Dirty Laundry: Scandalous Details Artists Reveal in Songs
Kelly Rowland is just the latest musician to air things out.
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Dirty Laundry: Scandalous Details Artists Reveal in Songs - Kelly Rowland's new track "Ditry Laundry" is just that—and boy, does she air it out. In the intensely, bravely personal song from the singer's upcoming album Talk a Good Game, Kelly confesses that she sometimes feels jealous of Beyoncé and even details a physically abusive relationship in her past. Of course, Kelly isn't the first musician to put it all out there. Read on for other artists who've aired their own dirty laundry.(Photos from left: CPA, PacificCoastNews.com, Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Ketel One, Josephine Santos, PacificCoastNews.com)
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Eminem, "Cleaning Out My Closet" - Eminem is no stranger to putting his business on wax, but the third verse of this 2002 song is especially shocking. Going at his mother, Em accuses her of popping pills, says she has a psychological condition, and vows she won't ever meet his daughter.(Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images)
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Angel Haze, "Cleaning Out My Closet" - Detroit rookie Angel Haze borrows Eminem's beat, title and concept for this 2012 mixtape track that reveals her sexual abuse as a child in graphic detail. (Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BET)
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Ray J, "I Hit It First" - Ray J's recent single, which was covered by a blurred-out image of his ex—and current Kanye West baby mama—Kim Kardashian, was TMI on a grand scale. "And if you were to come back to me, girl, I'll get it wet—jacuzzi," he sings. Admittedly, it's not that revealing compared to their sex tape. (Photo: Elektra Records)
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Kanye West, "Way Too Cold" - Of course, Kanye's had his own oversharing musical moments involving Kim. On this 2012 track he admitted he fell in love with her "at the same time she fell in love him"—meaning ex-husband Kris Humphries. (Photo: Judy Eddy/WENN.com)
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