While you were busy watching NCAA basketball or the Girls season finale over the weekend, Beyoncé unleashed "Bow Down/I Been On," a new track in advance of her upcoming "Mrs. Carter Show" world tour and similarly-named forthcoming album. Produced by Hit-Boy -- the mind behind Jay-Z and Kanye's "Ni**as in Paris"
-- the song brings Beyoncé back to her Houston roots with some high-
pitched, chopped and screwed trap-rap. The singer's flow is
reminiscent of fellow H-Town native Slim Thug and is hardcore,
unapologetic and -- as the title suggests -- egotistical. As for the lyrics, they sound like a personalized pink slip to every other female artist in the music industry. And, although Beyoncé's fierceness is undeniable -- especially after that Super Bowl half-time show -- something doesn't quite vibe well with all of that. Isn't telling other females to bow down a little counterproductive to that whole "Run the world (Girls)" mantra she was singing about two years ago? And isn't there something a little off about a singer who previously empowered women to make their significant other put a ring on it and be proud of their bootylicious-ness now chanting "This is my shit / bow down bitches" and "I heard your boo was talking lip / I told my crew to smack that trick"?
On second thought...isn't Beyoncé just saying what we've all been thinking? Long live the queen!
Listen to "Bow Down/I Been On" below and tell us what you think in the comments
Watch the promo for Beyonce's upcoming tour below.