-Tamara’Shanay-

Cousins!

Alright now, Kelis has pulled up to the function with a mouthful to say!

Earlier today she took to her business page to speak on Beyonce allegedly sampling her music without her permission.

My mind is blown too because the level of “disrespect and utter ignorance of all 3 parties involved is astounding,” she wrote in the comments with her chef account @bountyandfull. “I heard about this the same way everyone else did. Nothing is ever as it seems, some of the people in this business have no soul or integrity and they have everyone fooled.” She responded to another comment, “it’s not a collab. It’s theft.”

Kelis received a bit of backlash from Bey’s fanbase as they wondered why she decided to take to social media with such accusations. She then took to her personal Instagram page to state that this isn’t the first time Bey has copied her and that the issue isn’t just with her but the music industry over all.

Alright now, Kelis has pulled up to the function with a mouthful to say! Earlier today she took to her business page to speak on #Beyonce allegedly sampling her music without her permission. pic.twitter.com/u9Am8bV4wA

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“My real beef is not only with Beyonce,” Kelis declared. “She sampled a record. She copied me before, and so have many other artists. It’s fine. The issue is, not only are we female artists, but we’re Black female artists in an industry where there isn’t that many of us. We’ve met each other, we know each other, we have mutual friends, she can contact me, it’s not that hard. It’s common decency.”

The ‘Milkshake’ singer proceeded to call out Pharrell Williams.

The real issue is the people like Pharrell and Chad [Hugo]. Chad is an amoeba, he’s spineless, and it’s a miracle he can keep his neck up. But Pharrell knows better. This is a direct hit at me. He does this stuff all the time. It’s very petty,” Kelis stated.

“This was a trigger for me. ‘Milkshake’ alone is one of the most licensed records of our generation,” Rogers-Mora typed in her second video’s caption. “I am a creator. I’m an innovator. I have done more than left my mark on an era of music and style that will go down in history.

“But there are bullies and secrets and gangsters in this industry that smile and get away with it until someone says enough is enough. So I’m saying it today. I’m coming for what’s mine, and I want reparations. Peace.”

According to The Guardian back in 2020, Kelis spoke out on her displeasure with The Neptunes previously and revealed she made nothing from the sales of her first two albums. 

“I was told we were going to split the whole thing 33/33/33, which we didn’t do,” she told the outlet. Kelis maintained that she was “blatantly lied to and tricked” during the recording of her debut album, Kaleidoscope.  

Cousins, what are your thoughts on this?