This album is really THEE Beyoncé's album. No promotion, no one knew she was going to release it and then BOOM. The world stopped. It was a UNIQUE moment. I really like to see people's reactions when they discover the album, and your reaction is incredible as I watch. Each sound takes you into its own universe, it's crazy!

she opened both her legs and her brain on this album

Interesting that you picked up on the deeper meaning on Partition. She said that it was a complete fantasy in her head during early postpartum when her life was pretty much the opposite of the song. I’ve always found the “I just wanna be the girl you like” a rather sad and poignant line because after birthing a child and being in the weeds with a newborn you really miss the feeling of being desired. And then on top of that, Jay followed the all too common trajectory of cheating on her during this very vulnerable time.

Lets not forget about her 2014’s VMA performance where she performed the entire album in 15 min ICONICALLY!!!!!!!!

It's important to note that this was a fully visual album. So not only did she release new music, but also a music video for each song!! A fully visual album.... It was crazyyyyy.

I never clicked on a notification this fast

beyoncé had a baby, did 2 theatre residencies then the super bowl then a world tour, WHILE writing, producing and recording this album AND it’s videos. then she revamped the tour to include the new material while still on the road. an insane 18 months.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (the feature on ***Flawless) is a Nigerian author who has written books on feminism, girlhood and other gender issues, for example 'Purple Hibiscus'. The spoken part in the song is her speaking. I think it's so cool, even 10 years later. What an ICONIC track and iconic lyrics.

2:55 - Pretty Hurts 7:27 - Haunted 11:12 - Drunk In Love 14:50 - Blow 18:29 - No Angel 20:19 - Partition 24:05 - Jealous 26:14 - Rocket 31:53 - Mine 35:18 - XO 37:33 - ***Flawless 40:46 - Superpower 43:25 - Heaven 45:47 - Blue (muted) 48:50 - 7/11 51:06 - Flawless Remix 53:53 - Drunk In Love Remix 54:24 - Grown Woman This took me soooo long lmaoo😭

when partition was playing i literally pictured the zendaya vine in my head😭

Boots' involvement is fascinating; he was a nobody signed to Jay-Z's label and is responsible for most of the experimental production on this album. Beyonce somehow heard his work and picked some of his weirdest shit to work with, completely against the grain, then made history with it. The album is still amazing today, but its drop in 2013 while everyone else was chasing the dubstep pop trend was just wild; she expanded the borders of pop music so much with this album.

This album was a cultural reset. New music Fridays was literally birthed through her doing this and surprise album/music drops are the norm now thanks to this album. Yet 10+ years later, no one still has come close to what she did by dropping a full length album WITH visuals like Bey did with self titled.

"This is so culturally important!" 😂😂😂

fun fact: this album has 4 hidden songs; - first half of "Haunted" is the hidden track "Ghost" - second half of "Blow" is the hidden track "Cherry" - first half of "***Flawless" is the hidden track "Bow Down" - and the first half of "Partition" is the hidden track "Yoncé", and speaking of Yoncé, another fun fact; Yoncé is acually certified Platinum, just with YT views alone. It is not available as it's own track on Spotify or anywhere else. Only on YT.

15:04 if you haven’t noticed, the first few beats from blow were actually 4 in total despite being slower than the usual pharrell signature ;)

drunk in love MUST be listened to with headphones in, noise canceling is best. the end literally makes you feel drunk listening to it. it's genius.

This was Beyoncé’s I’m a grown ass woman album !! This album for me is when Beyoncé became a legend.

