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10 Things You Might Not Know About Beyoncé's "Formation" Video
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That Sound Bite From the Beginning Is From a YouTube Icon

"What happened after New Orleans?" Those are the very first words on the track, and they come from a relatively well-known YouTube personality named "Messy Mya." The video Bey lifted the words from is called "Booking the Hoes From New Wildin." Messy Mya was tragically killed in 2010 during a shooting in the 7th Ward neighborhood in New Orleans.

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