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Review: Beyonce escapes to dance world in 'Renaissance'

Beyonce.

Beyonce has been reborn again; this time it's on a shimmering dance floor.

But in her seventh studio album, "Renaissance," she has subverted the public's perception of her hitmaking history. Six years since her Grammy award-winning "Lemonade," people expect Beyonce to consistently deliver. But she does not allow herself to be pigeonholed in her consistency, perfectionism and pop/R&B genre. She croons confidently in "Cozy," that she is "comfortable in my skin. Cozy with who I am," and it shows in this hour-long 16-track album.

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