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Beyonce, Megan Thee Stallion drop remix for coronavirus relief
Pop royalty Beyonce has teamed up with rap star Megan Thee Stallion to release a remixed version of the latter's hit "Savage".
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Megan Thee Stallion performs onstage during Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020 Hollywood Party on November 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (AFP/Alberto E. Rodriguez )
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op royalty Beyonce has teamed up with rap star Megan Thee Stallion to release a remixed version of the latter's hit "Savage", with the proceeds benefiting a disaster relief organization in Houston providing meals during the coronavirus pandemic.
The two superstar natives of the Texas metropolis dropped the track to much fanfare on social media, as people desperate for contact remain home-bound to halt the infection's spread.
"listening to beyonce rap again is the closest thing to human touch i've felt in 8 weeks," tweeted Aaron Edwards, co-host of the traveling show Pop-Up Magazine.
listening to beyoncé rap again is the closest thing to human touch i’ve felt in 8 weeks
— Aaron Edwards (@aaronmedwards) April 29, 2020
Megan Thee Stallion originally released "Savage" in March on her EP Suga, with the song quickly going viral on TikTok thanks to an accompanying dance challenge.
"Hips tik tok when I dance," raps Beyonce in the new remix. "Left cheek, right cheek, drop it low and let it swang."
The megastar also teased admirers by name-checking the platform OnlyFans with a loose suggestion she might start an account.
OnlyFans launched in 2016 as a hub for influencers and celebrities to charge a subscription fee for photos and videos, but it's more commonly known as a hotspot for adult and pornographic content.
Houston's Mayor Sylvester Turner said in honor of the artists' contributions to battle coronavirus the city would soon honor them with "their own respective days".
Beyonce had already donated six million dollars through her foundation to community organizations and mental health support in the hard-hit cities of Houston, New York, New Orleans and Detroit.
And in early April, Megan Thee Stallion announced a partnership with Amazon Music to donate tablets to nursing home residents in Houston.
"I'm literally crying being from HOUSTON ** TEXAS this sh*t means EVERYTHING to me !!!!" wrote Megan Thee Stallion of her collaboration with Queen Bey.
https://t.co/ugaFeYTxed I’m fucking crying rn HOUSTON WE ON ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐๐ SAVAGE REMIX FT THE MF QUEEN @Beyonce OUT NOW pic.twitter.com/QOQa6CiKmd
— HOT GIRL MEG (@theestallion) April 29, 2020
[RA::Long snubbed, women of rap break old molds and claim their due::/life/2020/02/04/long-snubbed-women-of-rap-break-old-molds-and-claim-their-due.html
"Hotties we up"
Last summer the rapper soared to fame after releasing her album Fever and declaring the 2019 season "hot girl summer", a phrase that became a trending meme and that Megan Thee Stallion later turned into a song featuring Nicki Minaj.
Though she promised "we abt to have a SAVAGE SUMMER" in 2020, some twitter users feared confinement would dampen the prospect.
"rude for bey and meg to drop a song of the summer when we're not even gonna have a summer," tweeted journalist Jazmine Hughes.
rude for bey and meg to drop a song of the summer when we're not even gonna have a summer ๐ฉ
— Jazmine Hughes (@jazzedloon) April 29, 2020
