Released while 2Pac was imprisoned, Me Against the World made an immediate impact on the charts, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200, holding the top spot for four consecutive weeks, and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The musical production on the album was considered by several music critics to be the best on any of his albums up to that point in his career. Lyrically, he intentionally tried to make the album more personal and reflective than his previous efforts.
According to 2Pac, Me Against the World was made to show the hip hop audience his respect for the art form. Drawing lyrical inspiration from his impending prison sentence, troubles with the police, and poverty, the album is described as being 2Pac's most introspective album. Lizzo and Beyoncé aren’t alone in tweaking their lyrics.Me Against the World is the third studio album by American rapper 2Pac, released on Maby Interscope Records. In the updated version of “GRRLS,” she sings, “Hold my bag, bitch, hold my bag / Do you see this s–t? Hold me back.” As an influential artist I’m dedicated to being part of the change I’ve been waiting to see in the world.” This is the result of me listening and taking action. “I’m proud to say there’s a new version of ‘GRRRLS’ with a lyric change. “As a fat Black woman in America, I’ve had many hurtful words used against me so I overstand the power words can have (whether intentionally or in my case, unintentionally),” the Michigan native added. “It’s been brought to my attention that there is a harmful word in my new song ‘GRRRLS.’ Let me make one thing clear: I never want to promote derogatory language,” she said in a statement via social media. “Hold my bag, bitch, hold my bag / Do you see this s–t? I’m a spaz,” the flutist rapped on the song “GRRRLS,” released in June 2022. The controversy came just weeks after Lizzo received backlash for using the same word. “Where she leads, the music industry follows. “Waking up this morning to hear has heard and recognised the disabled community’s call to remove ableist language from her music is an incredible feeling,” the England native tweeted in August 2022. The correction was welcomed by activists like Diviney. “The word, not used intentionally in a harmful way, will be replaced,” Beyoncé’s reps told Variety in a statement at the time. Three days after “Heated” was released, the Texas native vowed to change the lyrics. If you want to be ‘international,’ think of your ‘international’ fanbase when writing songs,” one critic tweeted. While some argued that the word isn’t considered deeply offensive in the U.S., others noted that the “Crazy In Love” singer makes music for the whole world. Guess I’ll just keep telling the whole industry to ‘do better’ until ableist slurs disappear from music 💔.” “Feels like a slap in the face to me, the disabled community & the progress we tried to make with Lizzo.
“So used the word ‘spaz’ in her new song Heated,” disability advocate Hannah Diviney wrote via Twitter the day after the album release. Medical professionals define the word “spastic” as a symptom of a disability that makes it difficult to control one’s muscles, including cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, strokes and spinal cord injuries.
“Spazzin’ on that ass, spazz on that ass,” she sings on the original version of the track. While Beyoncé’s album Renaissance, which initially dropped in July 2022, was widely met with praise, controversy sparked after listeners noticed the singer used the word “spaz” in the song “Heated.”
Beyoncé has joined the ranks of Taylor Swift, Lizzo and other artists who have changed their lyrics after realizing they offended listeners.
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