What did Keri Hilson say about Beyoncé? Singer says she regrets 2009 Turn Me On remix diss track

Singer Keri Hilson is now expressing regret for including certain lines in the diss track "Turning' Me On (remix)" allegedly aimed at Beyoncé, during her appearance on The Breakfast Club. Hilson, who released the song back in 2009, included lines suggesting that Beyoncé cannot dance or sing, and should not attempt to do so.

Keri Hilson further sang in the remix version of her track, alleging that the Grammy-winning singer is fake and does not write her own songs.

The lyrics of the song go;

"Your vision cloudy if you think that you’re the best / You can dance, she can sing, but she need to move it to the left, left / She need to go have some babies. She needs to sit down, she fake / I ain’t turning it off, I’m stay turning it on. Go ‘head and tell these folks how long I’ve been writing your songs."

More from Keri Hilson's new interview, as singer expresses regret for past lyrics

Keri Hilson appeared on The Breakfast Club radio show on 9 April, where she discussed how those lyrics were not written by her. She further expressed her regret, saying:

"It’s a regret. But not in the way people would think because that’s a song I actually didn’t write. Those are not my words."

Back in 2020, during her appearance on The Fox Soul Show, Hilson also discussed why she felt compelled to include the lyrics in her song. She explained that since it was her first studio album, she was scared to call out the decision made by others, and explained that she felt like she had no control over the creative decisions being made.

"It was written that way, was not my lyrics, was not my writing. I had to pay the penalty and then I’m caught like do I tell the truth do I expose them early in my career? I’m super young, super new, this is my first album. I’m so excited it just soiled my whole dream."

The "Pretty Girl Rock" singer further recalled during her recent The Breakfast Club radio show interview that the verse was later added in a forced manner by Producer Polow da Don. Keri Hilson tried to resist, but ultimately buckled under pressure, fearing it might jeopardize her debut album "In a Perfect World."

"Automatically, I was like, ‘I’m not saying that. That was my position. I tried to fight him on it and I began writing my own but he… It was quite forceful. In an executive-artist way."

The "Knock You Down" singer further added:

My album wasn’t out yet, so it was like, 'You're not coming out if you don’t do this. The mistake that I made was not continuing to fight, but I was in tears. I was crying. I was adamant that I did not wanna do that."

Hilson added that she protected everyone at the cost of her own career.

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“I protected [Polow]. I protected the girl that wrote it, who went on to become famous,” she said. “I protected everyone in the story so I have to eat that and I’m still eating it to this day. It’s like I’ve worn the scarlet letter.”

Soon after the release of the song, it recieved widespread backlash, which severely impacted Keri Hilson's career. She is now marking her comeback with new single, "Bae," which was released on 27 March.

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