Months after Kanye West publicly disrespected the kids of his former friends Jay-Z and Beyoncé, it appears Jay-Z has fired back at his ex-collaborator.
While hitting the stage alongside Beyoncé during her “Cowboy Carter” show in Paris on Sunday, Jay-Z made a very noticeable lyric change.
While performing his and West’s 2011 hit song “N—s in Paris” from their joint album “Watch the Throne,” Jay-Z swapped the tune’s original lyrics “just might let you meet Ye” to “just might let you meet Bey,” as seen in clips shared by social media users.
As expected, social media users on X, formerly Twitter, reacted to Jay-Z’s shady, altered lyrics.
Jay-Z (real name Shawn Carter) and West, who goes by Ye, went from collaborating as tight-knit friends in the music industry to falling out over the last decade.
The pair was once one of the most dynamic duos in hip-hop, but in recent years Ye has frequently made headlines for his controversial comments, including antisemitic statements shared on social media, and erratic behavior, subsequently losing multiple brand deals.
Back in March, Ye was criticized by social media users after he posted ableist comments aimed at Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s twin kids — Rumi and Sir. The “Drunk in Love” collaborators, who tied the knot in 2008 also share daughter Blue Ivy.
“WAIT HAS ANYONE EVER SEEN JAY Z AND BEYONCES YOUNGER KIDS,” the rapper said in a since-deleted tweet. “THEYRE RETARDED NO LIKE LITERALLY.”
Jay-Z has not publicly addressed Ye’s comments about Rumi and Sir.
The record executive previously broke his silence on his strained relationship with Ye while speaking with The New York Times in 2017.
“He’s my brother. I love Kanye. I do. It’s a complicated relationship with us,” he told the outlet. “Kanye came into this business on my label. So I’ve always been like his big brother. And we’re both entertainers. It’s always been like a little underlying competition with your big brother.”
Jay-Z added: “And we both love and respect each other’s art too … And then there’s like a lot of other factors that play in it. But it’s gonna, we gonna always be good.”
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