Beyoncé just pulled a Beyoncé. There's been rumblings that Queen Bey would be dropping something imminently with her stint at the Super Bowl creeping up, but what it would be was unknown. Just a mere 24 hours before she's set to take the stage with Coldplay, Beyoncé has delivered another surprise release.

'Formation' is the first new solo music we've heard from Bey since the 2014 re-release of BEYONCÉ. The song, produced by Mike WiLL Made It, has an atmospheric feel to it as Bey speak-sings over the trap-laden beat. The song is all about her family as she shouts out her mother and father and husband, as well as incorporates her regional heritage. "You mix that negro with that Creole make a Texas banner," she sings.

And if you thought "slay" was on its way out, think again. That word is going to be shouted from every gay man's mouth for at least a few more years to come.
The video itself is a piece of unsettling art. Beyoncé remains ***Flawless as she swings her braids outside of a car, gives us debutante realness in a gorgeous lace dress, and captivates in an all-back ensemble. But the more important aspects include her allusions to the Black Lives Matter movement, MLK and Hurricane Katrine perfectly timed for Black History Month.

She'll take you to Red Lobster if you fuck her good and she's got hot sauce in her bag, but she's also the black Bill Gates 'cause she slays. Pop star, legend, icon, mother, wife, philanthropist, activist. Beyoncé is literally everything.