Last week, Beyoncé blessed us with her new album “The Lion King: The Gift”, and for a hot minute we thought “Spirit” was going to be the breakout hit. Over the past few days, however, “Brown Skin Girl” seems to have caused quite the frenzy on the internet, and rightly so.
The song, which features Bey’s daughter Blue Ivy as a writer and performer, is a tribute to the beauty of black women. The 7 year old opens and closes the song by singing “Brown skin girl / Your skin just like pearls / The best thing in the world / Never trade you for anybody else.”
Beyoncé also mentions a few dark-skinned black women who inspire her such as Lupita Nyong’o, Kelly Rowland and Naomi Campbell. Lupita rocked out on Instagram when she heard the lyrics “Pose like a trophy when Naomi walks in/ She need an Oscar for that pretty dark skin/ Pretty like Lupita when the cameras close in/ Drip broke the levee when my Kellys roll in/ I think tonight she might braid her braids/ Melanin too dark to throw her shade/ She minds her business and winds her waist/ Gold like 24k, okay.”
Lupita wasn’t the only one who was very excited. Check out some of the reactions below…
“How many times are you going listen to Brown Skin Girl ft Wizkid and Blue Ivy?”#TheGiftAlbum
— Best Baba 🇳🇬 (@iambestb) July 19, 2019
Me: pic.twitter.com/qizcUOlWdP
BROWN SKIN GIRL really just sat here and made my ass cry, Blue snatched my whole scalp. Such a beautiful song, inspiring. Beyoncé you have done it once again. SaINt JHN & WizKid you’re both honestly amazing. Stream for better skin. My heart honestly swells at it. Black is beauty. pic.twitter.com/dJIxvKZVxp
— cowgirl diamond (@MissDiamondSade) July 19, 2019
“Brown skin girl, skin just like pearls, best thing in the world, I’d never change it for anybody, singing” - BLUE IVY CARTER 😭💙 the way they’re teaching her to love herself and her culture is beyond beautiful #TheGiftAlbum pic.twitter.com/k4r6K1Sr6L
— Mess 💎 (@ROCAHOV) July 19, 2019
Brown skin girl is such a love song to black women. Thank you Beyoncé.
— Ozzy Etomi (@ozzyetomi) July 19, 2019
Somehow Beyoncé knew we needed an entire album celebrating our BLACKNESS on today of all the days.
— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) July 19, 2019
Brown Skin Girl is a love song to girls like me and I so needed this! pic.twitter.com/i7OtiPYSma
Have a listen here…
