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And Finally
Jay-Z won’t say “bitch” ever again
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 17 January 2012
Jay-Z has promised to exclude the word ‘bitch’ from his future lyrics on the grounds that it’s derogatory towards women. Well, well… who knew? A poem just published by the ’99 Problems’ rapper would suggest the realisation was prompted by fatherhood (rather than marriage), with Jay citing the recent birth of his and wife Beyonce’s daughter Blue Ivy Carter as reason for his change of heart.
Part of it reads: “Before I got in the game, made a change, and got rich/I didn’t think hard about using the word bitch/I rapped, I flipped it, I sold it, I lived it/Now with my daughter in this world I curse those that give it”.
He adds: “No man will degrade her, or call her names/I’m so focused on your future, the degradation has passed/I wish you wealth, health and insight/Forever young you may pass/Blue Ivy Carter, my angel”.
Excellent, very progressive of Mr Carter. Perhaps an initial post-baby edit could now be made to Jay-Z’s verse in ‘Watch The Throne’ collaboration ‘That’s My Bitch’, which could re-titled ‘That’s My Wife’, or if we’re really being PC, ‘That’s My Feminine Equal’. Wouldn’t that be nice?
Also in Baby-Beyonce happenings, the couple are set to donate presents intended for baby Blue Ivy to charity. It’s reported that many of the gifts, which were sent in by the celebrity likes of Kanye West, Rihanna, and Mariah Carey and P Diddy, will be given to local causes benefitting young mothers.
