While it was initially her least commercially successful album in terms of chart positions (it was her first solo album with no top-10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100),
Quick cuts of the Run The World video, the orange leotard from Love on Top , and the black & white 1+1 performance. album 4 beyonce
"In 2011, Lady Gaga had 'Born This Way,' Adele had '21,' and Beyoncé dropped '4.' Everyone called it a 'flop' because it didn't have massive radio hits. But here is the truth: '4' is the album where Beyoncé stopped playing the game. She fired her father as manager, left the safe pop sound, and started sampling Fela Kuti, Earth, Wind & Fire, and The Jackson 5. Without '4,' you don't get 'Beyoncé' (the 2013 album). Without '4,' you don't get 'Lemonade.' It was the pivot. The growl. The freedom." While it was initially her least commercially successful