A Reddit user posted a seven-second clip titled "(SNIPPET) Eminem - Things Get Worse (Rihanna dissed)." The audio has been scrapped now.
In the snippet, between voiceovers meant to prevent copyright infringement, Eminem can be heard saying, "Of course I side with Chris Brown, I'd beat a b**** down too." However, according to The Insider, the song appeared to have been illegally obtained. It was up on the website till Monday, and the lyric in question has been making the rounds on Twitter since.
It appears that the verse was initially recorded for Eminem's 2009 album, Relapse. However, the artist later re-purposed the song for his 2011 album, making it a part of the track Things Get Worse.
The BoB version did not impress many even after its release, given that it showed Eminem dissing Angelina Jolie, Jessica Simpson, Carmen Electra, Natasha Bedingfield and his own mother, who filed a slander lawsuit against him in 1999 over lyrics on the The Slim Shady LP.
Eminem was also sued by his ex-wife, Kimberly Scott, over a 2000 song called Kim that describes the rapper violently killing her. Both suits were eventually settled.
However, the biggest difference between his usual violent lyrics and the newly leaked snippet is his expression of support for an actual incident of domestic abuse as opposed to hypothetical depictions of violence against women. Earlier, Brown was charged with felony counts as photos of Rihanna's swollen and bruised face were leaked which resulted in her hospitalisation at that time. He later pleaded guilty as part of a plea deal.
Nevertheless, here is what Twitter had to say about the matter.
https://twitter.com/mrmccatty/status/1191193298163118080
https://twitter.com/poisedslay/status/1191192644447326208
https://twitter.com/widestan/status/1191194446584590337
https://twitter.com/chainedperrys/status/1191191873882247168
https://twitter.com/Katyxmimi/status/1191193969704628225
https://twitter.com/gusmao_fer/status/1191379643036848128
https://twitter.com/Adil22153935/status/1191299950195486720
https://twitter.com/badgalrihlegend/status/1191192577950785538
https://twitter.com/Careyslave/status/1191192244918923264
Although a majority of Twitter users protested against Eminem, a few refused to believe that he could have expressed ill-intentions towards Rihanna. However, others went on to say that he scrapped the part because he later realised he was being unfair.
https://twitter.com/JLu0929/status/1191342279396593664
What if he didn’t released it for a reason? Like what if he realized he was dumb and trash for put those lines and decider to skip it?
— Dangerous (@ScooterCrave_) November 4, 2019
https://twitter.com/drugsbalIads/status/1191197587191324673
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