{"id":16416,"date":"2016-06-23T21:31:26","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T21:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=16416"},"modified":"2016-11-28T16:07:31","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T16:07:31","slug":"beyonce-serena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/beyonce-serena","title":{"rendered":"Watch Beyonc\u00e9 and Serena Williams Dance In The New &#8220;Sorry&#8221; Music Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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The black and white video is part of the visual album <em>Lemonade,\u00a0<\/em>which\u00a0is exclusively available on the Tidal and HBO platforms.<\/p>\n<h2>Inspired by African art<\/h2>\n<p>The video starts with Beyonc\u00e9 reciting a spoken word piece written by British poet Warsan. The R&amp;B artist is riding a bus with a group of women wearing tribal body art painted by Nigerian artist\u00a0Laolu Senbanjo, who is known for his signature Afromysterics style, influenced by his Yoruba heritage. Beyonc\u00e9 ends the scene with the following strong words:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"related-article\"><\/aside>\n<blockquote><p>\u00a0&#8220;Ashes to ashes, dust to side chicks.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16420\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16420\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/screen-shot-2016-06-23-at-5-21-44-pm.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/screen-shot-2016-06-23-at-5-21-44-pm.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/screen-shot-2016-06-23-at-5-21-44-pm-600x321.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/screen-shot-2016-06-23-at-5-21-44-pm-85x46.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16420\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QxsmWxxouIM\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>A surprise guest<\/h2>\n<p>The rest of the video takes place in a Southern mansion where tennis player Serena Williams is walking around, dancing next to the diva who is sitting on a throne. Nobody expected Williams to be featured in the video. The tennis player admitted that she had to keep the collaboration secret:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;If you tell me, &#8216;Don&#8217;t say anything,&#8217; I won&#8217;t say anything,&#8221; Serena told the press.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The video ends with Beyonc\u00e9 standing by a bus and delivering a reference to who many believe to be Jay Z&#8217;s alleged mistress:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;He better call Becky with the good hair.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16421\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16421\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/screen-shot-2016-06-23-at-5-26-22-pm.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/screen-shot-2016-06-23-at-5-26-22-pm.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/screen-shot-2016-06-23-at-5-26-22-pm-600x255.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/screen-shot-2016-06-23-at-5-26-22-pm-85x36.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QxsmWxxouIM\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Watch the video of <em>Sorry<\/em> below:<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Beyonc\u00e9 - Sorry (Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QxsmWxxouIM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/beyonce-lemonade\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s Lemonade Sets A New Standard In Pop Culture<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>R&amp;B diva Beyonc\u00e9 just released the official video of her latest single Sorry. 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