Messy Mya

Music

the story of messy mya, the tragic voice on beyoncé’s new track

In 2010, YouTube star Messy Mya was murdered in New Orleans. By sampling him at the beginning of 'Formation,' Beyoncé asks us to revisit his death and life.
Wendy Syfret
2.9.16
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