Twitter just about lost it this morning after Beyoncé released the album she curated, The Lion King: The Gift, and they discovered Bey's 7-year-old daughter Blue Ivy Carter sings and has a writing credit on one of the tracks, "Brown Skin Girl." Blue begins and ends the song, which features her mother, SAINt JHN, and Wizkid.
Blue is listed as one of the writers for the track on Genius, in addition to Bipolar Sunshine, Stacy Barthe, Michael Uzowuru, her father Jay-Z, Adio Marchant, Anatii, Wizkid, SAINt JHN and her mother Beyoncé. A true child prodigy, but of course the daughter of Beyoncé and Jay-Z would be.
You can hear her below:
Twitter had a meltdown taking in that talent, and the song's empowering message:
This isn't Blue's first appearance during Beyoncé's The Lion King press tour. She attended the Los Angeles premiere with her mother and was part of Beyoncé's "Spirit" music video, which was released earlier this week.
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And in Beyoncé's interview with ABC News, she touched on how she felt bringing The Lion King to her family, along with her vision for The Lion King: The Gift album she curated.
"Being a mother, my family is my biggest priority," Bey said. "It's not many films that the parents can go and feel the way I feel about I feel about The Lion King and...pass that legacy on to their kids."
Of the album, she said, "This soundtrack is a love letter to Africa, and I wanted to make sure we found the best talent from Africa, and not just use some of the sounds and did my interpretation of it....We've kind of created our own genre, and I feel like the soundtrack, it becomes visual in your mind. It's a soundscape. It's more than just the music, because each song tells the story of the film."
Here, the lyrics to "Brown Skin Girl" to take in, via Genius:
Intro: SAINt JHN & Blue Ivy Carter
Brown skin girlYour skin just like pearlsThe best thing in the worldNever trade you for anybody elseSingin' brown skin girlYour skin just like pearlsThe best thing in the worldI never trade you for anybody else, singin'...Verse 1: Wizkid
She said she really grew up poor like meDon't believe in nothin' but the almightyJust a likkle jeans and a pure white teeShe never did forever be nobody wifey, yeahSo while I may not pretty boy, your heart is amissPlay it like a villain 'cause she caught in a waveTonight I am walkin' awayLined up my mind, on the grind, yeah, yeahPre-Chorus: Wizkid
Tonight I might fall in love, dependin' on how you hold meI'm glad that I'm calmin' down, can't let no one come control meKeep dancin' and call it love, she fightin' but fallin' slowlyIf ever you are in doubt, remember what mama told meChorus: Wizkid
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearlsYour back against the worldI never trade you for anybody else, sayBrown skin girl, ya skin just like pearlsThe best thing in all the worldI never trade you for anybody else, sayVerse 2: Beyoncé
Pose like a trophy when Naomis walk inShe need an Oscar for that pretty dark skinPretty like Lupita when the cameras close inDrip broke the levee when my Kellys roll inI think tonight she might braid her braidsMelanin too dark to throw her shadeShe minds her business and winds her waistGold like 24k, okayPre-Chorus: Wizkid & Beyoncé
Tonight I might fall in love, dependin' on how you hold meI'm glad that I'm calmin' down, can't let no one come control meKeep dancin' and call it love, she fightin' but fallin' slowlyIf ever you are in doubt, remember what mama told meChorus: Wizkid & Beyoncé
Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearlsYour back against the worldI never trade you for anybody else, sayBrown skin girl, ya skin just like pearlsThe best thing in all the worldI never trade you for anybody else, sayVerse 3: Beyoncé
Oh, have you looked in the mirror lately? (Lately)Wish you could trade eyes with me (Because)There's complexities in complexionBut your skin, it glow like diamondsDig me like the earth, you be giving birthTook everything in life, baby, know your worthI love everything about you, from your nappy curlsTo every single curve, your body naturalSame skin that was broken be the same skin takin' overMost things out of focus, viewBut when you're in the room, they notice you (Notice you)'Cause you're beautifulYeah, you're beautifulPre-Chorus: Beyoncé
Them men, them gon' fall in love with you and all of your gloryYour skin is not only dark, it shines and it tells your storyKeep dancin', they can't control youThey watchin', they all adore youIf ever you are in doubt, remember what mama told youChorus: Beyoncé & Wizkid
Brown skin girl (Brown skin girl), ya skin just like pearls (Brown skin girl)Your back against the world (Oh)I never trade you for anybody else, say (No, no)Brown skin girl (Brown skin girl), ya skin just like pearls (Brown skin)The best thing in all the worldI never trade you for anybody else, sayOutro: Blue Ivy Carter
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