Beyonce drops the video for “MOOD 4 EVA” with Jay-Z, Childish Gambino, and Oumou Sangare.
Beyonce is back with a surprise release as she drops an unreleased video for her song called “MOOD 4 EVA” along with her rap legend husband Jay-Z. The track comes on the first anniversary of her musical film, “Black is King”. The song appeared on the soundtrack album called “The Lion King: The Gift” which dropped 2 years ago. The song also features assistance from Childish Gambino and Oumou Sangare.
The music video shows the powerful music couple living their lavish life in a castle full of Black excellence. Along with “Mood 4 Eva”, Queen Bey also dropped the music video for her song “Otherside“.
JAY-Z, her husband and hip-hop mogul, Childish Gambino, and Oumou Sangaré all appear on “Mood 4 Eva.” Beyoncé appears in one scene wearing a dazzling cheetah print gown and standing boldly next to a matching buggy, presumably representing “Mood 4 Eva” in the greatest way she knows how. Rumi and Sir, Beyoncé and JAY’s twins, feature in an ethereal video in which Beyoncé is surrounded by a glow-like aura as she guides spectators through emotional sequences.
The duet occurred after video of Beyoncé and Jay-New Z’s Orleans home allegedly on fire surfaced online. According to NOLA.com, the three-story New Orleans home was engulfed in flames for about two hours before 22 firefighters arrived to put out the fire. Authorities said they were contacted after the house’s fire alarm went off about 6:15 p.m. local time, and that their units were responding to a one-alarm fire.
Some were quick to criticize Beyoncé for “romanticizing” the continent rather than sharing light on its past when Black is King was initially published. Kwasi Fordjour, the film’s director, responded, “My first reaction to the criticism is that this film is a mixture of fiction and reality. There are parts of this film that were shot on the ground of Nigeria, shot on the ground of South Africa. But there’s a story element just like any film. This isn’t a documentary so there’s a fantasy element to it as well. To me, the true representation of Africa, again, is some of the collaborators, who have put their vision into the film and that is the sounding board and the reflection of Africa and its innovation. That to me is real. That to me is honest. That is the representation that’s needed to break barriers.”
Watch both the music videos below.
