On the evening of April 23rd, Queen B blessed the world with her visual album titled Lemonade, which premiered on HBO.
As if she wanted to kill us with slayage, she featured several awesome people such as Ibeyi (the French-Cuban twins), Zendaya, Amandla Stenberg…
And even Serena ‘Slayrena’ Williams.
Beyonce also featured Nigerian Afromysterics artist and Nike ambassador, Laolu Senbanjo.
He channeled his “Sacred art of the Ori”, which is his own way of expressing Yoruba spirituality through art, in Beyonce’s album.
Beyonce just had to recognise the fierceness of Yoruba goddess, Osun and channeled the goddess with her yellow dress and by opening these golden doors with water gushing out of them.
Beyonce wore a mischievous smile while breaking car mirrors and water hydrants.
Osun is also known for her unpredictable temperament, and is associated with beauty, femininity, twins and water.
Although most Nigerians are not exactly familiar with our indigenous culture, it shouldn’t always take “foreign exposure” to make Nigerian culture and customs appreciated locally.
On Saturday Beyoncé dropped a new video/song called Formation and literally slayed everyone’s life!!
Beyon-SLAY!
Beyoncé made a massive social and political statement and only featured black people in the video.
Because #BlackLivesMatter, obvs!
But what we really love is the diversity of black women and black hairstyles shown in the video! Here are a few that you should definitely try:
1. The grown woman ‘fro
Beyoncé’s dancers rocked these curly afro wigs so effortlessly! No need to go natural if you don’t want to. Just buy your own curly ‘fro and twirl on them haters.
2. The adorable baby ‘fro
Hay God! Even 4 year old Blue Ivy is slaying with her afro! As Beyonce said in the song .. “I like my baby hair with baby hair and afros”.
3. The thread hairstyle
One of Beyonce’s main dancers gave props to this common African hairstyle. Lagos hipsters, this one’s for you!
4. The crown braid
Just in case you somehow forgot that she is the QUEEN.
5. The double-sided ponytail braid A.K.A cornrows
We dare you not to slay with this hairstyle! Impossible.
6. The micro braids
So. Damn. Beautiful.
7. The messy updo
A.K.A The ‘I woke up like this’ hairstyle. If you have natural curly hair, just shake it a little and go on with your life.
8. The blow out
If you have big natural hair or even a weave, you can rock this hairstyle. All you need is a blow dryer, water and conditioner.
9. The tight bun
Only Beyoncé can make a hair net have so much swag.
Watch the full video for Formation below and go forth and slay with these hairstyles:
Because you just might be a black Bill Gates in the making! ? ?
If you have been itching to see how foreign artists will look in African wear, today is your lucky day
Yass!
Ghanaian graphic designer, artist and fashion designer, Dennis Owusu-Ansah brought his awesome skills into recreating photos of these artists in African attire.
I find that if you replace every ‘flawless’ in that song with ‘Rihanna’ or a Rihanna picture, you get the real, hidden meaning of the song. Science, I swear.
Let’s try with the chorus:
You wake up, flawless
Post up, flawless
Ridin’ round in it, flawless
Flossin’ on that, flawless
This diamond, flawless
My diamond, flawless
This rock, flawless
My Roc, flawless
I woke up like this, I woke up like this
We flawless, ladies tell ’em
I woke up like this, I woke up like this
We flawless, ladies tell ’em
Say “I look so good tonight”
God damn, God damn
Say “I look so good tonight”
God damn, God damn, God damn
Am I wrong? Didn’t it feel right to you?
*taps mic* I’d like to apologize to all Beyhive members. Please don’t make me disappear. Thank you.
