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The Top Games with A Retro or Video Game Vibe

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The Top Games with A Retro or Video Game Vibe

Online gambling is one of the largest markets in the world, and it is growing every year. Few areas show as much growth as the online gambling arena except for possibly the online gaming industry. Every new game on the gambling scene seems to add some new features or better graphics. There are so many new and amazing ways to win big that it is almost impossible to keep track of them all. Gold Cash Big Spins is one of the best games to have recently appeared on our screens. With lots of opportunities to win big, check out our guide to master your game and play like an expert. But that is not all, you get the distinct retro feel that so many players desire these days, of which you have no shortage at Amazon Slots Casino.

Retro-themed slot games

Retro has always been cool in one way or another. Nostalgia covers a significant role in some games, and slots games are no different. These slots might look retro, but in most cases, they have some of the best features available and are on par with most slot games you find online.

Fruit Cocktail

This slot brings to life the classic fruit slot that is so well known both online and in land-based casinos. In many ways, when you think of a retro slot, it’s these types of slot machines that come to mind. This slot comes complete with the classic fruit slot symbols such as watermelon, lemon, cherries, and apples.

Book of Ra

You have not played slots until you have played Book of Ra by Novomatic. This is probably one of the most played slot games available at online casinos. The theme for this slot centres around ancient Egypt, with the Pharaoh, Scarabs and the card suites making up the majority of the symbols. You play on 5 reels and 3 rows with free spins and a bonus game.

Sizzling Hot

The Sizzling Hot slot game spawned many variants. This version of the game is relatively simple, just doing the basics right. You have the fruit-themed symbols again, reminiscent of old-school Vegas slots. You also get a great bonus risk game that lets you boost your winnings if you want an extra gamble.

Jackpot 6000

This slot is based on the classic slot arcade machines that were so popular in the 80s. You have the classic three reel and three-row format from that decade, fruit symbols, and jokers. What sets this slot apart is that you have the paytable in the top half of the screen, as you would have found on those classic retro slot machines.

Retro Reels

This slot game comes complete with chrome finishes, as you would have found in the 50s and 60s. Although the slot might look like it’s from the history books, the gameplay is from recent times. You can play on 5 reels and 20 paylines, and there is a great respin feature.

The Final Spin

Despite all the changes happening in the online gambling arena, things still stay the same. Recent laws have dictated that developers must adhere to certain new restrictions when publishing new slots. These laws will, in some regard, take slots back to a simpler time when hardware restricted the gameplay. However, now, the restrictions will be enforced by code.

How To Change Your Vape Flavors?

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How To Change Your Vape Flavors?

Vaping isn’t a new thing happening in the 2020s. It has been around for many decades. Vaping isn’t much different from regular smoking. One requires a vape pen to enjoy the process, which involves the same process as smoking. A vape pen consists of a coil and a liquid primarily. When one switches the device on, the liquid vaporizes upon getting heated by the ‘coil.’ As a result, smoke comes out. The ‘liquid’ doesn’t make vaping less harmful than regular smoking because the liquid contains nicotine, which is an addictive compound present inside tobacco. However, the content of nicotine is way less comparatively, placing it ahead of tobacco-based products.

Statistically speaking, 28% of US students vape as of 2019. An estimated 60 million e-cigarettes are there worldwide, and by 2023, the sales of e-cigarettes may reach 40 billion USD. Thus, vaping is popular among young adults in the US and worldwide. Various vape flavours are available in the market, and if one wants to change one’s vape flavor, this article is a must-read. We will guide you through the best vape flavors available in the current market.

Vape Juice

The liquid used in a vape pen is known as vape juice e-liquids. These liquids may or may not contain nicotine, but many contain propylene glycol, vegetable glycerine, flavors, etc. The vape juice evaporates inside the device, turning into vapor. Apart from mental satisfaction, the liquid has many dangers to it. Ingestion in large quantities may cause lead poisoning, and particulate matter inside the e-cigarette increases the chances of asthma and heart diseases. Therefore, one should keep these liquids away from children and toddlers, and we strictly recommend not to vape in front of children.

Vape Flavors

Upon visiting a vaping website or a local store, many vape flavors are available. These include candy, berries, bubblegum, etc. Every individual has their own choice of liquid because not every juice would satisfy everyone’s taste buds. People also keep changing their flavors to try new ones. The flavor is essential to any e liquid, but the question is whether or not the liquid is safe. As already discussed, the liquid isn’t safe if one develops an addiction. Therefore, vaping only to enjoy the flavor won’t be wise.

