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aahhh..Papa Knowles to the rescue, lookin like my daddy..lol

who gives a rat’s ass???

for the first time in history i agree w/matthew knowles. aretha is tripping.

He reminds me of Ike Turner…RIP.

idk why he has to even respond to this..it’s not his place..he is just going to make it worse..and did aretha really say that? or is she being taken out of context?

About time someone told Big Bird to sit down. This is so silly shes just mad Tina still looks GREAT

Go head Papa Knowles ride for your meal ticket, I mean daughter. LOL

THAT WOMAN IS GETTIN’ TOO BIG FOR HER BRITCHES, HER TOUR BUS, HER TOILET SEAT…GIVE IT A REST ALREADY!

@ JuJu

u damn str8! Tina Turner is STILL a banger!

*NO HOMO*

I did think Aretha went a little far as saying things public…I think the should’ve just reworded Beyonce’s opening act for Tina because the way it was presented did SEEM not saying it was but it seem like she just named all of the other talents and called Tina the Queen…so I can understand how Aretha may have taken it…it’s like saying u r smart, ur smart, and this person is the brainiac..but you can’t blame Beyonce…unless she’s the one who wrote that whole skit up…she just needs to re-evaluate some things she say cause they come off wrong to certain people.

Areatha could really put a couple careers on hold, bey might be next kidt lol

preach papa knowles…

when i say “preach” i’m referring to that one elder in church that’s standing during the whole service saying, “preach now” to every word the pastor says lol

Why is her dad responding.

Way to go Papa!!

HE’S RIGHT!!!!!

Matt just needs to stay in his place and shush. Beyonce is a grown woman and hopefully can take care of herself. Aretha said her or the writers so she did not put a specific blame but now Mathew is making it worse because he is out of place going against an icon that can probably ruin his daughter’s career.

I agree with Papa Aretha is tripping.

for once i agree with this man…he made another comment about the situation that i also agreed with..

@Grace you are trying to get me damn fired

IS HE HER Publicist, now its gonna be him disrespecting Aretha.

Why are people now referring to her as THE QUEEN OF SOUL..FOOD?? Lmao WHY??

@Lady Architech….I disagree. Matthew is her Beyonce’s manager and I think he had every right to issue a statement. Just like Aretha had her people go the press with a statement from her. I doubt if Aretha could end anyone’s career. There have been many female celebs of Aretha’s era that have commented on her divaish behavior. This is nothing new. My personal opinion is that a true QUEEN OR DIVA would never allow herself to look like Aretha look.

I think that Beyonce is a retard. Yes it is great she has a dad but this woman is almost 30 she should be able to handle somethings for herself. I do believe that someone took a small statement which could have even been a joke and completely blown it out of proportion. People are always trying to have black women go after each other.

I can tell you this when I am going through something I come in and put on alot of songs that was made before I was even born. I don’t see that happening for the so call queen B. Substance really does matter and last longer. And for the younger readers you will understand this when you get older. And as far as her weight no one looks the same forever.

“people are always trying to have black women fo after each other” but your first sentence was tht Beyonce was a retard?? get over ya self..why does she have to respond? tht is actually one of the privileges of being a celebrity thts is why people have publicist, managers, dads..hell aretha should take note..

^^^^ AGREED!

B substance of the songs are not as long lasting as many of the women she mentioned in her skit.

I also agree with Lady Architect

And to some degree Grace. I dont think Matt Knowles should have said anything. The skit purely imposed that Tina is considered THE Queen not A Queen. Whether it was meant that way or not that is the impression.

I dont think this matter is anything to blow out of proportion though. It is not secret that many famed Divas are not Beyonce fans so it is not suprising that someone is taking a shot.

aretha, fall back cause matthew WILL whoop that fat azz

I was agreeing with B my bad.

I mean that is the point Aretha nor the others HAVE to be relevant of TODAY because they paved the way for these man-made starlettes of TODAY. Listening to many of these singers Beyonce, Ashanti, Ciara, Alicia Keys and Keyshia Cole many of their songs are dubbed from the GREATS which were original so they are relevant of today.

But this issue is wack…

SO

he is right but i still don’t like his sneeky ass!

