Secondly, Beyonce has been doing live instrumentation and funk BEFORE Amerie with DC and Solo. In fact, CIL is a progression from Work It Out(and Shining Star). From Austin Powers. In fact, I will quote from Beyonce herself and this is BEFORE she(and Amerie came on the scene) became a solo artist: Coincidentally, “Shining Star”, a song that I have always loved, is going to be in Austin Powers 3. I want to bring that same funky type of sound back for my solo album. I want to do a 2002 updated version of that live instrumentation. Back then people had a more open mind. They liked to hear everything from horns to full-on orchestras. And jazz was so popular—it influnced so many other types of music. Black people, white people, all different races, were grooving to the same beat. Music was mixed up in the best possible way. Those songs had heart as well as soul—they’re timeless. I think people will forever be listening to the music from back in the seventies. It sounds more progressive than outdated. That’s the kind of praise I hope to get for my solo album.

Not to mention Work it Out was produced by THE NEPTUNES. Not Rich Harrison. Had nothing to do with Amerie. That’s the sound Bey always wanted and because of the success of CIL, she went further with that sound on B’day. Not to mention Bey was singing aggressively since Survivor(The Song, not the whole album). Come on, Amerie fans. Amerie is hot, but she had nothing to do with Bey bringing the funk like she does. Bey has always done that.