I like this album for the most part. I'm just not buying this spin control that these people are selling.
When Beyonce was in her prime, she virtually had no competition. While the likes of Ashanti, Amerie, and Ciara had some success, none of them were on "Beyonce's level."
Now that Rihanna has more number one singles, Adele is burning up the charts, Katy Perry is on the verge of breaking a record set by Thriller (The biggest selling album of all time) and Lady Gaga is having unmatched album success, Beyonce fans want us to pay homage to her when in truth all she has been doing is being overexposed with underwhelming results.
Save the "been there done thats" for an artist that has actually been there....and until a bitch has been on top for 20+ years, I'm not here for that.
As great a performer as Beyonce is, she isn't running shit now that she has competiton.