Marcus Miller and Canei Finch played the bass and additional piano in "Freedom". Boots and Myles William were responsible for the programming while Dave Kutch mastered the song at The Mastering Palace NYC in North Hollywood, California. Arrow Benjamin, who collaborated with Beyoncé on " Runnin' (Lose It All)" by musician Naughty Boy in 2015, served as the backing vocalist. Its audio engineering was finished by Ramon Rivas with the assistance of John Cranfield.
"Freedom" was mixed and recorded by Stuart White at Pacifique Recording Studios and The Beehive respectively. Crenshaw and "Stewball" (1947), recorded by Alan Lomax and John Lomax, Sr., performed by Prisoner "22" at Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. It contains three musical samples: "Let Me Try", written by Frank Tirado, performed by Kaleidoscope "Collection Speech/Unidentified Lining Hymn" (1959), recorded by Alan Lomax, performed by Reverend R.C. while its production was handled by Coffer, Beyoncé and hip hop record producer Just Blaze. The song was written by Jonny Coffer, Beyoncé, Carla Marie Williams, Dean McIntosh (Arrow Benjamin), Lamar, Frank Tirado, Alan Lomax and John Lomax, Sr. It received a nomination for Best Rap/Sung Performance at the 2017 Grammy Awards. Beyoncé performed the song live as part of the set list of The Formation World Tour (2016) and at the BET Awards 2016. The song's music video is part of a one-hour film with the same title as its parent album, originally aired on HBO. It peaked at number 35 in the US, on the Billboard Hot 100 and 40 in the UK. Upon its release, "Freedom" managed to appear on various music charts. Its production was handled by Beyoncé, Coffer and veteran hip hop record producer Just Blaze. in 1947, performed by Prisoner "22" at Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. Crenshaw and samples of "Stewball", recorded by Alan Lomax and John Lomax, Sr.
The song was written by Jonny Coffer, Beyoncé, Carla Marie Williams, Dean McIntosh and Kendrick Lamar it contains samples of "Let Me Try", written by Frank Tirado, performed by Kaleidoscope samples of "Collection Speech/Unidentified Lining Hymn", recorded by Alan Lomax in 1959, performed by Reverend R.C. " Freedom" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé featuring American rapper Kendrick Lamar for her sixth studio album, Lemonade (2016). Single by Beyoncé featuring Kendrick Lamar 2016 single by Beyoncé featuring Kendrick Lamar "Freedom"