10 Amazing Rock Songs By Pop Artists
6. Don't Hurt Yourself - Beyonce
As the music world has spread out, rock and hip hop do end up having a lot more in common than you realize. Though there are some subsections of music snobs who think that no rapper could ever pull off a rock song, there's a lot more overlap that most people take for granted. Sure, some of them may sound like two opposite genres, but all of them know a fair bit about letting out anger.
Once Beyonce started her lambasting of Jay Z on Lemonade, you knew it was only a matter of time before she brought out the big guns. Along with going through genres like country and traditional R&B, Don't Hurt Yourself is one of the most rage-fueled songs of her career. It's not like she's unfamiliar with the sound she's working with either, going so far as to sample the iconic drum beat from Led Zeppelin's When the Levee Breaks.
As powerful as Queen Bey is though, it's not like she doesn't have some help in her corner either, with Jack White coming in to drop a guest verse along with some of his signature seething guitar tones. Compared to other angry hip hop songs, this is where you get to see real pain come in and real revenge unfold. Wherever you are Jay Z...you better be counting your blessings that you only got one of these songs.