Smh@some of the rude comments people are putting towards Aretha and her weight issue. Yes I agree that she is over weight and she needs help in that department. Don’t undermine her talent because she is a big woman. That is very wrong and that shows the maturity level some of yall have. Also shows how some choose their best artists. It’s sad how the “look” determines it all nowadays

Papa knowles looks like a rock loving, hooker hugging pimp!! I bet he calls Tina Knowles a Queen only when he has to apologise for his cheating/sniffing ways!!

He just looks like a suspect guy!

Much r-e-s-p-e-c-t to Aretha, but she should relax on this one and pay attention to her weight and health.

LOL@grace……….you are wrong!!!!

@ Jack Tripper

Listening to many of these singers Beyonce, Ashanti, Ciara, Alicia Keys and Keyshia Cole many of their songs are dubbed from the GREATS which were original so they are relevant of today.

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you made a typo, you said singer and you put Ciara

aretha is taking it too far out of context… it’s not that serious

talk about egos.

That’s the truth though. Aretha needs to chill out. Tina Turner is known as the “Queen of Rock n Roll”. It’s not that serious though.

Please, Matthew SOOOOO wanted to say my Bey is the Queen, but settled for his wifey as an example, cuz he sho’ didn’t want to piss people off. Maybe he can get her on the Oscars to sing all.the.damned.songs again and subtley (ha!) let his message ring.

Aretha is the queen of soul but Tina is a queen in her own right. Rock on!

He’s rite man…i don’t care for him too much but come one Aretha … grow up man

Tina is the queen… and so is she…WHO THE HELL CARES MAN WHAT THEY CALL HER… she needs to get over herself its not that serious

I think this is totally appropriate. Bey responded to the statement but through her father. Thus, she avoids the possibility of being further criticized, but they work to get the bad publicity squashed. I think it’s effective in this case–squash dat ish. Luv ya Ri Ri, but that was tacky azz hell 4 u to trip off dis here comment..it was harmless! And you are being silly, Aretha, sorry.. she shouldna even commented on that, it was beneath a REAL QUEEN!! Dang!

@lady architect i agree with all your comments i can see how aretha took that but then she never really dissed beyonce the media exaggerated that i left out the part saying she has love for beyonce to me she was calling out whoever wrote it, and the media made it more that what it was ,as for matthew he needs to be quiet,if its silly why comment beyonce can speak for herself, and aretha has lost alot of weight and she is not in the public eye as much and i could imagine how she feels not having to go thru that anymore. she says she has a better diet now, and she has lost a considerable amount of weight.

oh one more thing matthew when was the last time we seen any pics of you and your wife and she looked happy never i think you can cut you marriage with knife.

Matthew should had let this roll! and took a higher ground on this one my ? is why didn’t he respond to many others stories they had about his daughter.But anyways i don’t think Ms.franklin was be ugly she felt disrespected .they should had rolled it off are made some statement to stroke her ego.but it’s muh ado about nothing.

I agree with Matthew , Beyonce did say Queen, not Queen of soul, ARETHA NEEDS TO SHUT THE HELL UP AND LET bEYONCE DO HER THING, i THOUGHT HER AND tINA tURNERS dancing and singing were great and i saw no disrecpect to her!

Nawww, F*CK THAT, BEYONCE IS THE QUEEN. Queen of everthing. Yeah I said it, so what? Thats his daughter, he can defend her if he wants to. Aretha is not going to end nobody’s career, ESPECIALLY NOT BEYONCE’S!

“EVERYTHING”

I think Aretha showed how low class she is by making the statement in the first place… she should not have said anything being that nothing personal was expressed toward her like she may have thought– (and like Fred Sanford used to say… ) Big Dum-my keep your mouth shut sometimes!!!

Aretha Franklin is the Queen of Pork chops and greens!

that shady old perv Matthew needs to shut up.

Ok people…the ones who are defending Aretha’s weight. There is a difference in being over weight and obese. Nobody expects Aretha to be a tooth pick. With all the wealth and resources that ReRe have to personal trainers, chefs and life coaches, she look worst than the adverage 60yr old woman in our hoods. Think about the older women at your church, schools & gyms. How many look worst than Aretha? Just think about it. The Queen of Soul look worst than any older woman you will likely see on a daily basis. Can you imagine what her health is like. I feel for her doctor? Ain’t no telling what he has found under those big ass tits during a check up!

