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#4 | Beyoncé | Renaissance
Columbia/Parkwood
True to its title, this creative reintroduction is unlike any before. The lifeblood of these 16 tracks is a reverence for the LGBTQIA+ community, and—like Lemonade—specifically the Black contingent of it. Renaissance sidesteps techno and EDM intentionally. Those are house derivatives, sanitized for commercial and mainstream appeal. Their prevalence led some to believe “only White people listen to that.” Pushing against this, Beyoncé reaches into house music’s Black and Latin queer origins to present it with the soul and seasoning it should carry. [Read Mark Chappelle’s Review]
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