{"id":496494,"date":"2022-09-28T02:23:34","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T23:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/will-i-am-says-beyonces-break-my-soul-remix-ep-was-his-idea\/"},"modified":"2022-09-28T02:23:34","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T23:23:34","slug":"will-i-am-says-beyonces-break-my-soul-remix-ep-was-his-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/will-i-am-says-beyonces-break-my-soul-remix-ep-was-his-idea\/","title":{"rendered":"#will.i.am Says Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s \u2018Break My Soul\u2019 Remix EP Was His Idea"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40ee8741b5f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40ee8741b5f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/will-i-am-says-beyonces-break-my-soul-remix-ep-was-his-idea\/#%E2%80%9Cwilliam_Says_Beyonces_%E2%80%98Break_My_Soul_Remix_EP_Was_His_Idea%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;will.i.am Says Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s \u2018Break My Soul\u2019 Remix EP Was His Idea&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9Cwilliam_Says_Beyonces_%E2%80%98Break_My_Soul_Remix_EP_Was_His_Idea%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;will.i.am Says Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s \u2018Break My Soul\u2019 Remix EP Was His Idea&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"image large\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2022\/09\/william-bey-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"will.i.am Says Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s \u2018Break My Soul\u2019 Remix EP Was His Idea\" class=\"large\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"news-caption\">\n<span>Lisa Lake\/Getty Images | <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>\/Beyonc\u00e9<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-copy  js-entry-text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\nwill.i.am has claimed it was his idea for Beyonc\u00e9\u2018s recently released \u201cBreak My Soul\u201d remix EP which she dropped prior to the arrival of\u00a0<em>Renaissance.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Black Eyed Peas leader was speaking with\u00a0<em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2022\/09\/26\/will-i-am-was-inspiration-for-beyonces-break-my-soul-remixes-17436248\/\">Metro UK<\/a><\/em>\u00a0about the forthcoming season of\u00a0<em>The Voice UK<\/em>, where he serves as one of the main judges, and said he was in France when he heard Bey\u2019s chart-topping hit for the first time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile outerAdHatch\">\n<div class=\"ad-border\">\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\" inserted=\"shortcode\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit\u201c200\u201d\" class=\"adUnits\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n                        if(isMobile){\n                            window.catalyst.cmd.push(\"loadAds\", [[\"incontent\", \"contentUnit\u201c200\u201d\", \"section_post_inarticle\"]]);\n                        }\n                    <\/script><br \/>\nHe said he called up an electronic collaborator who had been loosely toying with a remix of the track, which then got sent to Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s camp.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey weren\u2019t thinking about remixes until I sent it,\u201d he said. \u201cThey put out a remix EP and my song\u2019s the first one on it \u2013 and I inspired it! I can\u2019t find the word for it \u2013 it\u2019s like Santa Claus is real, man!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile outerAdHatch\">\n<div class=\"ad-border\">\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\" inserted=\"shortcode\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit\u201c300\u201d\" class=\"adUnits\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n                        if(isMobile){\n                            window.catalyst.cmd.push(\"loadAds\", [[\"incontent\", \"contentUnit\u201c300\u201d\", \"section_post_inarticle\"]]);\n                        }\n                    <\/script><br \/>\nThe four-track \u201cBreak My Soul\u201d remix EP features revamps from will.i.am, Chicago house icon Terry Hunter, Honey Dijon and New York\u2019s own DJ Nita Aviance.<\/p>\n<p>The release was followed by a \u201cQueens\u201d remix of the track that interloped Madonna\u2019s 1990\u2019s smash hit \u201cVogue,\u201d and paid tribute to pioneering Black females such as Aretha Franklin, Robert Flack, Grace Jones, Erykah Badu, Janet Jackson and Diana Ross.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Beyonc\u00e9, will.i.am - BREAK MY SOUL (will.i.am Remix - Official Visualizer)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UBD_qDmKhns?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The original \u201cBreak My Soul\u201d marked the R&amp;B star\u2019s eighth solo No. 1 hit on the Hot 100 and peaked alongside\u00a0a No. 1 debut for her album\u00a0<em>Renaissance,<\/em>\u00a0which topped the Billboard 200 and marked the biggest debut by any female artist in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Not to mention all 16-tracks from the project made it onto the Billboard Hot 100, and the album had the year\u2019s second-largest sales week of 2022.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile outerAdHatch\">\n<div class=\"ad-border\">\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\" inserted=\"shortcode\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit\u201c400\u201d\" class=\"adUnits\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n                        if(isMobile){\n                            window.catalyst.cmd.push(\"loadAds\", [[\"incontent\", \"contentUnit\u201c400\u201d\", \"section_post_inarticle\"]]);\n                        }\n                    <\/script><br \/>\nAside from snagging a spot on Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s remix EP, will.i.am spent most of his 2022 designing his own custom-made Mercedes-AMG, which he called the \u201cWILL.I.AMG.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nicknamed \u201cThe Flip,\u201d the new modified vehicle\u2019s design pays homage to the Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coup\u00e9, and he also gave kids from disadvantaged backgrounds the chance to help build it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I grew up in a ghetto,\u201d\u00a0will.i.am\u00a0said to the magazine\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/technology\/will-i-am-mercedes-custom-amg-gt-4-door-the-flip-05-06-2022\/\"><em>Designboom<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0\u201cI grew up with Hip Hop. I watched legendary Hip Hop artists rap about Mercedes, so it was always a dream to own a Mercedes. For a lot of inner-city kids, owning a Mercedes is a symbol of progress and advancing out of struggle. Now I\u2019ve reached my goal and pushed even higher by re-imagining and creating my own vision of an AMG model.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 47-year-old musician recently caused a stir online when he told\u00a0<em>Hip Hop Confessions<\/em>\u00a0in July that he doesn\u2019t care for Biggie or 2Pac\u2018s music.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile outerAdHatch\">\n<div class=\"ad-border\">\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\" inserted=\"shortcode\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit\u201c500\u201d\" class=\"adUnits\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n                        if(isMobile){\n                            window.catalyst.cmd.push(\"loadAds\", [[\"incontent\", \"contentUnit\u201c500\u201d\", \"section_post_inarticle\"]]);\n                        }\n                    <\/script><br \/>\n\u201cLike when people say 2Pac and Biggie, I\u2019m such a Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul head that I don\u2019t like 2Pac and Biggie,\u201d he said. \u201cThat kind of music doesn\u2019t speak to my spirit. I like Boogie Down Productions, KRS-One, I like \u2013 if it\u2019s like 2Pac or Biggie? It\u2019s KRS-One. Why those two?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf it\u2019s 2Pac and Biggie, I don\u2019t hold them up like that. I hold Eric B. and Rakim like that. 2Pac\u2019s dope \u2013 don\u2019t get me wrong. It\u2019s not like I don\u2019t think he\u2019s dope. It spoke to the projects. My escape is De La\/Tribe out the projects. It took me out the projects while I was still in the projects.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Mackenzie Cummings-Grady\"><br \/>\nby Mackenzie Cummings-Grady\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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