I am with Daddy Matt…Retha should definitely get a Ho Sit Down! for that one…She just hating on Tina..she need to give a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T!! Sorry, but Retha definitely been getting on my nerves the last few years.. HO SIT DOWN!!

There father/daughter relationship is so creepy. I know he’s her manager and all, and she was way to sexual as a teen.

what….can’t bey respond for herself……

a true Queen would’ve let that slide. Not defending Beyonce or anything but she clearly did not say the “Queen of Soul”, which everyone knows Aretha is. Plus when Beyonce was naming artists that came before here and performed on the Grammy stage she mentioned Aretha Franklin, just like she mentioned others. So I don’t think it was intentional, nor do I think it was a dis.

It was however taken WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY out of context. Yes – you’re the Queen of Soul and no one disputes that. But you’ve got to consider the source. Not hating on you Ms. Bey, but your use of words/adjectives, etc. leaves much to be desired. I’m going to go with that in the heat of the moment, under all of those blaring lights – Beyonce was looking for an adequate word to describe Tina and Queen is what she came up with. Not saying that Tina isn’t deserving of it…

Now wether Matthew shuld’ve responded or not…he’s her manager so I guess he could respond on her behalf. And yes Bey is a grown woman…but she would’ve been eaten alive for issuing a statement.

NORMALLY I WOULDNT CO-SIGN WITH MATTHEW KNOWLES ON JACK. BUT ON THIS ONE, I SAY, DAMNED SKIPPY MATTHEW!!! IT IS NON SENSE. LIKE I SAID YESTERDAY, BEYONCE IS ENTITLED TO CONSIDER WHO SHE THINKS FOR HER OWN PERSONAL REASONS, IS THE QUEEN OF WHATEVER SHE SO CHOOSES TO. THATS THE PROBLEM WITH CELEBS AND FAMOUS PEOPLE THESE DAYS. THEY HAVE TO SUFFER TO RIDICULE OF OTHERS, THE MEDIA, TABLOIDS, BUT THEY HAVE TO BARE IT WITH A SMILE. AND GOD FORBID THEY SAY SOMETHING THAT YOU PEOPLE DONT LIKE. OH THEN THEY HAVE TO ISSUE APOLOGIES AND STATEMENTS AND ALL THAT FOOLISHNESS. THEY READ BLOGS ON A DAILY BASIS WHERE PEOPLE ARE TRASHING THEIR NAMES AND MAKING UP CRAP ABOUT THEM. SOME OF IT TRUE, AND SOME OF IT FALSE. SOME OF IT JUST PLAIN RIDICULOUS. BUT THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE HUMAN, OR HAVE THEIR OWN OPINION. YOU PEOPLE TRIP ME OUT. I DONT CARE MUCH FOR BEYONCE’S MUSIC, IM NOT A BEYONCE FAN, AND THATS FINE. BUT I DO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SHE IS A HUMAN BEING. AND SHE HAS A RIGHT TO OBSERVE WHOEVER THE HELL SHE PLEASES. PEOPLE ARE LUCKY THAT SHE HAS THE ENDURANCE TO NOT LASH OUT. IT COULDNT BE ME, BECAUSE IF I WERE HER, I WOULD TEAR ERRR-BODY’S AZZZ UP. HALF OF YOU WHO HAVE SOMETHING NEGATIVE TO SAY ABOUT WHAT SHE SAID ARE JUST BEYONCE HATERS. YOU TALK ABOUT “SHE WAIRS WEAVE!!” SO THE @*& WHAT!! SO DO OVER HALF OF THE BLACK WOMEN IN AMERICA AND ALL OF HOLLYWOOD. “SHE CANT SING!!” AND YOU KNOW YOURE A LIE FOR THAT,IF YOU HEARD HER VOICE COMING OUT OF A CLOSED DOOR AND YOU DIDNT KNOW IT WERE HER INSIDE, YOU’D SWEAR UP AND DOWN THE PERSON ON THE OTHER SIDE HAD PIPES LIKE A RUNNING FAUCET. STOP BEING HATERS, LET THESE PEOPLE BREATH, AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO FEEL HOW THEY WANT!!! WHAT SHE EAT DONT MAKE YOU PEOPLE SH!T!!! GEESSHHHHH…GIVE YOURSELVES HUGS AND GET A LIFE!!

