of great integrity. Although it’s history begins with slavery, African American culture bloomed and expanded throughout the country. From jazz to the spicy Cajun food, the culture of Louisiana has thrived. Through tribulations throughout history caused by great oppression and violent nature disasters in the present day, Louisiana remains strong. Although there are clips of Louisiana’s cultured city, New Orleans, in “Hold Up” and her various interludes, that is not the sole setting of the visual iconography. Beyoncé incorporates visual glimpses of places such as parking garages in “Don’t Hurt Yourself” and backwoods in “Sorry” along with swamplands and plantations to go along with the tale of an African American’s life in America. Beyoncé uses this visual album as a not only to tell the story of her emotional crisis but to touch basis with life of the past and present African American …show more content…
Lemonade is no different. After psychotically driving Monster Trucks, and destructing everything in its path, an unlady-like act, Beyoncé comes to self-realization. She demonstrates how self-love is important when reminds Jayz that he’s not “married to no average bitch”. Through her use of profanity, which women are discouraged to use in our social, Beyoncé stands her ground as a confident woman. With that, she encourages us to put our “middle fingers up” to anybody who doesn’t respect or value us as we