Stop the presses! The heavily circulated story of “That’s My B*tch” rapper Jay-Z stopping his usage of the b-word is false, according to the New York Daily News.
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With the birth of Blue Ivy Carter, a poem surfaced last week rumored to be penned by the new father vowing to drop the word from his vocabulary. He “says”:
”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. No man will degrade her, or call her name. 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.”
But when asked about the matter, he said, “That poem and story are fake.”
It wouldn’t be the first time this week a story was made up about the Knowles. A rep for Beyonce said Tuesday that Star UK’s first post-baby interview is “absolutely not” legitimate.
Jay-Z is currently preparing for the re-opening of his 40/40 Club Wednesday night. Sources close to the couple say that Beyonce will make her first post-baby appearance at the event. Swizz Beatz, Alex Rodriguez, Baron Davis and others are expected to attend.
The club closed this past summer for $10 million renovations that include “state-of-the-art 165-inch video screens and golden bats lining the walls of banquettes” and private rooms for VIPs.
”I wanted to retain the feel of a clubhouse, a relaxed place to interact with friends,” Jay-Z said.