That’s why it’s good to have daddy on the payroll! As much of a trip he seems to be, no one’s going to defend his child better than him. And this way, B doesn’t have to say a word.

Very, very good retort Mr. Knowles.

Im the queen you problem with that!

I guess he din’t get his Dereon for men sweat shop going yet and Jay cut him off the “Rocawear free-handouts” list so …yean Avi is the next way to go LMFAO

Next it’ll be P. Miller

OOOO GOD!! why doesn’t matthew just mind his damn business..beyonce’s like 43 she can defend herself

we all know that aretha is becoming a little senile let her yap off at the mouth and have her fun

STFU Mathhew and go snort your coke. If it were someone else introducing an artist as the queen of bootilicious then he would have something to say. Aretha may be taking this too far but he needs to sit the f*ck down.

Beyonce is a grown ass woman. Mr Knowles needs to stfu.

for once I can agree with him.

She named asll these dirrefert attributes and legends ..played them all and thhem sai dnone of them compare..and introduced Tina as the queen not my queen or a queen bu the queen in the context she said it she played Aretha ..so Aretha got in her sh*t. well deserved

Aretha is the undisputed Queen of Rock and of Soul ..stated so when inducked imnto the rock and roll hall of fame..read up she’s had more chasting rock hits than any other female too..not jus r and b (soul)

YOU GO DADDY!! ITS about time i hope her MOM makes a statement too…. DONT LET nobody say nothin to you BABY!!!!! ARETHA is KRAZY she needs to go home and have another “POUND CAKE” dont be just finding any excuse to be madd at BEYONCE or TINA because they still look good!! get over your self you are not the only QUEEN!! Beyonce is Queen BEE!! Aretha, GURL STOP….

were the situation reversed .. im sure alot of women who are old enough to defend themselves, fathers would have felt inclined to defend their daughters. i know mine would.

********Boycott the Bejing Olympics*******

Back on my campaign trail…

We cannot let these people get away with this crap not after our support of all the Carry-out or take-out and those dang wings, taste sooo good (focus)

They refuse to stop supplying Dafaur/ Sedanes government with weapons that are being used on their people…the genocide of Dafaur…don’t wait til the HBO movie to take action

dressin like jay z..

YEAH ARETHA IS DEFO TRIPPIN SHE IS DA QUEEN OF KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN SHE DEFO HAS EATTIN ALL DA PIES

@sxyQblondie

MISS YOU NEED A HUG THAT WAS TOO MUCH FOR THE TOPIC AT HAND. ARE YOU EVEN ON THE SAME DAMN SUBJECT? WUS DA MATTER MA NO VALENTYINE GIFTS? IT WILL BE OVER SOON JUST BREATH.

OMG someone is posting a b…that ok..Im capital B and on this one..no comment…

DAMN i ain’t seen avirex since 10th grade

Here is the information to contact headquarters of

NAACP, AND COMPLAIN ABOUT SELL OUT JULIAN BOND AND HIS BID TO TAKE VOTES FROM BARACK OBAMA TO GO TO

HILLARY CLINTON

She is purposely disregarding/disrespecting blacks for latinos, as evidence several incidents since her bid for prez, and it will be a lot worse if she becomes president. She will take it personaly that we voted for Obama and hurt black communites for hispanic advancement.

Please let NAACP KNOW THAT YOU / BLACK CHURCHS OR ORGANIZATION WILL BOYCOTT THEM( membership money) {NAACP IS ALL ABOUT MONEY}if JULIAN BOND does not retract statement to give hillary votes for states Obama name was not even on BALLOT to vote for.

NAACP National Headquarters

Mailing Address: 4805 Mt. Hope Drive, Baltimore MD 21215

Toll Free: (877) NAACP-98

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I hope that Aretha or one of her pions read all of the blogs and give her some feed back as to what the public is saying about her…. like get them damn tittays cut down… and STFU!

Everyone in the business knows that ReRe is sensitive about her ish. How you gonna call someone else the Queen, when ReRe is in the building? She had just received a big award on Friday, and performed @the show too. Remember when that opera singer got sick, and ReRe had to fill in for him short notice? Not only Beyonce, but 95% of the other chicks in the game couldn’t have pulled that off. The writers were wrong for that one. They should have shown some

R-E-S-P-E-C-T.

