

15 and became the first song in 26 years to debut in Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay top 10. "Break My Soul" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. On June 20, Beyoncé released her new song, "Break My Soul," which is an upbeat track from "Renaissance," and it features vocals from gay rapper Big Freedia’s 2014 song “Explode.”īig Freedia and Beyoncé have worked together before on Beyoncé's 2016 song “Formation." After "Break My Soul" was released, Big Freedia expressed his joy on Twitter.īeyoncé sings, “Now I just fell in love/ And I just quit my job / I’m gonna find new drive/ Damn they work me so damn hard/ Work by nine / Then off past five / And they work my nerves/ That’s why I cannot sleep at night.” Beyoncé releases first lead single from the album I sit back, after the wave, absorbing it all," Enninful wrote. As ever with Beyoncé, it is all about the intent. Music that makes you rise, that turns your mind to cultures and subcultures, to our people past and present, music that will unite so many on the dance floor, music that touches your soul. I want to get up and start throwing moves.

Soaring vocals and fierce beats combine and in a split second I’m transported back to the clubs of my youth. In the accompanying story, writer Edward Enninful describes his reaction to hearing music off of Beyoncé's upcoming album.
