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"I still think a lot of people don't even realize where that song came from," Diplo reveals. "That song never really had a push. It was a joke song we did. Kind of like a funny joke kind of song."
Even though it began as something humorous, "Run the World" is now a staple in Beyonce's live show and the lynchpin behind her latest album, 4.
If Dip and Beyonce made this tune while joking around, think of what they could do if they were actually serious!
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- Beyonce and Jay-Z head to a basketball game.
- Beyonce and Jay-Z show off their matching footwear.
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- National Poetry Month
- 1. Edgar Allen Poe or Tupac?
- ANSWER: Edgar Allen Poe
- 2. Edgar Allen Poe or Rakim?
- ANSWER: Edgar Allen Poe
- 3. Edgar Allen Poe or Rakim?
- ANSWER: Rakim
- 4. Edgar Allen Poe or Jay-Z?
- ANSWER: Edgar Allen Poe
- 5. Robert Frost or KRS-One?
- ANSWER: KRS-One
- 6. Allen Ginsberg or Nas?
- ANSWER: Allen Ginsberg
- 7. Allen Ginsberg or Jay-Z?
- ANSWER: Jay-Z
- 8. Allen Ginsberg or Mos Def?
- ANSWER: Mos Def
- 9. Allen Ginsberg or Mos Def?
- ANSWER: Allen Ginsberg
- 10. Allen Ginsberg or Nas?
- ANSWER: Nas
- 11. Maya Angelou or Mos Def?
- ANSWER: Mos Def
- 12. Maya Angelou or Tupac?
- ANSWER: Tupac
- 13. Emily Dickinson or Sade?
- ANSWER: Emily Dickinson
- 14. Emily Dickinson or Sade?
- ANSWER: Sade
- 15. Emily Dickinson or Beyonce?
- ANSWER: Beyonce
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- Mariah Carey
- Mariah Carey
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- Rihanna
- EIF's Women's Cancer Research Fund Honorary Chair Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg, Rihanna & singer Cheryl Crow
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- Actress Lori Loughlin, Rihanna & EIF Women's Cancer Research Fund co-founder Jamie Tisch
- Riahnna & Cheryl Crow
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