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I’m sorry, but Aretha is TIRED! If she really is “the queen” start acting like one and show some class. Really, now, who issues a statement because they weren’t referred to as queen?!! She has let that title go to her damn head.

Let’s all be real: She may have the soul, but Whitney has the Voice and Tina has the performance. Sorry Aretha, Matthey Knowles just told you!

LADIES HOLLA AT ME!

What ever….my daddy would have stood up for me too! I love that he loves his beautiful baby girl….Aretha is still the “QUEEN” of soul in her own right….All the old school divas have some type of title. To Bee, Tina Turner is a “QUEEN” and for the recored she (BEE) never said Tina was the “QUEEEN OF SOUL”. So on that note….ARETHA IS OFFICIALLY TRIPPIN! GET OVER YOURSELF! THT QUOTE WAS RiDICULOUS!

Let’s all be real: She may have the soul, but Whitney has the Voice and Tina has the performance. Sorry Aretha, Matthey Knowles just told you!

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I guess you haven’t heard Aretha’s duet with Fantasia. Whitney had the voice….crack took it away. Tina is the better performer, but Aretha’s vocals are still better than most singers today. Then again, thats subjective which is why people are stilling talking about this.

To me, it was the entire intro that Bey did for Tina that got Bey into trouble. She basically implied that Gladys Knight, Diana Ross, and Janet Jackson were not as good as Tina, but she neglected to add “in my opinion.”

Matthew Knowles has no room to talk. He comments every time he thinks someone might insult Beyonce. He is always on the defensive. She is not a kid; she can stand up for herself.

I am watching Aretha’s fat ass on the NAACP awards and she needs STFU… she wants to command and demand respect so much that she’s looking and sounding very foolish and awkward. She really needs to be concerned with her health and body image before she has a heart attack and she will really be honoured as the Queen of R&B/Soul.

He is a playboy. I saw him on R i c h C u p i d s. com last week. What is he lookiing for on that site???

@ Black Boycott the Beijing Olympics

That hypocritical, cause your government supplies ISRAEL will all the arms, bombs, and tanks to kill innocent Palesitnians! And the US govt. condones Israel’s treatment of the Palestinianas, who live in concentration camps, which are almost as bad as the ones the JEWS were forced to live in during the HOLOCAUST!!!

China is wrong ofcourse, and whats is happeing in Darfur is a tragedy!

However your govt has not got a moral high ground on this issue because of your stance with Israel, simple as!! Sad but true!!

He’s Right.

@Gr8@itall

AS A MATTER OF FACT, MY COMMENT WAS JUST RIGHT FOR THE TOPIC AT HAND. AND IF YOU TOOK THE TIME OUT THE READ AND APPLY, THEN YOU HAVE THE INTELLIGENCE TO KNOW THAT IT FITS HONEY. IF YOU DONT LIKE IT, DISREGARD. NO HARM NO FOUL, PERSONALLY I COULD CARE LESS = ). AS FAR AS VALENTINES DAY, BELIEVE ME..IT WAS WONDERFUL AND NOT RECIEVING A GIFT WAS FAR OFF MY LIST OF THINGS TO COMPLAIN ABOUT MY DEAR. THANKS FOR ASKING.

lmfao. @ avirex.. lol didn’t know the clothing was still out. B, get your ol’ man.. update him and let him know no one rock avirex anymore.. that joint died 5-6 years ago.

for those who is saying its not his place to say anything it is.. thats her father. as for aretha she took it too personal.. she’s just jealous of tina turner because she still looks good. B, i hope you don’t apologize to that fat azz low self-esteemed b*tch. someone should of given her a burger when she was about to make that statement.. that would of shut her up.

stfu mr knowles. who cares!

Truth be told however I think the true reason that Aretha was mad is the fact that Tina came out there 3 or 5 years older than Aretha – danced in pace with a girl 42 years younger than her – Tina was 68 looking like she could be one of Aretha’s young daughters that’s where the true hate comes from.

Let’s be honest the Bey introduction was on point and correct. Tina has all the things that makes those other divas great in one package. Name another diva from Tina’s era that moves like her. No one gives you the full packaged entertainment that Tina does. Definitely worth your $. I am tired of idle performers. Get yo a** up and move. Tina is the female James Brown – she was the hardest working woman in the game at one. In the words of Tina song – Aretha “…better show some respect.”

im so over that cocky arrogant soulful blimp.