4:00 "trynna fix something, but you cannot fix something you can't see, it's the soul who needs a surgery" I NEVER RECOVERED FROM THIS & WHY BEYONCÉ IT'S MY FAV ALBUM OF HERS. Pretty Hurts, Haunted, Drunk in Love, Partition, Jealous, Mine, XO, Heaven, Blue, 7/11, Flawless Remix & Ring Off are EVERYTHING TO ME

JUSTTICE FOR "RING OFF" AND "STANDING ON THE SUN"Caribbean Beyonce is my favourite Beyonce

Please do BLACK IS KING next. You will love it!! It’s the overlooked missing link between LEMONADE and RENAISSANCE

She put her whole Beyoncé Knowles-Cartussy in this record. I was a late fan // became a fan when this album was released (please watch the Blow video)

I used to dislike Beyonce and pop in general until I heard Rocket stoned for the first time. It changed my life for some reason. It was that moment when I said: She is out of this world!!! Obsessed with her since, and it got only better and better.

Did I watch this live on stream? Yes. Did I watch the uncut long recording on Patreon? Yes. Am I also watching the edited version now on KZfaq? Also yes. Love your reactions Troy! ❤️

NOOOOOOO BLUE DIDNT MAKE IT TO THE KZfaq VIDEO BRING IT BACK NOOOOOW

This album means so much to me. Thank you for letting me edit it Troy! ❤❤❤

such an incredible body of work that solidified beyoncé’s status as a legend. unrivaled production, stellar vocals, culture shifting lyrics, and stunning visuals. self titled is completely timeless.

TIMESTAMPS~ Pretty Hurts- 2:56 Haunted- 7:25 Drunk in Love- 11:13 Blow- 14:50 No Angel- 18:30 Partition- 20:20 Jealous- 24:06 Rocket- 26:17 Mine- 31:54 XO- 35:20 ***Flawless- 37:34 Superpower- 40:46 Heaven- 43:28 Blue- 45:48 7/11- 48:53 Flawless (Remix)- 51:07 Drunk in Love (Remix)- 54:06 Grown Woman- 54:24 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The editing in this video is so fucking funny, the drake bit 💀💀💀

You still need to react to: Blond - Frank Ocean Ctrl - SZA ANTI - Rihanna Jaguar 1 - Victoria Monét A Seat at the Table - Solange Ventura - Anderson .Paak Shea Butter Baby - Ari Lennox Love Deluxe - Sade A MUST!!!

You clearly are such a REAL music lover. You pick up on all the nuances of this masterpiece and I love that you have not only become a Bey fan but also validate how exceptional this is from a very keen ear for music. Favorite reactor! Love you!!!

THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING HAUNTED FOR THE MASTER PIECE THAT IT IS 🙌 🙌🙌

The way KZfaq silenced Blue nooo!!! 😭 I was so excited to hear Troy's reaction to that one 💔

I don’t know if anyone already said this but you HAVE to watch the visuals to fully appreciate how much work went into this era. in chronological order

He’s loved every beyonce album so i literally can’t wait for 4 and bey day. 😂 I believe he’s going to love the high energy albums alot

Not sure if it was mentioned to you but it was NOT JUST a surprise album but a surprise VISUAL album; literally ALL THE SONGS had a music video that came out together with the album and was available at the same time! Like she shot some of the videos in public areas and no one knew?? Amazing! And then just going on iTunes and seeing it ALL covered in Beyoncé art and banners like my word!! It was such a moment. You really had to be there.

I took 1st class tickets to the comment section! This literally changed the music Industry! Know where you were when that digital dropped! I changed the world! Works stop! Carry on!

Watching Troy finally understand all the cultural references is HILARIOUS 🤣 🤣 So glad I found your channel, this is how I want my friends to react to new music with me

Oh to have the ability to listen to ROCKET for the first time again🥲

I read somewhere that the 3 stars before Flawless mean the 3 stars rating that Bey’s group received when they were in the Star Search show 😮

XO being Kobe Bryant’s favorite Beyoncé song (which Beyoncé sang at his memorial) gives the song so much more depth

The impact of this album cannot be understated. I feel like if you watched the visual album…you would explode…had everyone questioning their sexuality. EVERYONE.

