What do you do when you’re a rapper who’s witnessed the birth of his first baby girl? You retire the word b-tch! In a beautiful poem dedicated to his Blue Ivy Jay goes on to explain his change of heart.
“Before I got in the game, made a change, and got rich
I didn’t think hard about using the word B—-
I rapped, I flipped it, I sold it, I lived it
now with my daughter in this world
I curse those that give it
I never realized while on the fast track
that I’d give riddance to the word bitch, to leave her innocence in tact
No man will degrade her, or call her out her name
the women won’t despise her and call her the same
I know it’s gonna miss me/ cuz we been together like Nike Airs and crisp tees
when we all used to hang out front
singing 99 problems but a lady ain’t one
Excuse me miss, can I be your mister
cuz I can tell the difference from a little girl and a sister
She never grew up, her father left her alone
I promise not to talk like we used to/ until Kingdom Come
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.”
Some of Jigga’s greatest hits are gonna be a little different to say without the word B-tch attached but I commend him for making that change and respecting his daughter. Would have loved for him to make this change sooner for his sonwife but respect is respect.
