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13396852, A tribute to Black Men
Posted by Mori, Fri Jul-31-20 06:20 PM
I enjoyed it. I liked the visuals, though they moved too quickly. I also enjoyed and the "See yourself as a King" themes. I found the afrobeat a little monotonous. The Lion King references were a little random, didn't seem like it added to the story.

It was refreshing to see Jay Z, Burna Boy, Yemi Alade and the other West African Artists.

Something about the silver, blue and metallic coloring felt overdone. I felt relieved to see other colors.

I loved the beach scenes against the mountain backdrop. I liked the rootsy African history references, such as the Dogon, the little boy with the Kalimba, and so on.

Beyonce follows a formula and by now you an guess that her songs will be about the following: 1) Her dad 2) Her husband 3) Her kids 4) Self empowerment 5) sexual act.

Overall, I liked it, wasn't as crisp as Lemonade and I would prefer more R&B and hip hop.