She Hath Slayed

“She gon’ slay.”

We thought she was simply talking about her ever-booming career, the dopeness of her new single, or the publicity via tweetstorm that came in its wake. She warned us and most of us knew to be prepared for the glory that was Beyonce’s Super Bowl halftime show. Unfortunately, it didn’t seem like Coldplay was paying attention to the signs. We loved the energetic mashup of their old and new hits; it was beautiful, truly, but Beyonce’s performance was something more. It was a show fit for a king—nay, a queen.

In true Beyonce fashion, Queen B dropped her single “Formation” one day before she performed it at the halftime show and had every girl singing “come on ladies now let’s get in formation” and every guy that was just treated to Red Lobster patting himself on the back. (Sorry Harvard—we guess iHop is a comparable substitute?)

By the time the Super Bowl rolled around, we had watched the video at least seven times, and tweeted about it at least three times as much. She once again proved that she knows how to break the Internet; people have been tweeting about the song’s pro-black sentiment and arguing over the backlash it’s received since the song’s release.

If anything, she’s made us all realize that entrepreneurship comes in all shapes and sizes. We thought there wasn’t any way that she could get richer, but have you seen those ticket prices for her world tour? We gave the pre sale site a cursory glance and clutched our wallets in despair when we realized that tickets could run someone up to $1500 in debt. Sure, it’s Beyonce, but if she’s right and “the best revenge is your paper” then we’re going to have to keep our money for more important purposes like ordering room service hot chocolate from L.A Burdick's when this Polar Vortex hits us on Sunday.

And yes, we carry hot sauce in our book bags. #slay