Eric Benét says there’s no love misplaced between him and JAŸ-Z, practically a decade after being name-dropped on 4:44.
The R&B singer caught a stray again in 2017 when Hov took purpose at him on “Kill Jay-Z,” rapping:
“You nearly went Eric Benét / Let the baddest woman on the earth get away / I don’t even know what else to say / N*gga, by no means go Eric Benét.”
The “baddest woman on the earth” lyric was a reference to Halle Berry, whom Benét was publicly divorcing on the time. Shortly after the music’s launch, Benét took to social media to let JAŸ-Z know he wasn’t taking the lyric personally.
“Hey yo #Jayz! Simply so ya know, I bought the baddest woman on the earth as my spouse….like proper now!”
Quick ahead to in the present day, and Benét says his emotions in regards to the bar haven’t modified one bit.
“There was no animosity about that.”
The singer additionally admitted he needs he by no means tweeted in regards to the lyric, explaining that his response made folks assume he was upset when that wasn’t the case.
Based on Benét, the 2 have since laughed in regards to the second collectively.
“We had been like chilling in Havana with cigars and sh*t having a superb time laughing about the entire thing.”
Practically 10 years later, it’s clear the lyric didn’t make Eric Benét really feel any method.
