Beyonce Steals The Film "Black Panther" For
Illegal Use To Make Her Documentary Film "Black is King"
Beyonce
As stated on the site last week, Beyonce's 2020 documentary film "Black
is King" is about a
young African king
trying to
reclaim his throne
via his
ancestors and childhood love.
Those of you who have seen the billion selling 2018 film "Black Panther"
will recognize Beyonce's "Black Is King" as a rip-off of the "Black
Panther" plot line.
In "Black Panther" the
young African prince turned king
(T'Challa) loses the throne of the fictional African nation "Wakanda"
and seeks to
reclaim his throne
with the help of his
ancestors
and childhood love
(Nakia played by Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o).
The lead single from Beyonce's "Black is
King" is called "Black Parade" which is even close in
lettering to "Black Panther has already flopped on the
charts and in sales last month. The song flopped in one
week. Once again, people are boycotting her and others
in her Hollywood cult for stealing.
Today, I have done a quick comparison of
"Black Panther" and Beyonce's subsequent, later filmed
and released theft "Black Is King" to show the
infringements. I've done it almost storyboard style to
show you the thefts of copyright from a real writer and
director's perspective.
I have studied filmmaking since I was 14
(and began copyrighting at that age as a child prodigy)
and never have I seen such brazen and arrogant
mimicking, copying and foolishnesses as I've seen in
"Black Is King." Beyonce and Jay Z are two crazy, lame
brained, ignorant idiots who've stolen and devalued a
billion dollar film clearly, thinking it will make them
a billion dollars as well (it won't) like two vile,
thieving criminals.
Here are the similarities to "Black
Panther" that I found from the trailer alone of "Black
Is King" which lets me know the full documentary is even
worse and more laden with thefts of copyright:
RELATED READING
Beyoncé’s new film ‘Black Is King’ is stirring up
controversy
Posted on Friday, 24 July 2020 14:24 -
One year after the release of the album “The Lion King:
The Gift”, Queen Bey is about to unveil a new Disney
production. Made in the style of a long, meticulously
crafted music video, this condensed version of Black
history is already proving to be divisive.
“The film is not available anywhere
before its release,” warns a press officer about
Beyoncé’s new visual album, Black Is King, which is set
to be released on Disney+ on 31 July. But all it took to
attract the ire of African-American feminists,
especially the youngest among them, was the film’s
one-and-a-half-minute trailer.
Criticism of the work is going strong
and has a radical bent, with detractors calling out the
trailer for romanticising Africa as well as for its
cultural syncretism, pre-colonial aesthetic, cultural
appropriation and “Wakandafication” (in reference to the
Kingdom of Wakanda, a fictional African country depicted
by the Marvel movie Black Panther).
Jade Bentil, a Black feminist historian
and PhD researcher at the University of Oxford,
commented in a tweet: “The repeated tropes/symbolic
gestures that homogenise & essentialise thousands of
African cultures in service of securing the terrain for
Black capitalist possibilities & futures is tired.”
Judicaelle Irakoze, a self-proclaimed
Afro-political feminist who is followed by more than
30,000 people on Twitter, expressed a similar point of
view, disappointed that Beyoncé “use[s] her power and
status […] to glorify africanness rooted in power game[s]
against the white gaze.”
Just a few seconds into Black Is King’s
meticulously crafted trailer, Beyoncé appears astride a
horse, wearing an outfit made of animal hide and a crown
of zebu horns. This iconographic imagery is reminiscent
of the film Touki Bouki directed by Senegalese filmmaker Djibril Diop Mambéty in 1973. The singer had previously
borrowed this aesthetic when advertising her “OTR II”
tour with Jay-Z in 2018, without giving credit to the
original artist.
The trailer shows Queen Bey glittering
in all her glory, with layered necklaces wrapped around
her neck and sparkling glasses framing her face, giving
off an on-screen presence that could be likened to a
bling-bling version of the Dahomey Amazons (an
all-female military army of the Republic of Benin).
Needless to say, this aestheticising phantasmagoria
created in an Afrofuturist vein is not universally
liked.