This is content I LOVE!! Thank YOU for diving into Beyoncé’s catalogue, it’s so underrated but deserves this kind of attention to detail, appreciation in social media. It’s just so FUN and top- notch QUALITY! ❤🐝👑

The editing is once again top nootchh 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

“I’m shaking ass down here but I am still bowing” 😂😂😂😂😂😂 i love u so much

HE DID GROWN WOMAN WE WONNNNN

Omg your reaction brought me so much joy and rewoke all the feels I had 10 years ago. You had me in tears. Thank you!!

The editing during the end of Partition: YOU CAN BE BOTH and Pure/Honey on the background 😂😂😂😂 I love this!!!!

watching you discover 'Partition' and 'Rocket' was the highlight of my day

i feel like this is beyoncé at her utmost core, both personal and professional. she's taking control over her soundscapes and it's a good feeling to ever experience.

I wish I could re experience this album again… Beyoncé continuously raises the bar and changes the game. We’ll never have an artist like her again, and im so grateful I get to experience her artistry. She was put on this world to heal and entertain… TRULY the best artist living or dead in my opinion. ❤

TROY!!!!! It’s a visual album. Please watch it. It makes every song so much deeper

beyonce has been, is, and will always be, that girl.

Not me hollering "HOW IS HE NOT WATCHING IT INSTEAD??!?" No idea how I got here or who this man is but still 😂

The way you speak about the music beyond the lyrics and into the storytelling & production has me watching all of your videos back to back. Instant subscribe.

was not prepared to see Crissle and Franchesa Ramsey's infamous iconic clip when i clicked on this video but it was a welcome surprise and made me even more excited for your review as someone who's introduced to your content from this video. About to watch a few more videos because i love watching people who are passionate about music react to work they haven't heard/seen before~ (side note: also congrats on Crissle and Kid Fury from The Read for meeting beyonce and their overall cecred event experience mentioning for anyone that might want to know where the clip came from)

After dancing like that to Grown Woman we need a The Gift React ASAP. It's one of her best works, so underated

Lemonade is great, but this album cemented itself into pop culture. It'll always be my favorite.

her BEST album 🫢

Your Beyonce video reactions have been my favorites of yours !! Homecoming next plz :)

In all seriousness, you have so much soul. That’s another reason I like you. You are very entertaining but you got rhythm and soul.

I’ve been Hive for half my life. I was giggling like a little boy watching your reactions to this because this how is how all of us were on December 13th, 2013. 😭 The perfect “you just had to be there” album. Thank you for reviewing!!!!

Beautiful!!! You're awesome and I loved this react. This is a phenomenal album🎉

Yes I definitely need you to watch all the videos so you can see her vision 😌 Watching this with you makes me appreciate it even more, she fed us!!! The world literally stopped that night

Beyoncé sang XO and Halo at Kobe Bryant's Memorial Service... I recommend you to react to it if you want to bawl your eyes out 🥺

this is my favorite beyoncé album, the moment where she went from beyonce to BEYONCÉ, I remember so vividly when she released it! the number of iconic moments that came from this and it's so much fun seeing you picking up on them. haunted is my FAVORITE songs ever, I can't listen to it a single time, it stays on repeat once I start because the various moments, WHEN THAT BEAT COMES IN AFTER THE 'what comes up ghost around'??????????? THE MF SONG

The fact I was listening to this album when I was 14 completely unaware of everything she was actually singing about makes this so funny to me 😂

We had to wait a WHOLE YEAR for this album to be available on Streaming services. What a time to be alive ❤❤

that high note at the climax in Pretty Hurts is insanely good. the album overall is a masterpiece. with Lemonade and Renaissance, i will put it as Top 3 from her discography.

Waiting for SAWAYAMA by Rina Sawayama

Haunted was my fav song back in the day omg!!! This is such a throwback I’m glad you brought this back!

