caliphorniaqueen:

I’ve truly had enough of people comparing Beyoncé to these girls that were playing hopscotch on the playground while she was hustling and working with legends. She’s been working for 20 years and ppl have the nerve to compare her to people who were nobodies less than 10 years ago. She never stepped away or took a break, she’s literally been working for 20 years straight (“since 15 in my stilettos”??????). She’s been praised by/or worked with Prince, Michael Jackson, Luther Vandross, Patti Labelle, Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, ALL of the legends…and Aretha don’t like nobody!!! Yet she’s still being compared to these teeny boppers and it makes no sense to me. Crazy in Love, Single Ladies, Formation all impacted the culture, Red Lobster’s fuckin stock went up after Formation came out…her influence is unmatched. Beyoncé is the physical embodiment of the “work twice as hard…” saying. Except she’s working three and four times as hard and is still having herself and pieces of her diverse catalog compared to the likes of Taylor Swift and her never ending teenage diary. It makes zero sense to me.