By Brian Kilmeade and Raymond Arroyo tore into Beyoncé on Fox News, Monday, for her “vile” lyrics on “Renaissance.”
“Now, Brian,” Arroyo began, after playing a portion of the song, “Beyoncé uses the N-word, filthy terms for male/female genitalia, breasts, and ass, but s**z is the offensive term in that lyric.”
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Arroyo continued, suggesting that the removal of the slur isn’t enough: “So Beyoncé is removing the word s**z. Never mind that it continues on that backside, that’s perfectly fine. I don’t think she went far enough with the cleanup and the lyric revision.”
Kilmeade picked up from there: “Do you like when you get a little bit older sometimes you mellow? I mean, she’s a parent. You know, you would think we haven’t really seen her in a while, barely dressed, dancing around, and now she comes back more vile than ever, putting out X-rated lyrics.”
Arroyo also called out Drake, who is listed as a writer on the song: “Written by Drake, incidentally. He wrote those lovely lyrics. But why you would sing them as a renowned woman who young people look to, I don’t quite get that.”
“Right, and the wonderfully put together — the great poetry there,” Kilmeade added jokingly. “I think it’ll go down in history.”
Beyoncé’s team announced her intent to change the lyrics to “Heated” with a statement provided to Variety on Monday. While pleasing some fans, it also upset others, such as Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant, who labeled the decision a “joke.”
Check out a portion of Fox News’ segment below.
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