When \u201cJustify My Love\u201d came out, it made perfect sense because it is the sound of the world\u2019s most powerful woman reaching her early thirties sexual peak. Like, it figures. For about five years after this Madonna released nothing but explicitly sexual music and was totally punished for it. She rarely refers to it now but it was the lowest period of her career, critically speaking. Every time she did an interview one of the questions would invariably be \u201cDo you think your career is over?\u201d I mean, how rude. Beyonce\u2019s \u201cPartition\u201d is the same vibe, a woman in her early thirties reaching maximum velocity with her sexuality except this time, Beyonce was critically acclaimed for her work. The juxtaposition between the two songs is one that is just as important for me culturally as it is musically. It makes me think that it\u2019s worth putting your ideas and perspectives out there as a female even if you get a kicking, \u2019cause there\u2019s always a bigger picture. This is the definition of \u201cinfluence.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n