'Renaissance' is Beyonce's first solo, studio album since 2016. It's a dazzling and cohesive deep-dive into the history of house, disco and techno music, and a dramatic left-turn for an artist well-known for her catchy choruses and emotional ballads. But it's more than a history lesson.

Like Drake's recent album 'Honestly, Nevermind', also inspired by house music, it's an exciting blueprint about what the future of pop music could sound like as we emerge from the pandemic.

Today on The Drop, journalist and deputy editor of Spectrum Rob Moran discusses the eclectic references on 'Renaissance' and how influential it could be.

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