Black Twitter took Internet musicians to task Thursday night following this week's discovery of some not-so-lit acoustic covers of Beyoncé's unapologetically black anthem, "Formation," and Rihanna's "Work."
The covers, performed by white men often playing acoustic guitars, were criticized for their tone-deafness and lack of self-awareness, as singers belted out Beyoncé lyrics like, "I like my Negro nose and Jackson 5 nostrils."
In response to the covers, which some described as whitewashed versions of the originals, Twitter users recorded covers of famous white artists with a trap twist. The #TrapCovers may have turned out even better than the original songs.
Next time anybody pulls out an acoustic guitar to cover Beyoncé or Rihanna, perhaps they will think again.