In the words of Queen Bey herself: “Monday, I’m overrated, Tuesday, on my d*ck! Flip-flop, flippy, flip-floppin’-*ss b*tch.”
While fans impatiently await inevitably iconic visuals from Renaissance, the album inspired more haters to come out of the woodwork. This time it’s Right Said Fred, the ’90s one-hit-wonder behind “I’m Too Sexy.” Rolling Stone reports that Beyoncé clapped back at the duo’s false claims that she’s “arrogant” and sampled their song without permission.
Beyoncé has the dates and receipts. https://t.co/5T87c09jwq
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) October 8, 2022
Earlier this week, the washed-up brothers Fred and Richard Fairbrass told The Sun that they were the last to know that their hit song contributed to “Alien Superstar.” They even doubled down on the clout-chasing claims by bashing the Houston native’s character.
“Normally the artist approaches us but Beyoncé didn’t because she is such an arrogant person she just had probably thought ‘come and get me’ so we heard about it after the fact when you did. But everyone else, Drake and Taylor Swift, they came to us,” the group said.
The pettiness and projection are real! Once again, it’s not the “Cozy” singer’s fault that the singers she sampled don’t own the rights to their music. If anything, the hypocrites seemed salty that she credited too many people, leaving them with a smaller cut of the royalties.
“To use our melody they need our permission so they send us the demo and we approve it and if so we get a co-write credit. With this Beyoncé thing there are 22 writers it’s ridiculous so we would get about 40p.
“The reason that is happening we think is because there is so little money now in the actual sales people like friends, golfing partners, engineers, bookers and the guy who brings the coke, they all want a cut,” the bitter brothers said.
First, they call her “arrogant,” and then they imply she uses coke. Did they run out of racism before they had a chance to call her “uppity,” too?
Flip flop flipping flip flopping ass bitch @TheFreds https://t.co/MwRgXuPT9J pic.twitter.com/DzSmJZRyl2
— Wahala If You Hear Me 🗣 (@eleven8) October 8, 2022
Beyoncé set the record straight about Wrong Said Fred in a statement to E! News. The seasoned professional came through with dates, details, and receipts to shut down the allegations.
“Permission was not only granted for its use, but they publicly spoke of their gratitude for being on the album. For their song, there was no sound recording use, only the composition was utilized,” the 41-year-old explained in a statement.
“Permission was asked of their publisher on May 11, 2022 and the publisher approved the use on June 15, 2022. They were paid for the usage in August, 2022,” she continued.
Beyoncé even went above and beyond by giving the Fairbrass brothers “co-writer credit” on the song. Before the flip-flopping routine, they thanked Beyoncé for her generous gesture on Twitter in July.
It’s nice to get a writing credit on the new ‘Beyonce’ album. 'Renaissance' Credits: Drake, A. G. Cook, Syd, Right Said Fred, & More #Beyonce https://t.co/vnjFftkMLk
— Right Said Fred (@TheFreds) July 22, 2022
The “erroneous and incredibly disparaging” must have touched Beyoncé’s last nerve because she rarely comments on controversies. When Kelis aired similar grievances about an interpolation of “Milkshake,” Beyoncé quietly removed that version from all streaming platforms. Fans and collaborators quickly dragged songwriter Diane Warren for shadily questioning the number of writers on Renaissance.
Now the Hive has its sights set on Right Said Fred over their fraudulent foolishness. Check out some of the reactions to the Queen’s diplomatic clapback.
Beyoncé rarely responds so you know this pissed her off. Rightfully so too. https://t.co/S2binn6mkE
— Nina Parker (@theninaparker) October 7, 2022
What they DID was fumble a BAG and maybe a comeback! Bey would’ve most likely had them on the remix… Now, b/c they wanna start drama, they’ll be known as the folks who fumbled Bey… Right Said WHO??? 😑
— Britt With An IE (@seedofsenoj) October 6, 2022
Right Said Fred tried to win in the court of public opinion in an attempt to spread a lie about Beyoncé, and she shut that shit DOWN! Beyoncé is a businesswoman! She ALWAYS goes through the proper channels to clear music!
— 𝙱𝚎𝚌𝚌𝚊. (@MJFINESSELOVER) October 7, 2022
For Bey to release a statement responding to Right Said Fred you KNOW she's annoyed.
They're credited for the interpolation. Their social media even posted about.
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter said y'all gone stop playing with my name. I got receipts w/ dates noted. 🧾🧾🧾 https://t.co/agqK3QMRs0 pic.twitter.com/22Bju0ca9V
— 🪩 MADAM THIQUE & COZY 🪩 (@ABitOfKwansLife) October 7, 2022
Alien Superstar does NOT sample I’m Too Sexy. It’s an interpolation of the melody — which was likely accidental. Ironically, I’m Too Sexy “accidentally” interpolated a Jimi Hendrix song they were later sued over and had to pay royalties to his estate. Now, ain’t that funny? https://t.co/fAeYYcSgpj
— JIGGAMAN. (@imtoomuchnigga) October 6, 2022
Accidental interpolations happen often. A song is recorded & someone in the room might notice a similarity to another song — a decision is made to issue credit to avoid lawsuits. Right Said Fred does NOT own the masters, so they weren’t contacted. But were credited AND PAID!
— JIGGAMAN. (@imtoomuchnigga) October 6, 2022
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