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<blockquote data-quote="UPROXX" data-source="post: 57586" data-attributes="member: 81">Beyonce’s music has always been full of playful lyrics about — or <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/beyonce-savage-onlyfans-jay-z-the-dream/" target="_blank">even penned by</a> — her <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/jay-z-instagram-beyonce-followed/" target="_blank">husband Jay-Z</a>, but usually, they’re of a complimentary sort. Her new album <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/beyonce-renaissance-sequencing-listeners-marvel/" target="_blank">Renaissance</a>, though, has a shady line that fans are sure confirms a long-held suspicion about the power couple’s relationship, and they’re reacting accordingly on Twitter. Toward the end of the song “Church Girl,” Beyonce borrows a line from Nelly’s controversial 2000 hit “Tip Drill,” repurposing it to suit a gender-flipped dynamic. “Must be the cash ’cause it ain’t your face,” she crows on the outro.Naturally, some fans have interpreted this line as a reference to Jay-Z, whose facial characteristics have long been a bit of a target within the world of hip-hop. On Nas’ vicious 2001 diss “Ether,” the Queens native wondered whether Jay was “abused as a child, scared to smile, they called you ugly,” while during a separate beef, Cam’ron joked that the Marcy Projects product resembled the cigarette mascot, Joe Camel. Jay himself even made a self-deprecating reference to this tendency on his own 4:44 track “<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/jay-z-family-feud-video/" target="_blank">Familly Feud</a>,” rhyming “Ain’t no such thing as an ugly billionaire.”All of which have combined to give fans the impression that Beyonce’s new song must be talking about her (very wealthy) husband. I’m sure he’ll be crying himself to sleep on their bed that is presumably made of cash, wiping his eyes with dollar bills, and resting his head on solid gold bricks. Listen to “Church Girl” up top and check out some of the hilarious responses below.<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/beyonce-church-girl-lyrics-jay-z/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="UPROXX, post: 57586, member: 81"] Beyonce’s music has always been full of playful lyrics about — or [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/beyonce-savage-onlyfans-jay-z-the-dream/']even penned by[/URL] — her [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/jay-z-instagram-beyonce-followed/']husband Jay-Z[/URL], but usually, they’re of a complimentary sort. Her new album [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/beyonce-renaissance-sequencing-listeners-marvel/'][I]Renaissance[/I][/URL], though, has a shady line that fans are sure confirms a long-held suspicion about the power couple’s relationship, and they’re reacting accordingly on Twitter. Toward the end of the song “Church Girl,” Beyonce borrows a line from Nelly’s controversial 2000 hit “Tip Drill,” repurposing it to suit a gender-flipped dynamic. “Must be the cash ’cause it ain’t your face,” she crows on the outro. Naturally, some fans have interpreted this line as a reference to Jay-Z, whose facial characteristics have long been a bit of a target within the world of hip-hop. On Nas’ vicious 2001 diss “Ether,” the Queens native wondered whether Jay was “abused as a child, scared to smile, they called you ugly,” while during a separate beef, Cam’ron joked that the Marcy Projects product resembled the cigarette mascot, Joe Camel. Jay himself even made a self-deprecating reference to this tendency on his own [I]4:44[/I] track “[URL='https://uproxx.com/music/jay-z-family-feud-video/']Familly Feud[/URL],” rhyming “Ain’t no such thing as an ugly billionaire.” All of which have combined to give fans the impression that Beyonce’s new song must be talking about her (very wealthy) husband. I’m sure he’ll be crying himself to sleep on their bed that is presumably made of cash, wiping his eyes with dollar bills, and resting his head on solid gold bricks. Listen to “Church Girl” up top and check out some of the hilarious responses below. [url="https://uproxx.com/music/beyonce-church-girl-lyrics-jay-z/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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