Beyoncé

Released: January 1, 2002

Featuring: Mekhi Phifer

Songwriter: Beyoncé

[Beyoncè]
I live my life to the fullest
Party every chance I get
Friday nights, the Spot is the place i hit
Decked out, chestout
Me and my girls roll up at the Spot like we own the world
You should see the eyes on me, dress fittin like a prize on me
High split , fellas get the rise on me
Juss from the looks of it , I must say
Ya bound to get hooked , if you play

[Mekhi]
Your optomistic for someone goin to jail

[Beyoncè]
Would you stop being so damn stale
I know you gotta girl but damn dont u wanna see new things
Security shouldn't purchase a ring

[Mekhi]
So why you lookin at me like that
Like what u say is tru?

[Beyoncè]
I kno ya type I see through you

[Mekhi]
Oh yea? What u see??
Cause I love my girl it ain't about security I give her the world
Shes down for and always has been

[Beyoncè]
And I would be too if I was your girlfriend
But Im not
I even take ya too the Spot, bring sand to the beach, keep u on a leash
I kno how most of these chicks could be
Sceemin and plottin on you like me

[Mekhi]
Listen, you a little too hot for a guy like me
My girl is mo' like me she juss coo ya kno?
Not a risk taker she just goes w/ the flow

[Beyoncè]
Shes wack! Ya need a little spice in ya life
Live a little you'll see what u want in a wife is in me
I'm tellin you its like gold
Hard to let go, Harder to hold
I'll dance wit ya slowly, too a hip-hop joint
And only stop on a positive, you got the point?

[Mekhi]
I dont dance, i dont drink i dont like clubs im not impressed
I dont smoke, only scrubs go to different places and fall for pretty faces
To me ya'll are all basic

[Beyoncè]
And ya life is wasted
Thats why u a cop
You never got to taste it if you had one drop
You wouldn't go back
I'll prove it to you
Come out wit me tonight, that'll do it for you!

In the twenty-first century, no pop star was as poised, as polished, or as generally fierce as Beyoncé. She scored early success with Destiny’s Child, who started out as a sexier and sassier (if less adult) version of TLC, then steadily became more and more of a vehicle for Beyoncé’s operatic vocals and general diva-tude, which may have been the plan all along.

Whether appearing in TV spots, co-starring in films like Dreamgirls, or killing it every night on stadium tours, Beyoncé was omnipresent in the 2000s. Almost everybody, Beygency member or otherwise, loved shiny, hip-hop-fueled hits like “Crazy in Love”, and “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”. Moving into the 2010s, Beyoncé fights on, gaining more and more traction in pop culture with her work and music.

She has made a significant impact upon the music landscape in general with her recent albums 4 and BEYONCÉ, which explored complex themes like motherhood, feminism, marriage, sexuality, and doubt in a greater depth. With Lemonade, she went a step further—the fierce, intimate exploration of marriage, infidelity, and forgiveness was her most personal and musically daring album yet.

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