Eminem Did the "Beyonce's Pot Belly" line taint No Apologies?

Started by Old Account, Jan 26, 2015, in Eminem Add to Reading List

  1. Old Account
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    He makes a song talking about how he'll never apologize for anything he says, but he reversed "Cause I got jelly, like Beyonce's pot belly" in the first verse.

    No Apologies is arguably one of his best tracks, but this has always bugged me. Does him censoring the line taint it for you in any way or am I just nitpicking?
     
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  2. pluto✰
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    pluto✰ where the opioids?

    Jan 26, 2015
    no..
     
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  3. Ai BOT
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    I think you are just nipple picking.
     
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  4. ImmortalTechnique
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    more because it is a bad line than because he censored it, if anything.
     
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  5. CavalierTD
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    Why the f--- was that cencored anyway?
     
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  6. Old Account
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    Because he was scared Jay would get offended, contradicting the message of the song
     
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  7. Epitome
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    Nothing could taint No Apologies
     
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  8. Creation
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    I found it funny that it was reversed, even though the song is him expressing his unapologetic mindstate. Its hard to comprehend it was on The Re-Up. Its sound like it was recorded for The Eminem Show, but as we know the first verse was wrote for the album.
     
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  9. Mike02
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    ^Wasn't it confirmed that the first two verses and the hook were all recorded in 2002, then the final verse was recorded in 06?
     
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    First two verses were recycled freestyles, last one was new
     
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    ^^ First two verses were done in 02 yes but I don't think it's ever been confirmed he waited to write the last verse. It's been speculated that way since its done in a different style.
     
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  12. Mike02
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    Jay and Beyonce weren't dating yet at the time he recorded it. He censored it cuz he didn't want Jay to be offended by it cuz they're friends.
     
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    jay-z is a satanist and would've sacrificed eminem to his god if he hadn't censored that line
     
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    ever hear that rumor that Jay Z knocked up Beyoncé way back in the day but her dad made her have an abortion.
    The line is referencing that. But Eminem has boundaries and airing out someone's dirty laundry Ina song six years past relevance versus a freestyle when it was relevant is very different. Just like he didn't like Christina because she was the person who revealed he was married to Kim, he didn't wanna be that guy.
     
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    ^d---, I never heard that Beyonce/pregnancy rumor stuff before. The line makes alot more sense now. I always thought it was just another one of his random pop star attacks.
     
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    He did it out of respect for Jay-Z. That's not apologizing, so no.
     
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    :wayne:
     
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    You do realize that if you're satanist than your God is still the traditional Christian God right?
     
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