However, according to the journalist
Sophie Rosemont, it’s precisely “the role of a pop star
to make a statement through an aesthetic prism. Even if
the statement is political, it has to be packaged as
beautiful and spark people’s imaginations,” says the
author of the French book Black Power, l’avènement de la
pop culture afro-américaine (Black Power: the Advent of
African-American Pop Culture), to be published in
October by GM Éditions.
In a post on Instagram, the singer said
that she “wanted to present elements of Black history
and African tradition, with a modern twist and a
universal message.”
“It is too bad that Beyoncé doesn’t seem
to take contemporary Africa into account in her film and
has rooted its imagery in a tribal Africa. Other
musicians before her, such as free jazz artists from the
1950s and 1960s, have already revisited these roots,”
adds Rosemont. “Since that time period, pop culture has
been so deeply influenced by ancestral reference points
that it’s really about time to move on to something
else.”
Biblical and Yoruba symbolism
“The ancestors never left you,” chants
the 38-year-old star in a spoken-word style summoning
the negro spiritual songs sung by slaves deported to the
United States in the nineteenth century. Wearing a white
dress, Beyoncé evokes a sort of Madonna as she cradles a
newborn baby on the seashore. The sequence is a cross
between biblical and Yoruba symbolism.
Black Is King has a soundtrack featuring
songs from the album “The Lion King: The Gift”, all of
which were performed by Nigerian, South African,
Ghanaian and Cameroonian artists.
Kinitra Brooks, a professor of
African-American literature specialising in Black
feminist theory, notes in her work The Lemonade Reader:
Beyoncé, Black Feminism and Spirituality, published in
2019, the prevalence of references to African ancestral
religions in the film Lemonade, a companion to one of
Beyoncé’s most politically-charged albums (released in
2016) which overflows with protest songs about Black and
African pride.
In one of the sequences, Queen Bey has
fun playing the role of the Yoruba deity Oshun, the
goddess of love and fertility, protector of pregnant
women and children, and queen of freshwater.
Brooks writes in her book: “The liquid
element represents a literal or symbolic return to the
Atlantic Ocean waters which are part of the ancestral
past and collective memory. The presence of water […]
points out […] to the Atlantic journey from Africa to
the Americas.”
This bridge between Africa’s history and
diaspora has continued to influence Beyoncé’s visual
identity and sound since 2016. The problem is that this
age-old narrative has gone stale, especially if it is
not backed up with concrete action.
Black rights
Another criticism the R&B queen has
faced is that she does not tour often enough in Africa.
However, her focus has been on involving local stars in
her projects to showcase contemporary African culture.
As Rosemont points out, whereas “Michael
Jackson and Rihanna sampled a line from the hit song
‘Soul Makossa’ by Cameroonian musician Manu Dibango
without properly crediting him in their respective
compositions”, Black Is King has a soundtrack featuring
songs from the album “The Lion King: The Gift”, all of
which were performed by Nigerian, South African,
Ghanaian and Cameroonian artists...
https://www.theafricareport.com
Tina Knowles delivers hard-hitting response to critics who
claim Beyonce's visual album Black Is King appropriates African
culture: 'She has a right to her heritage'
Published: 20:01 EDT, 3 July 2020 | Updated: 03:26
EDT, 4 July 2020 - The proud mother took to Instagram on
Friday and hit back at critics who claim the pop superstar is
'appropriating' African culture in her upcoming visual album.
Black Is King, which is based on the soundtrack she
produced for the 2019 animated remake of The Lion King, follows the
story of a young king's 'transcendent journey through betrayal, love
and self-identity,' while ultimately celebrating 'Black resilience
and culture.'
Proud mother: Tina Knowles came to the defense of
her daughter and hit back at critics who accused Beyonce of
'appropriating' African culture in her upcoming visual album, Black
Is King.