Things To Keep In Mind While Changing Flavors

There are various tips one should keep in mind while changing the flavor of their e-liquid. To try the best vape flavors, we would recommend three things to keep in mind, which include:

  • Your Health Requirements

Previously we said that one shouldn’t change the flavor just for the sake of it. Vaping may come with various adverse effects on the body. It causes addiction, anxiety, depression, impotence, insomnia, chronic bronchitis, etc. If one doesn’t want to be addicted to vaping, one should change the nicotine liquid to nicotine-free liquid, which will not only relieve addiction but also cause fewer health hazards. One should always prioritize health over addiction. It would be challenging initially, but one can overcome it with solid willpower.

Alternatively, one can switch to CBD-mixed vape juices, an organic extract from the hemp plant. The ‘extract’ doesn’t cause intoxication and isn’t addictive. It may also have several health benefits like fighting chronic pain, anxiety, depression, stress, insomnia, etc. In addition, it is a plant-driven compound with fewer side effects when taken in the proper dosage compared to nicotine and tobacco.

Yellowstone County residents often reach out to the best dispensary in Billings to supply them with high-quality CBD products that meet their specific needs. These dispensaries offer a range of options, ensuring customers find the right dosage and formula to help with various health conditions and improve their overall well-being.

  • The Weather Of The Place

There are various flavors that one may consume under multiple weather conditions. In addition, there are different vape liquid flavors for various geographical areas. For example, living in a tropical country, one may try fruit flavors like mango, watermelon, pineapple, lemonade, etc.

For places with lower temperatures all year round, or for the winter weather, one may try some spicy flavors like cinnamon with a hint of coconut, pineapple, or mango to balance the spiciness of the taste. The combination also helps people who are sensitive to spices. Coffee or espresso-flavored liquids are also available in the market, which favors every weather and climatic condition. Thus, if you wish to change to the best vape flavors this season, change it according to the weather type.

  • Medical Expert Opinion

Every medical expert recommends not to vape many times daily, but if vaping is an absolute necessity for someone, one may switch to nicotine-free e-liquids. Many people start vaping with the hope of quitting cigarette smoking but see no results. Scientifically, there is no proof that one can quit smoking upon vaping. With various health hazards attached to vaping, medical experts sometimes recommend smoking organic extracts, which are non-psychoactive and less intoxicating. These extracts serve the same purpose as a vape liquid with added benefits. We have already discussed the benefits of CBD in the first point. There are many other extracts like CBD which may help quit smoking.

Different Vape Flavors And How To Change The Vape Juice Cartridges

The different flavors available in the e-liquid section are immense. Starting with the mint flavors are Heisenberg, ice, menthol, peppermint, spearmint, regular mint, etc. There are various dessert or cream flavors like biscuit, cake, chocolate, cookie, custard, honey, vanilla, scone, jam, marshmallow, etc. The choice in the fruit flavors is enormous. From tropical to citrus fruits, every fruit has its distinct flavor. It includes apples, bananas, blueberries, raspberries, grapes, guava, etc. Moreover, the offering has various flavors of nut, candy, and tobacco.

To quickly change the vape juice cartridge in a vape pen, first, disassemble the vape pen. Then detach the cartridge, clean the device using a tissue, and replace the cartridge by putting the new one in the same position as the previous one. Lastly, please fill up the cartridge with the best vape liquid of one’s choice. Cleaning the vape pen and replacing the coil is essential because it keeps lousy aftertaste at bay and helps one enjoy vaping to the fullest.

Is It Legal?

Laws regarding vaping or the use of e-cigarettes vary across states in the USA. Some states and municipalities do not allow vaping; some have regulations, while others have no laws. In addition, most states like Arkansas, California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, etc., have flavor bans, while Maine, Oregon, Utah, etc., may have online sales imposed. Thus, we advise keeping track of the local and state laws before buying vape liquids from online and offline marketplaces.

Conclusion

In the article, we have shed light on the best vape flavors available in the current market and the health concerns. It also depends from person to person which flavor would suit their taste. From the above details, one is free to switch to their favorite vape liquid. Happy vaping!