First video I’m watching if yours and definitely a fan 😊 I love watching other people get just as excited about the stuff behind the voice I mean voice speaks for itself but the intricate things going on in the background 👩🏽‍🍳 💋 welcome to the beyhive 🫡

There’s no comparison! It’s the sexiest and fancy album of the world! I just love this woman

Doing this reaction without the visuals is criminal! We need a part 2 with the music videos 😭

the random Donk reference after drunk in love???😭 I LOVE U😂

I live in India and the stream was very late in the night but I stayed up late and watched it. I was waiting eagerly for you to upload this on KZfaq.. THANK YOU❤ THE BEST ALBUM EVER, the album that made me a hive

But u guys it’s really worth subbing to his Patreon or waiting up on his streams because a lot needs to be cut for his videos but he’s very funny and insightful his commentaries sometimes give music scholar yup

This album and the impact it had….IT WAS HISTORIC. My favorite in her discography that means so much to me.

TIMESTAMPS Pretty Hurts- 2:56 Haunted- 7:25 Drunk in Love- 11:13 Blow- 14:50 No Angel- 18:30 Partition- 20:20 Jealous- 24:06 Rocket- 26:17 Mine- 31:54 XO- 35:20 ***Flawless- 37:34 Superpower- 40:46 Heaven- 43:28 Blue- 45:48 7/11- 48:53 Flawless (Remix)- 51:07 Drunk in Love (Remix)- 54:06 Grown Woman- 54:24

hey troye! my favorite thing about beyoncé self-titled is that it's a visual album, and every song has a music vid, as well as pretty hurts being my favorite song off the album! hope you're having a great 2024 so far!

Wow! Thank you so much for this Troy. I used to be a die hard Beyoncé fan in my early teens and listening to this again in my mid twenties I realize just how much impact she probably had not only on my Femininity but self-love in general. People said it first but this is THE album and this is a perfect time for the world to be exposed to it again.🐝

I need you to listen Florence and the Machine. Like nothing is same once you meet her. How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful or Ceremonials they are both amazing albums. She is a great vocalist and song writer. I feel like you might like her songs.

haunted might literally be one of her best songs and i stand by that

You give me new appreciations for songs I’ve heard over and over!

this album has some of the sexiest songs i've ever heard

WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE! This was so fun to watch, congrats bro!!!! Ps: I found your channel through a reaction of jon bellion’s album, and it’s been quite a journey to discover new music here and also see you vibe to my favorite projects and artists. Man you are gold!

Love your reaction with Beyonce ❤❤❤❤ so much fun !!! THANK YOU

Dude. I am so excited for the "4" reaction. It has to happen!!

i love whoever edits your videos it has me cracking up😭

you watching everything about beyonce is my new favourite thing

Man, I LOVE how much you love music.

Man, you deliver a lot of entertainment. This album along with Lemonade and Renaissance are the best. Love your channel, addicted to your reactions. Waiting for Lemonade album reaction.

Chat during rocket is everything 😭

this album means so much to me! because of it, I became a huge fan of bey's, which I still am after more than 10 years❤ plus, the video for "blue" was shooted in brazil, my country💚🇧🇷

This album was also one of the first where every song has a music video. I remember watching the whole album and being AMAZED when it came out.

I wish you also reacted to the videos as well. apart from the suprise drop, SELF-TITLED popularized visual albums.

He’s doing the right thing on the right time 🐝

Oh I’m gonna be blasting self titled the rest of the weekend. Thank you. I forgot how amazing this whole album is

I really enjoy these videos.. you getting to know the masterpieces that Beyonce puts out😮‍💨 a must is 4 (the album), B’Day and The Gift… hopefully we get a video when act ii is released!

I used to listen to this on repeat. Haven’t in a long time, I forgot how good it is. It was fun rediscovering it with you

I wish I was lucky to hear it again for the first time. What an experience that it was 10 years ago. The world and the way we perceive music and art changed forever after this project. I'm getting emotional while remembering the good times when this album came out. So legendary ❤