The criticism from several academics began shortly
after last week's release of the trailer, which features Beyonce and
an array of Black creators and talent --some of which are from
Africa -- dressed in traditional African garb, complete with
biblical references and Beyonce's narration and soothing vocals...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk
Beyonce releases the new Black Is King visual album trailer...
after facing accusations of appropriating African culture in new
project
Published: 12:46 EDT, 19 July 2020 | Updated: 15:02
EDT, 19 July 2020 - She was recently criticized for appropriating
African culture. But the outlandish remarks haven't kept Beyonce
down, releasing the second trailer to her latest visual album, Black
Is King.
The 38-year-old beauty was seen in various looks
while narrating the darkly lit upcoming spectacular. New trailer:
Beyonce stunned in various looks including a catsuit for the latest
trailer for her Black Is King visual album that was released on
Sunday morning...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk
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Beyonce Steals From 'Black Panther'
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Beyonce And Jay Z Steal From African Film For
Tour Poster
Beyonce and Jay Z (pictured left in 2018) keep stealing
from the 1973 African film "Touki Bouki" (pictured right)
giving no credit or payment to the copyright
owner/writer/director, which has caused Africans to slam
her all over the internet. Beyonce stole from the film
for her copyright infringing documentary "Black is King"
and also unlawfully took from it for her "On The Run"
tour poster.
Beyonce Steals From the legendary artists Sam
Cooke and En Vogue
My dad played "Wonderful World" so many times in the
house and car, while I was growing up, when I heard the Beyonce song, I
instantly recognized the infringement. A few of the copyright infringing lyrics are:
1. Vanessa Williams
is wearing a black leotard covered
by a black jacket. Beyonce is wearing a black
leotard.
3. Vanessa Williams has the
front of her hair upswept with blonde highlights at the top while the
back is flowing over her shoulders. Beyonce has
the front of her hair upswept with blonde
highlights at the top while the back is flowing over her shoulders.
4. Another sick note to add, Vanessa Williams has a
daughter named Sasha. Beyonce
adopted an alter ego named Sasha
Fierce (more like Sasha Stupid ripping everybody off).
PREVIOUS PHOTO AND VIDEO THEFTS OF WILLIAMS' WORK
BY BEYONCE:
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(Above) same see through jacket, plunging neckline dress,
dangling earrings, hair teased upwards and the same pose.
Same blue hued video tint, same hairstyle and highlights, but the part
is on a different side and both wearing coats with black:
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Beyonce "Halo" video 2009: |
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below, is Vanessa Williams in another scene from the 1988 "Darlin
I" video, wearing that same black coat, makeup and
hairstyle Beyonce is now wearing 20 years later in the rip off
video (photo above right):
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Vanessa Williams "Just For Tonight"
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Vanessa Williams "Comfort Zone" 1991
(left) Beyonce 2008 (right).
Beyonce posing topless with a cross on her arm (bracelet) is
sacrilegious and disrespectful to God.
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Vanessa Williams 1988 (left) Beyonce 2008
(right) wearing the same style corset top, tutu, leggings and
black boots as Vanessa Williams did in her "Right
Stuff" debut video 20 years ago.
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Vanessa Williams' "Darlin I" video
1988 (left) and Beyonce's "Get Me Bodied" video
2007 (right). Both scenes contain the singer getting out
of the same old style black car with a chauffeur in uniform
holding an umbrella for them in the rain, however, Beyonce stole
it from the Vanessa Williams music video.
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George Michael's "Too Funky" music video 1990's
(left) Beyonce 2008 (right)
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Beyonce Steals from African recording artist
Petite Noir:
Beyonce stole the preexisting music video of South
African recording artist Petite Noir and used the same album title
as well entitled "The Gift"
Beyonce stealing the video of South
African artist Petite Noir
Beyonce also stole from Vanessa Williams
to make her rip-off "Spirit" music video. In the left column is Vanessa Williams in
her 1991 music video "The Comfort Zone" and in the right column is Beyonce in her 2019 rip-off music video "Spirit:
Vanessa wearing her flowing reddish brown hair in
the desert (left) and Beyonce wearing a flowing reddish brown wig in
the desert (right). Both women are wearing the same make-up and
circular earrings.
