“Yonce” Director Ricky Saiz Says It Was Joan Smalls’ Idea To Lick Beyonce

Beyonce mania is steadily sweeping through pop consciousness like wildfire. The icon dropped her visual album on all of us with the best kept surprise of the year, and has sold over 800,000 copies and counting since Friday.

Of course, Bey enlisted the flawless to bring her music to life. For her saucy mini-clip “Yonce,” the queen of the court enlisted three of the hottest brown models of the runway to rock by her side: Joan Smalls,Chanel Iman and Jourdan Dunn. Director Ricky Saiz, known for his work on DONDA, was at the helm of “Yonce,” and explained the concept and vibe of the video shoot. The director told MTV News that it was Joan’s idea to put the moves on Miss Yonce:

“We were going through takes and it was her and Joan and they were close. And Joan went for the lick and we got it.”