Album Review: Chat Pile, ‘God’s Country’

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Album Review: Chat Pile, ‘God’s Country’

“It’s the sound of your world collapsing,” Raygun Busch repeats on the mid-paced ‘Anywhere’, somehow one of the few moments on God’s Country where his voice doesn’t sound incurably unhinged. Dumped right in the middle of all the filth that plagues the debut album from Oklahoma sludge metal trio Chat Pile, it’s a refrain that has no right being this catchy but that offers absolutely no reprieve from the unrelenting chaos the band has built their name on, using its hypnotic power only to drag you back in. This shit is terrifying and blood-curdlingly good – so raw in its intensity that the words can feel like a threat to the listener rather than a typically brutal depiction of murder. If you didn’t feel compelled to reject the album after the first shriek on opener ‘Slaughterhouse’, by this point your chances of getting out are pretty low.

But such is the scope of Chat Pile’s diatribe that you could easily replace “your world” with “the world.” It would also be in line with the band’s creative ambition, which bassist Stin has said is “to capture the anxiety and fear of seeing the world fall apart.” The sight of it, certainly, but also “the fuckin sound, man.” As much as Chat Pile have understandably earned comparisons to bands like the Jesus Lizard, Eyehategod, and even Korn, no one conjures this mental hellscape quite like them, thanks in large part to the grotesque dynamism of Busch’s vocals. There is a clarity and realism to their approach that renders it mercilessly human, far from the doomful, recycled visions of apocalyptic dystopia that pervade the genre. Take one of the songs I’ve quoted out of context, ‘Slaughterhouse’. While most heavy bands would reduce the immeasurable suffering that occurs in industrialized meat production to a cheap metaphor, Chat Pile are so tormented by the horrors we inflict on other beings that it becomes the song’s central, inescapable image: “The sad eyes, goddamnit/ And the screaming.”

In a twisted way, the simplicity of both the language and the messaging has the effect of amplifying its impact. As sickeningly direct as Busch’s delivery is – propelled by guitarist Luther Manhole’s pulverizing guitars and the poisoned, mechanical rot of Stin and Captain Ron’s rhythm section – it is also uniquely evocative. Plenty of noise acts have learned to sound like they’re playing in an abandoned factory; few portray what’s happening inside it with such ruthless precision. Yet it’s often because of what they leave out of the frame that the songs are so hideously unforgettable. The hopeless atmosphere of ‘Pamela’ is mirrored in its molten melodies, but it’s the ambiguous details of the story that make it so eerie, particularly since Busch’s spoken word delivery is so intimate you couldn’t tune it out if you tried. Musically, too, Chat Pile showcase remarkable restraint, taking the time to suck in all the toxicity that piles up. It’s no surprise the most devastating track on the album is the one in which Busch confesses to “think[ing] about killing you every day” over the crackling sound of fire.

As early as ‘Slaughterhouse’, Busch grounds his theatrical performance with a rare vulnerability that makes the demented perspectives he later embodies all the more harrowing. Not only have Chat Pile managed to refine the qualities that made them stand out on their two EPs, but also effectively utilize the space afforded by a full-length. It’s impossible not to align with Busch’s outlook when he cries out in despair on the first track, and then, addressing the epidemic of houselessness, on ‘Why’: “Why do people have to live outside?” The narrator is all too aware of the heartless exploitation of life that persists under capitalism, eliciting “a kind of rage you just never get used to.” And the more it fills him – the more he turns himself into the villain – the more difficult it is to separate the depravity of his behavior from the corrupt systems that facilitated it. “You weren’t supposed to see this,” Busch howls on the nightmarish nine-minute closing track, ‘grimace_smoking_weed.jpeg’, which could apply to any one of the abominable tragedies that unfold in God’s Country. “But here it is.” It’s too late now to turn a blind eye.

Five Frightful Films from Fantasia 2022

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Five Frightful Films from Fantasia 2022

One of the biggest events in the annual calendar for genre fans, Fantasia International Film Festival comes to an end today after three weeks of screenings and events staged in venues across Montreal. We’ve been covering just some of this year’s batch of new horror, science fiction and cult films – including The Harbinger, Shin Ultraman and Cult Hero – since the festival opened its doors on 14 July.

With Fantasia coming to a close for another year, read on for a round-up of five further films that you can catch up with at festivals or on streaming in the coming months.

