Kelis Slams “Petty” Pharrell Williams Over Sampling on Beyoncé Album

“It’s very stupid,” she added. “I’m gonna say what I have to say. I don’t mince my words.”

Released in 2003, “Milkshake” was featured as the lead single for Kelis’ Tasty. Pharrell and Chad are credited as the song’s sole writers.

Renaissance, Beyoncé’s seventh studio album, was dropped on July 29. In the composer credits of “Energy,” Pharrell and Chad were listed as songwriters amongst others, including Beyoncé. However, the credits noted that the track “contains an interpolation of ‘Milkshake’ written by Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo and performed by Kelis.”