Beyonce Accused of Stealing Credit for 'Bootylicious'

seriously,Bey is obviously a talented woman,but takes full advantage of opportunities to claim what she didn't create. I understand she has high goals as far as wanting to be recognized as an icon,but this isn't the way to do it. When your spirit isn't right,it will reflect! I think she's beginning to get her "reaping season",all from the fallout and turmoil that the "removed" members went through unnecessarily. I agree with the comments that laud LeToya as a very talented vocalist. I personally believe that's the reason she was removed. No question that they all could harmonize,they'd been singing together since they were kids,but did anyone ever think about the name of the group and look at who was ALWAYS singing lead? Things to make you say,"Hmmmmm"...!!!! I believe the truth will always prevail,and that's why Miss Bey is starting to crack,like old paint on an old house!

I remember her explaining how "she" thought of the song too. She said they were in a airplane and she heard the Stevie Nicks riff. She thought it was so hot and wrote the song in like 30 minutes and then showed it to Kelly, who loved it.

LaToya wrote many of the songs on the first album, that may have been why she was cut--taking up too much shine from Beyonce. Beyonce always tries to play the innocent role as if her dad is the bad guy and she has nothing to do with it. But its obvious she is very aware, it's a family business and they all have a part to play.

Um was this song some form of musical genius? No. So this guy is saying that Beyonce stole his idea to steal from another artist, what a shame.

Rob is so bent out of shape for not getting name checked one time. Yet Beyonce talked about him in other interviews. The only way I knew who he was is that he got mentioned in several interviews about his work with Destiny's Child. She always said that she heard the Stevie Nicks' sample, not that she came up with it. I've only heard her talking about coming up with the lyrics. Rob doesn't deserve a 100% for finding and playing the riff on the record. Stevie Nicks deserved half or anymore. So again he shouldn't be so bent out of shape.

Yeah, the only reason he didn't a 100% is because Beyonce ask for permission from Stevie Nicks to use the riff. Then, Stevie wanted her half. That's why Matthew Knowles didn't let him play the riff on the song because Stevie wanted her original version used.

Not all of Beyonce's songs use samples. Just a couple of have. Other artists lift melodies from other songs that was got George Harrison and Led Zeppelin in trouble. Beyonce always talked about how it was a Stevie Nicks' sample. If anything it's the producer Rob Fusari that is complaining about not getting 100% of royalites for using a Stevie Nicks' sample.

It makes life so much sweeter knowing all this. LOL

Beyonce never took credit for If I Were a Boy. I remember an interview of her saying expressly even though she didn't write it that she connected to the words of the song. She sent a press release out a month or two before the song came out saying that the song was given to her by Toby Gad. He was the producer of the song. Beyonce's name is not on the credits to the song when you look at her album. Neyo said that he's a big enough songwriter that he doesn't have to credit to anybody. Neyo said that Beyonce wrote the melody for Irreplaceable. It takes both lyrics and melody to make a song.

When your "songwriting" amounts to no melodies and stealing ("sampling -- the great scam of pop culture) riffs from others .... it's about time someone got slapped for it. The thing is, no one is writing new songs, so where does it end?

Beyonce never took credit for If I Were a Boy. I heard her say in an interview that even though she didn't write it she connected to the what the song meant. Her name is not on the credits of that song. You can check her album credits as proof. So why would she say she wrote or co-wrote a song, but her name isn't even on the credits. Neyo said in interview he doesn't give credit to anybody because he's a big enough writer not to have to do that. He said that Beyonce did write the melody for Irreplaceable. You can get songwriting credit for writing lyrics, melody, etc...It takes both to make a song.