Deadstream (2022) *****

Being a fan of found footage horror often feels like the only bit from The Godfather Part III (1990) that anyone ever remembers (apart from the helicopter): just when you think you’re out, they pull you back in. Horror-comedy Deadstream, written and directed by husband-and-wife team Joseph and Vanessa Winter, is the latest film that will renew your faith in the format. Joseph Winter himself stars as Shawn, a disgraced and demonetised YouTuber who attempts to relaunch his career by staging a livestream in an infamously haunted house. It’s the rare horror-comedy that gets the tonal balance exactly right, managing to be both genuinely frightening and laugh-out-loud funny (often all at the same time), and has some important things to say about fame-hungry internet celebrities who will do or say anything for views, affirmation and cold hard cash. Most importantly, though, it’s just an extremely good time; playing like a mash up of The Evil Dead (1981), The Blair Witch Project (1999) and Host (2020), it’s a perfect midnight movie and by far the best ‘livestream’ horror film yet.

Deadstream screens at FrightFest on Saturday 27 August

Glorious (2022) ****

When we meet Wes (Ryan Kwanten), the protagonist of Rebekah McKendry’s horror-comedy Glorious, he is having a bad day. Grieving for a relationship, he pulls into a roadside rest stop in an emotional state, drinks himself into a stupor and passes out in a grassy picnic area. But the day after is even worse: having woken up hideously hungover, he stumbles into the rest stop’s squalid bathroom and is met by the disembodied voice of none other than J. K. Simmons, who begins speaking to him from the next stall. The second character in this weird chamber piece soon reveals himself to be an all-powerful being called Ghat, who needs Wes to make a sacrifice to save the universe. What follows is a twisting tale of ancient world-eating gods, but one that is decidedly different from the vast majority of Lovecraftian films. While it is told through the established tropes of cosmic horror, at heart this is an intimate story about one man’s reckoning with himself. And if that (in addition to the fact that it is set almost entirely within a public toilet) is not enough to intrigue any discerning genre fan, it also happens to be utterly hilarious.

Glorious will be released on Shudder on 18 August

Hypochondriac (2022) ****

Any fan of contemporary genre cinema will know that there are now a lot of independent horror films about personal trauma, many of them unrelentingly bleak. Luckily, Addison Heimann’s Hypochondriac stands out from the crowd. The film’s protagonist, Will (Zach Villa), has never dealt with childhood trauma stemming from the day his schizophrenic mother tried to kill him. Now he’s starting to experience some strange symptoms himself, but his doctors keep telling him that they can find nothing wrong. It’s a genuinely frightening depiction of mental illness (one ‘based on a real breakdown’) that establishes an interesting intertextual relationship with another movie that explores similar themes; Will’s psychotic episodes openly borrow shots and transitions from Donnie Darko (2001) and feature a humanoid figure in a wolf suit obviously designed to recall Frank, the earlier film’s nightmarish rabbit. What is refreshing in the age of Ari Aster, though, is that there is light to be found in Hypochondriac’s darkness – a sense of hope that is so often missing from films concerned with grief, trauma and the horrors of the mind.

Hypochondriac will screen at FrightFest on Saturday 27 August

Speak No Evil (2022) ***

Critics and audiences have been raving about Christian Tafdrup’s Speak No Evil since it premiered at Sundance earlier this year, and it’s certainly a film worth seeking out (if not one for the faint of heart). This twisty horror-thriller follows Bjørn (Morten Burian) and Louise (Sidsel Siem Koch), a polite Danish couple who meet Dutch husband and wife Patrick (Fedja van Huêt) and Karin (Karina Smulders) while on holiday in Tuscany. When they return home, they receive a postcard inviting them to spend some quality time in the Netherlands with their new acquaintances. However, their pleasant weekend break quickly turns into a horror show of discomfort and anxiety as Patrick and Karin begin to display inappropriate and downright threatening behaviour. What begins as an amusing comedy of manners gradually becomes a taut, unpredictable thriller before finally transitioning into a nihilistic, deeply unpleasant and extraordinarily mean-spirited horror film – one that is admirable in its determination to pull no punches, but leaves something of a bad taste in the mouth.

