Beyoncé's 'Break My Soul' pays homage to house music's Black queer roots

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Beyoncé has hailed this summer's liberation anthem with the release of her new single 'Break My Soul' -- and its Black queer roots are undeniable.

Beyoncé has hailed this summer's liberation anthem with the release of her new single"Break My Soul" -- and its Black queer roots are undeniable.

The song's release earlier this week comes at the intersection of Juneteenth, Pride Month and Black Music month. A house track at its core, the song samples Robin S.'s 1993 hit"Show Me Love" and vocals from Black queer bounce icon Big Freedia.House music is a form of electronic dance music developed in the early 1980s in Chicago that quickly spread throughout underground music scenes in cities like New York, Detroit and London.

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