Christmas is here early, y'all! Or at least the Black Friday shopping rush to get all the best new music of the season. "7/11" and "Ring Off," two new songs from the platinum edition of Beyoncé's self-titled album have leaked in full online.
After 30-second snippets of the new singles leaked earlier this month, a full song release felt inevitable. And yesterday (Nov. 20), the songs were made available in full.
As teased, "7/11" is one of Beyoncé's stomping, intense and ravishing singles. A hard beat and intense synths back up Bey, giving the song a heavy urban vibe. She's full of attitude as she demands that you "clap it" and "flex it."
And with the intensity she's rocking in this song, it'll be fairly hard to ignore the commands.
Listen to "7/11" below, via Flavorwire:
To balance off the raw 'tude of "7/11," Beyoncé slows it down for the mid-tempo ballad "Ring Off." Though the song title and lyrics are set to reignite those pesky (and probably totally fake) infidelity rumors between Beyoncé and Jay Z, it actually seems to hit closer to Beyoncé's parents, Tina and Matthew Knowles, with Bey continually referring to "you" and "mama."
"Mama, I understand your many sleepless nights / When you sit and you think about father / Oh, how you tried to be the perfect wife / You used to dress and fix your hair / You used to smile through your tears / Oh in the mirror you'd stare and say a prayer," she sings. "I was once the one who had his heart / Until you had enough / And you took that ring off."
And there is strength in both the music and Beyoncé's voice, telling her mama that she's "so sexy" and stronger than any two-timing man.
Listen to "Ring Off" below, via Billboard:
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