Speak No Evil will be released on Shudder on 15 September

Swallowed (2022) ***

Carter Smith’s Swallowed follows Ben (Cooper Koch), who is saying his goodbyes before leaving a sleepy town between Maine and Canada to become a gay porn star. Before he can set out for Hollywood, though, his friend Dom (Jose Colon) wants to help him make some cash. Dom’s plan is to run drugs over the border, but these are no ordinary narcotics – and soon both Dom and Ben have ingested something that might just be alive. Swallowed has been sold as a queer take on body-horror, but is actually a little light on the kind of gross-out sequences associated with the sub-genre. It certainly has its wince-worthy moments, though, and its few practical effects (designed by the ever-reliable Dan Martin) are excellent. The film is also somewhat thematically confused in its approach to sex work; given some of its narrative events, it’s difficult to tell whether or not it endorses Ben’s decision to pursue a career in the adult entertainment industry. Either way, there’s plenty to enjoy here. It’s particularly strong in its tense opening act, as Ben and Dom spiral deeper and deeper into a bad situation that keeps getting worse.

Swallowed will screen at FrightFest on Sunday 28 August

Stella Donnelly Releases New Song ‘How Was Your Day?’

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Stella Donnelly Releases New Song ‘How Was Your Day?’

Stella Donnelly has unveiled a new song called ‘How Was Your Day?’. It’s the latest offering from her upcoming album Flood, following previous entries ‘Lungs’ and the title track. Listen to it below.

“This is my attempt at building a song out of a very specific dynamic between two monogamously involved people,” Donnelly said of ‘How Was Your Day?’ in a statement. “The verses are just excerpts from real conversations, fragments of what two people talk about when they both know they need to have a real talk but neither wants to be the one to bring it up. This song came out of lockdown and seeing a lot of friends break up or get married.

The new single comes paired with a video directed by Nick Mckk and Claire Giuffre. “This video does a really good job of portraying how annoying I am!” Donnelly added. “We shot it from opposite sides of the world which was a little bit stressful but a lot of fun.”

Flood is due out August 26 via Secretly Canadian.

Panda Bear and Sonic Boom Share Video for New Single ‘Edge of the Edge’

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Panda Bear and Sonic Boom Share Video for New Single ‘Edge of the Edge’

Panda Bear and Sonic Boom have unveiled ‘Edge of the Edge’, the second preview of their upcoming collaborative album Reset. ‘Edge of the Edge’ features a sample of Randy & the Rainbows’ 1963 doo-wop hit ‘Denise’ and arrives with a video by Danny Perez. Check it out below.

Reset is slated for release on August 12 via Domino. It was led by the single ‘Go On’, which made our Best New Songs list.

Breanna Barbara Announces New Album ‘Nothin’ But Time’, Unveils Video for New Single

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Breanna Barbara Announces New Album ‘Nothin’ But Time’, Unveils Video for New Single

Breanna Barbara has announced her second album: Nothin’ But Time will be released on November 11 via Fuzz Club. Today, the NYC-based singer-songwriter has shared its first single, ‘Diamond Time’, alongside an accompanying video. Check it out below, and scroll down for the LP’s cover art and tracklist.

“Diamond Light is a song about memory and how it can change through your perception of time,” Barbara explained in a press release. “Someone once said that life is like riding on a train backwards, you’re moving forward but you can only see where you’ve been. I have these memories from when I was a little girl and the older I get the more I start to see them in different ways. I equate Diamond Light to those shimmering moments that stick out in your brain and continue to move through time with different facets and faces, sort of like a diamond.”

Of the video, she added:

The video idea came after meeting up with my friend/director Kevin Jacobsen when I told him what the song was about and some memories I had when I was a little girl and how differently I see them now. He came up with this touching storyline that I found sad but also really beautiful. It was shot on March 15, 2020, the day our world changed and coincidentally on my birthday (also the Ides of March for those who are counting, there’s some serious juju on this day.) I will never forget that day just because it was like something out of a movie while simultaneously trying to create one. We had people cancelling left and right because of the news but everyone that did show up was dedicated to making it happen. I cherish this video for so many reasons but mostly because it is a keepsake for the world before. Creating art has never been easy but I’m so grateful we got to make it that day when everything was turning on its head, even just to dance a little.

Barbara recorded the new album with Andrija Tokic, who worked on her 2016 debut Mirage Dreams. It features contributions from Jack Lawrence (The Dead Weather), Tall Juan, Derry DeBorja (Jason Isbell), and Champagne Superchillin’s Ben Trimble and Charles Garmendia. “I wanted to make a record that reflected what was going on in the world and outside of myself, while exploring my sound more,” Barbara commented.

