Beyonce’s newest hit single “Drunk in Love” is causing people to talk for all the wrong reasons. The sexually-charged song, which features her husband Jay Z, is certainly more R-rated than her previous hits, but does it cross the line?
That is the question being asked, primarily due to Jay Z’s rap verse, which references the violent relationship between Ike Turner and Tina Turner. Ike was a musician who famously beat his wife Tina and was abusive towards her throughout their relationship. A 1993 film was made about acclaimed rock ‘n’ roll singer Tina Turner, “What’s Love Got to Do with It.”
In one scene, Tina, whose real name is Anna Mae, is basking in her success after her first single is played on the radio. She enters a restaurant with a girlfriend to meet up with Ike, who gets a cake for her. She does not want the cake, and instead of being okay with that, Ike shoves the cake in her face, yelling at her and saying, “Eat the cake Anna Mae.” He then proceeds to slap Tina’s friend across the face when she tries to defend Tina. “You are dead if you stay with him,” the friend says as she leaves the restaurant.
On Jay Z’s verse in “Drunk in Love,” he raps “Catch a charge I might beat the box up like Mike/In ’97 I bite, I’m Ike Turner, turn up/Baby know I don’t play, now eat the cake, Anna Mae/Said ‘Eat the cake, Anna Mae!” In the music video, Beyonce mouths the lyrics as her husband raps them.
It is very unlike the singer, who often has anthems promoting strong women, independence, and girl power, such as “Single Ladies,” and “(Girls) Run the World,” to have a song that seemingly mocks domestic abuse and the struggles that Tina Turner faced during her horrible relationship with Ike. Is Jay Z’s verse too much?
Beyonce 'Anna Mae' Reference In 'Drunk In Love' Causes Controversy: Is Jay Z Mocking Domestic Violence?
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