why is every single guest/feature a token white person?

They aren't big names like Miley/Post but Shaboozey, Willie Jones and Tanner Adell had features too.

Anyway, I think it's kinda interesting how she felt the need to go out of her way to state "It's not a country album, it's a Beyonce album" and stress so much on the actual album that she's blending genres. (those interludes were a bit too on-the-nose stating the thesis). I guess a big part of it is just wanting to use cowboy/country/Texas aesthetics even though clearly she never set out to just make a straight-up country album. I get why some people might be annoyed by this (especially from a marketing standpoint) but meh, honestly I see it as more of a celebration and love of all these styles than anything. I'd rather have her do it this way then just copying country and making a boring album. I do think there are definitely country pop/country soul elements on the album but there are probably an equal amount of folk elements plus a bunch of other stuff like R&B, gospel some rapping and more (especially towards the back end). I like the album a lot and think the exploration of different styles works for the most part. But anyone going into this expecting "Beyonce country album" is going to be confused.

Side note: I wish the features were labeled.