Nothin’ But Time Cover Artwork:

Nothin’ But Time Tracklist:

1. Diamond Light
2. Landslide
3. Nothin’ But Time
4. Rise
5. Me Too
6. Weight of the World
7. You Got Me High
8. Exist
9. Old Soul
10. Devil
11. Weaning

Spielbergs Release New Single ‘The New Year’s Resolution’

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Spielbergs Release New Single ‘The New Year’s Resolution’

Spielbergs have shared a new song, ‘The New Year’s Resolution’, the opening track to their forthcoming record Vestli – out August 19 via Big Scary Monsters. It follows the previously released singles ‘When They Come For Me’, ‘Get Lost’, and ‘Every Living Creature’. Check it out below.

Singer/guitarist Mads Baklien said of the song in a statement. “When do you lose control of something? The New Year’s Resolution is about the place where you wonder if you just take one more step, there will be no turning back. You will lose everything and everyone you ever cared for. And then you take that step anyway. And you’re OK, you didn’t screw up everything after all. So you take another.”

Young Jesus Share New Song ‘Ocean’ Featuring Tomberlin, Announce New Album

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Young Jesus Share New Song ‘Ocean’ Featuring Tomberlin, Announce New Album

Young Jesus – the Los Angeles-based project led by John Rossiter – have announced a new album called Shepherd Head. The follow-up to 2020’s Welcome to Conceptual Beach lands on September 16 via Saddle Creek.  Today’s announcement comes with the release of the new single ‘Ocean’, which features vocals from Sarah Beth Tomberlin. Check it out and find the album’s cover art and tracklist below.

For the new LP, Rossiter experimented with using found sounds and voice memoes to piece together songs. “I would pitch things down an octave and add strange reverb,” he explained in a statement. “If a dog barked, I would isolate it and make it part of a beat. I recorded a voice singing on the street just walking by a storefront and autotuned it. Some guitar parts are just mistakes from voice memos that I chopped, stitched, and looped. I used sounds of rivers, people walking, friends talking. It was a lot of fun. I didn’t care about the fidelity of the recording. Whatever wanted to be in came in.”

Shepherd Head Cover Artwork:

Shepherd Head Tracklist:

1. Rose Eater
2. Ocean [feat. Tomberlin]
3. Johno
4. Shepherd Head
5. Gold Line Awe
6. Satsuma
7. Believer [feat. Arswain]
8. A Lake

Beyoncé Removes ‘Milkshake’ Interpolation From ‘Energy’ After Kelis Called It Theft

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Beyoncé Removes ‘Milkshake’ Interpolation From ‘Energy’ After Kelis Called It Theft

Beyoncé has reportedly removed the sample of ‘Milkshake’ from ‘Energy’, a song that appears on her just-released album RENAISSANCE, on some streaming services. Upon the album’s release, Kelis said she did not grant permission for her music to be used on the album and that she heard about it the “same way everyone else did.”

She also called the use of the song “theft,” adding: “My mind is blown too because the level of disrespect and utter ignorance of all 3 parties involved is astounding. Nothing is ever as it seems, some of the people in this business have no soul or integrity, and they have everyone fooled.”

Kelis’ former producers Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo are credited as composers on ‘Energy’. “Chad really is like an amoeba, he’s spineless,” Kelis later said in a video. “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 — very, very, very — and the reality is that it’s frustrating.” Kelis, who worked with Williams and Hugo on her first two albums, previously claimed they “blatantly lied and tricked” her over writing credits.

This isn’t the only change RENAISSANCE has gone through since its release on July 29. Beyoncé also updated a line in ‘Heater’ after facing criticism over lyrics that are considered ableist. “The word, not used intentionally in a harmful way, will be replaced,” a representative for Beyoncé said.

In light of the backlash, Monica Lewinsky tweeted, “uhmm, while we’re at it… #Partition,” calling out the 2013 that includes the lyrics: “He popped all my buttons, and he ripped my blouse/ He Monica Lewinsky-ed all on my gown.” When asked by a Twitter user if she had reached out to Beyoncé’s team “before you saw all the heat,” Lewinsky replied, “No, I haven’t. I did mention it in the first vanity fair article I wrote in 2014… which was the first public thing I’d done in 10 years. but you make an interesting/fair point…”

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