The spat between the filmmakers and video's director, Melina Matsoukas, was quickly cleared up but underscores how borrowing and inspiration can blow up in an artist's face.
Director Abteen Bagheri and producer Chris Black released the short doc "That B.E.A.T." (contains explicit language) about New Orleans's bounce music and dance scene in 2012. Scenes from the film were used in the "Formation" video, a dreamy ode to Beyonce's roots in Louisiana and African American life.
