Jun 01
Irreplaceable Ringtone
Irreplaceable Ringtone performed by Beyonce. Beyonce Born in Houston in the fall of 1981, Beyonc? Giselle Knowles started performing at age seven. From dance classes to singing in the church choir, Beyonc? was a natural. She and cousin Kelly Rowland met Latavia Roberson during this time, and the trio formed a group with Letoya Luckett. Beyonce the lead single, the late-’70s-funk-inspired “Deja Vu,” had the audacity to not be as monstrous as “Crazy in Love” — its stay at the top of the charts was relatively brief, so clearly there was evidence of some drop-off there. This was quickly followed by “Ring the Alarm,” an angered, atonal, and out-of-character song with an accompanying video that invited all kinds of perplexed analysis, along with debate on whether Beyoncé was being autobiographical or, as the singer claimed, channeling her Dreamgirls character.