Beyoncé Samples Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh on André 3000 Collaboration
Beyoncé is kicking it old school. The singing superstar pays homage to hip-hop legends Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh on one of the records off her upcoming album 4.
“Party,” a collaboration with André 3000, reportedly samples “La Di Da Di,” the 1985 classic by the hip-hop pioneers. The original record contains the unmistakable lyrics, “La di da di, we like to party.”
Other samples on the June 28 release include Major Lazer’s “Pon de Floor” on lead single “Run the World (Girls)” and Boyz II Men’s slow jam “Uhh Ahh” on “Countdown.” OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder (“Halo”) recently revealed that he produced the career-defining “I Was Here” with hitmaker Diane Warren, while songwriters Ester Dean and Frank Ocean also confirmed that their contributions made the cut.
The deluxe tracklisting for 4 features six additional songs including “Lay Up Under Me,” “Schoolin’ Life,” “Dance for You,” and three dance remixes to “Run the World (Girls).
Sony Germany has revealed the full tracklisting for the Deluxe Edition of Beyoncé's upcoming LP '4'.
DISC 1
01. Beyoncé - 1+1
02. Beyoncé - I Care
03. Beyoncé - I Miss You
04. Beyoncé - Best Thing I Never Had
05. Beyoncé featuring André 3000 - Party
06. Beyoncé - Rather Die Young
07. Beyoncé - Start Over
08. Beyoncé - Love On Top
09. Beyoncé - Countdown
10. Beyoncé - End Of Time
11. Beyoncé - I Was Here
12. Beyoncé - Run The World (Girls) - (Album Version)
DISC 2
01. Beyoncé - Lay Up Under Me
02. Beyoncé - Schoolin' Life
03. Beyoncé - Dance For You
04. Beyoncé - Run The World (Girls) - (Kaskade Club Remix)
05. Beyoncé - Run The World (Girls) - (RedTop Club Remix)
06. Beyoncé - Run The World (Girls) - (Jochen Simms Club Remix)
When Beyoncé's next album, "4," comes out on June 28, Target stores will carry an exclusive version of the album with extra tracks included, retail sources told Billboard. At press time it was unclear just how many additional tracks will be included; one source said four but another said the contents of the exclusive package had not been finalized. Several online reports provide a tracklisting for a European Deluxe Edition that includes six extra tracks: "Lay Up Under Me," "Schoolin' Life," "Dance for You" and three remixes of "Run the World (Girls)."
Sources said that currently Sony Music Entertainment will be shipping about 1 million units of the CD version of the album. Spokespeople for Target and Sony had not granted Billboard's requests for comment at press time.
Beyoncé has unveiled three of the 12 core songs from the album thus far: "Run the World (Girls)"; "1+1" was performed on "American Idol" season finale, and "Best Thing I Never Had" was released last week. "End of Time" has also surfaced on the internet, though it is unclear if the final album mix will differ.
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1. Download the .zip file of images HERE.
2. Login to your Facebook profile and "Create an Album" with images 2 through 6. Call it "Beyoncé: 4"
3. After you've created the album, go back and tag yourself in each of the photos, but be sure to start with image 6 and tag the images in descending order (6, 5, 4, 3, and then 2).
4. Once you've tagged the photos in the correct order, create a description for each photo that reads, "Beyoncé's new album "4" now available for pre-order. http://bit.ly/BeyFun"
5. Finally, upload image 1 as your profile picture (don’t tag yourself in this one!).
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