I HATE YOU SO MUCH RIGHT NOW: Kelis is Not Here for Beyoncé Sampling Her Record On Her New Album; Claims This Isn’t the First Time She’s “Copied” Her – “This is Not a Collab, It’s Theft”

Kelis may be ‘Bossy,’ but unfortunately one thing she is not in control of is her catalogue… and she is not happy about it.

Beyoncé’s project hasn’t even officially arrived just yet and she’s already got everyone talking. The Queen Bey is just hours away from officially releasing her forthcoming project, Renaissance, though it did leak a few days in advance. As more information on the project circulates, Bey revealed some of the samples she used on the project, including Kellis’s 1999 hit record, “Get Along With You.” Unfortunately, it seems like Beyoncé didn’t get Kelis’s approval before using the sample.

A Kelis fan page celebrated the singer’s inclusion on Beyoncé’s album but in the comment section, the “Milkshake” singer appeared to express her frustrations from her chef account. Kelis claimed that Beyoncé and The Neptunes, who produced the song, did not involve her in any discussion surrounding the use of the sample.

“My mind is blown too because the level of disrespect and utter ignorance of all 3 parties involved is astounding. I heard about this the same way everyone else did. Nothing is ever as it seems, some of the people in this business have no soul or integrity and they have everyone fooled,” she wrote.

Fans were stunned by her claims but Kelis has made her issues with the music industry quite clear. In 2020, she revealed that Pharrell and Chad Hugo never paid her the albums they produced for her. Prior to that, she expressed shock over her rare album Wanderland appearing on streaming services.”My mind is blown too because the level of disrespect and utter ignorance of all 3 parties involved is astounding. I heard about this the same way everyone else did. Nothing is ever as it seems, some of the people in this business have no soul or integrity and they have everyone fooled,” she wrote.

Fans were stunned by her claims but Kelis has made her issues with the music industry and the Neptunes quite clear in the past. In 2020, she revealed that Pharrell and Chad Hugo never paid her for the albums they produced for her due to a less than stellar contract, something she reiterated in a response video uploaded to Instagram as backlash began once her comments on Bey’s sample began to make rounds.

Now, from a personal point of view, I can understand why this may be a hard thing to see for Kelis considering she’s not only not in control of some of her best work, but she also hasn’t been paid for it either. However, from a business stand point, I don’t think he issue should be with Bey at all considering it’s Pharrell and Chad Hugo who has their clutches on her music, Bey just went through protocol on securing the sample she wanted. Take a look at the drama for yourself below and let us know what you think.