Vanessa and then Beyonce wearing a
fuchsia colored v neck ensemble while laying down with flowing
reddish brown hair (Beyonce is again wearing a wig)
Vanessa laying by water wearing a blue
dress and on the right is the rip-off of Beyonce laying on water in
a blue dress
Beyonce Steals from British band Mike And The
Mechanics:
Mike and the Mechanic's 1985 song "Silent Running" was ripped
off by Beyonce
It's abundantly clear Beyonce willfully and
deliberately stole the 1985 number one hit song "Silent Running" by
award winning British group Mike and The Mechanics for her 2019
rip-off "Spirit." "Silent Running" was a big hit in the 1980s. She
is an idiot to rip it off. The minute I heard Beyonce's song
"Spirit" I recognized it from the preexisting Mike and the Mechanics
album I bought on CD (over the internet) years ago. Check out the
verbatim rip-offs by Beyonce:
Mike and the Mechanics in
1985 repeatedly sing the refrain:
can you hear
me
calling
Beyonce in 2019 repeatedly
sings:
can you hear
it
calling
Mike and the Mechanics in
1985:
rise up
and fight
Beyonce in 2019:
rise up
to the light in the sky
Mike and the Mechanics in
1985: Better you should pray to God the Father and the
Spirit
Beyonce in 2019: Whoa,
Spirit
watch the heavens open
Both songs are also about
heaven:
Mike and the Mechanics in
1985: Better you should pray to God the Father and the
Spirit
will
protect you
from up here
(up here in the song meant heaven)
Beyonce in 2019: Whoa,
Spirit
watch the
heavens
open
New Edition's 1988 "If It Isn't Love" music video:
Beyonce's 2011 copyright infringing "Love On Top" music video
stolen from New Edition's 1988 "If It Isn't Love" music video that
was made released 25-years prior:
The minute I saw Beyonce's "Love On Top" music video, which she made in 2011, I
immediately saw the brazen thefts of the "If It Isn't Love" music
video from 1988. She stole some of the chords from "If It Isn't
Love" as well (song).
Beyonce (pictured left) stole New Edition's music video
and dance moves (pictured right) from "If It Isn't Love"
Same type window background, microphones, dance moves and one
of the dancers is even wearing the same purple sleeveless top as
Michael Bivins (right)
Beyonce video has similar dance moves to preexisting New
Edition video. She even ripped off some of the dance moves as they
are in the original 1988 "If It Isn't Love"
At the end of the video New Edition changes into dark suits
and are accompanied by an entourage member wearing a white suit
(right). On the left Beyonce changes into a white suit and her
dancers dark suits, just like at the end of the New Edition video.
Once again, Beyonce and her dancers/singers changed into dark
suits at the end of her rip off video "Love On Top" as was done in
the New Edition video "If It Isn't Love" 25-years prior
Beyonce Stole "Brown Skin Girl" From
Labelmate Leon Bridges
Leon Bridges' 2015 album "Brown Skin Girl" that Beyonce stole
Beyonce claims she
wrote a song entitled "Brown Skin Girl." However, is a criminal rip
off of the 2015 track of the same name "Brown Skin Girl" by fellow
Sony Music artist Leon Bridges. She stole some of the lyrics and
melodies and the songs have the same title.
Leon Bridge's "Brown
Skin Girl" was written by Austin Kenkins, Chris Vivion, Joshua Block
and Todd Michael Bridges. Beyonce's 2019 rip off "Brown Skin Girl"
is credited to Beyonce, Jay Z, Saint Jhn, Blue Ivy Carter, Bipolar
Sunshine, Stacy Barthe, Michael Uzowuru and Anatii. Here are two of
several examples of the copyright infringement in the song:
Leon Bridges refrain in
2015 song "Brown Skin Girl":
Brown skin girl
with the white
pearls
around her neck
Beyonce refrain in 2019
song "Brown Skin Girl":
Brown skin girl your skin just like
pearls
Leon Bridges refrain in 2015 song "Brown Skin Girl":
from the other side of the room
Beyonce refrain in 2019
song "Brown Skin Girl":
when you’re in the room
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