OutKast-Beyoncé’s band took a moment to play the horns from OutKast’s song “Spottieottiedopaliscious.” The song appeared on the group’s classic 1998 album AqueminiĭJ Screw – Beyoncé did a chopped and screwed version of “Crazy In Love.” Chopped and screwed is a sound created by Houston native DJ Screw. The song appears on Simone’s 1966 album Wild is the Wind.įela Kuti – Beyoncé paid homage to the Nigerian creator of Afrobeat by doing a rendition of the 1976 song “Zombie.” Southern hip-hop Nina Simone – Beyoncé also paid tribute to Nina Simone by playing “Lilac Wine” as two praise dancers performed. It eventually became known as the Negro national anthem and is often sung at majority-Black schools and religious centers. Negro national anthem – Beyoncé sang “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” written in 1900 by James Weldon Johnson in what started as a poem. Malcolm X – Beyoncé played an excerpt from Malcolm X’s “Who Taught You to Hate Yourself?” In the speech, X said, “Who taught you to hate the texture of your hair? Who taught you to hate the color of your skin?” The speech was given on May 5, 1962, at the funeral service of Ronald Stokes in Los Angeles, who was killed by the LAPD. Beyoncé and her dancers performed step routines while on stage. Step Teams – Members of fraternities and sororities often form step teams and participate in competitions on campus and nationwide. At one point during her performance, she does a mock probate (new member coming out show) and tells her male pledges to make her laugh. Beyoncé created her own version and named it BΔK. The Divine Nine – Fraternities and sororities on HBCU campuses are known as the Divine Nine. Beyoncé’s Coachella set was inspired by the Grambling Tigers Marching Band and Southern University Human Jukebox. They are often the stars during homecoming season, as they battle it out during halftime at football games. Bands – The bands at HBCUs carry a tradition of musical excellence.