Anyone would think she sampled Kelis's vocals but when you listen to both songs, you can barely hear the sample! The only thing that was used was the distant drum pattern (that Pharrell literally produced). No vocals. She addressed certain people in her comment section going on to say, “It’s not a collab it’s theft.” She even went back on Instagram and doubled down on her remarks in a video message (below). If she felt Beyoncé stole from her, why not go through the proper channels and sue like many other artists rather than make a social media spectacle of herself for attention? I'm not trying to shade Kelis because I love her music and in the past I myself have called out Beyoncé for previous unfair practices but this is REACHING for sure. Beyoncé credited Pharrell who produced the original sample so this should not have been an issue. Had Pharrell used this sample for an UNKNOWN artist we would not have heard a peep from Kelis. It seems her upset stems from mega star Beyoncé not publicly giving her her flowers because maybe just maybe that would have given her some major clout.
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