Freedom " is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé featuring American rapper Kendrick Lamar for her sixth studio album , '' Lemonade '' ( 2016 ) . 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. Crenshaw ; and samples of " Stewball " , recorded by Alan Lomax and John Lomax , Sr. in 1947 , performed by Prisoner " 22 " at Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman . Its production was handled by Beyoncé , Coffer and veteran hip hop record producer Just Blaze . Upon its release , " Freedom " managed to appear on various music charts . It peaked at number 35 in the US , on the '' Billboard '' Hot 100 and 40 in the UK . The song 's music video is part of a one-hour film with the same title as its parent album , originally aired on HBO . Beyoncé performed the song live as part of the set list of The Formation World Tour ( 2016 ) and at the BET Awards 2016 . It received a nomination for Best Rap/Sung Performance at the 2017 Grammy Awards
2017 Grammy Awards
59th Annual Grammy Awards
Freedom (Beyoncé song)