Fabolous Recalls Beyoncé Confronting Him Over Solange Lyric: ‘You Never Know Who’s Listening’
Fab said he's more selective with how he mentions people in his bars these days after that meeting with Bey.
Fabolous has revealed the lesson he learned after Beyoncé pressed him over a line he rapped about her sister Solange.
On the latest episode of The Pivot, Fab recalled the time that Bey confronted him about a verse on his 2010 song "For The Money" featuring Nicki Minaj off his There Is No Competition 2 (The Funeral Service) mixtape. The line in question was, "Because if you could have Beyoncé, would you take Solange?," and the Houston native had to talk to Fab about the verse and how words can hurt people.
According to Fab, he had no idea Beyoncé was paying attention to his mixtape cuts. The moment taught him a lesson about choosing his words wisely about people who could be personally affected by his bars.
"You never know who's listening, and sometimes you could say something where you just like for me it was kind of like one of them self-phrases or metaphorically just trying to get my point across or you know, kind of making her the butt of the joke," said Fab. "One of the things from it and even when I had spoke to Solange like that was one of the things she said like you never know who's listening or who is affected by what you're saying.So I took that in as an older hip-hop artist now I kept that in mind as I move forward you know what I'm saying. Before that, I didn't care; I would just say anything."
Fab spoke about the Beyoncé interaction in 2020 during a conversation with The Breakfast Club. Beyoncé defending her sister appeared warranted, as Fab explained that Solange was stiff as a rock while he tried to apologize.
"I seen her, so I was like, all right, let me beeline to Solange and apologize, And Solange, she was stiff. I'm like, 'Hey! What's up?' And I was like, 'Yo, I just want you to know I didn't mean it in any malice, but I do take responsibility for saying that and I apologize,'" Fab said.
