Watch Yo' Mouth: Controversial Things Rappers Said in 2013

Lyrics and comments that got hip hop stars in trouble.

Watch Yo' Mouth: Controversial Things Rappers Said in 2013 - Talking ish is a staple in hip hop, a rite of passage even, but sometimes words push the wrong buttons (context is everything, people), and this year, even some of the best wordsmiths got caught up for things they spit on record, on stage or in interviews. Jay Z, for example, recently got the realest side eye from feminists and other folks with common sense for his Ike Turner reference in Beyoncé's "Drunk in Love": "I am Ike Turner, turn up, baby know I don’t play/Now eat the cake, Anna Mae/Said eat the cake, Anna Mae," he rhymed, pointing to a not so pleasant memory in Tina Turner's past.   Read on for more lyrics and comments that got artists in trouble this year.(Photos from left: Judy Eddy/WENN.com, REUTERS/Andrew Innerarity, Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Watch Yo' Mouth: Controversial Things Rappers Said in 2013 - Talking ish is a staple in hip hop, a rite of passage even, but sometimes words push the wrong buttons (context is everything, people), and this year, even some of the best wordsmiths got caught up for things they spit on record, on stage or in interviews. Jay Z, for example, recently got the realest side eye from feminists and other folks with common sense for his Ike Turner reference in Beyoncé's "Drunk in Love": "I am Ike Turner, turn up, baby know I don’t play/Now eat the cake, Anna Mae/Said eat the cake, Anna Mae," he rhymed, pointing to a not so pleasant memory in Tina Turner's past.  Read on for more lyrics and comments that got artists in trouble this year.(Photos from left: Judy Eddy/WENN.com, REUTERS/Andrew Innerarity, Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Chopped Down - Lil Wayne issued a formal letter of apology to the Till family and promised not to repeat lyrics in the song "Karate Chop" after he used the track to compare a passionate sexual encouter with the brutal beating and murder of civil rights icon Emmett Till.(Photo: REUTERS/Andrew Innerarity)

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Chopped Down - Lil Wayne issued a formal letter of apology to the Till family and promised not to repeat lyrics in the song "Karate Chop" after he used the track to compare a passionate sexual encouter with the brutal beating and murder of civil rights icon Emmett Till.(Photo: REUTERS/Andrew Innerarity)

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You Should've Known - Rick Ross got in hot water over his "date rape lyrics," a line in Rocko's original "U.O.E.N.O" where he describes slipping a molly into someone's drink without their knowledge. He apologized once the Internet caught wind of the song and Reebok dropped him.(Photo: Judy Eddy/WENN.com)

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You Should've Known - Rick Ross got in hot water over his "date rape lyrics," a line in Rocko's original "U.O.E.N.O" where he describes slipping a molly into someone's drink without their knowledge. He apologized once the Internet caught wind of the song and Reebok dropped him.(Photo: Judy Eddy/WENN.com)

Trinidad James: All Gold Everything 2.0 - He's got gold in his watch, his chains and his music, so get ready for Trinidad James: All Gold Everything 2.0! What do we mean by 2.0? Well, you know you're hot when T.I., 2 Chainz and Young Jeezy all hop on the remix to your smash hit, so let's just say he's upgraded.  Don't miss Trinidad James tonight on 106 & Park when he's in the house and onstage with August Alsina at 6P/5C!! (Photo: Prince Williams/FilmMagic)

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Rotten Apple - Trinidad James raised a fuss in New York, especially with Maino, when he said that the South "runs" NY musically. Maino demanded an apology, but James refused. "My only intentions when I said what I said was to get New York radio — the main stations — to play more young New York artists," he said. (Photo: Prince Williams/FilmMagic)

Kanye West, @kanyewest - Tweet: ""JIMMY KIMMEL, I DON'T TAKE IT AS A JOKE…. YOU DON'T HAVE SCUM BAGS HOPPING OVER FENCES TRYING TO TAKE PICTURES OF YOUR DAUGHTER"Kanye West was so sincere about that hour-long, four-part interview with the BBC's Zane Lowe, and Jimmy Kimmel just doesn't get it. The comedian spoofed the chat on his late night show and 'Ye took to Twitter to blast him for it.(Photo: FameFlynet, Inc)

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Who Got the Hook Up? - Everything Kanye West said this year was picked apart and scrutinized, but he offended some folks when he said that Black people aren't as well connected as Jewish people. The Anti-Defamation League issued a statement saying his words incited "that same old canard that Jews run the world." West later said his words were an "ignorant compliment."(Photo: FameFlynet, Inc)

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Color Me Bad - A$AP Rocky caught the ire of fashionistas — including Azealia Banks — when he said that only light-skinned girls can "get away" with wearing red lipstick. He later apologized — kind of — saying"sorry" and then adding in a "Black girls, you know they sensitive, but they our sisters."(Photo: Rob Kim/Getty Images for Arms Around the Child)

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Color Me Bad - A$AP Rocky caught the ire of fashionistas — including Azealia Banks — when he said that only light-skinned girls can "get away" with wearing red lipstick. He later apologized — kind of — saying"sorry" and then adding in a "Black girls, you know they sensitive, but they our sisters."(Photo: Rob Kim/Getty Images for Arms Around the Child)

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Jay Z - Jay Z just may be a fixture in Hustler of the Year category for as long as BET has it. In addition to keeping sharp with his lyrics as an MC, Hov the business, man (no businessman) helped Robinson Cano and Kevin Durant each secure contracts worth well over $250 million with the Seattle Mariners and Nike. Hustlers don't sleep, they rest one eye up.(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Give and Take - Jay also got into trouble with public opinion this year when he said, "my presence is charity" in response to criticism that he is not philathropic enough from the likes of veteran singer/activist Harry Belafonte.(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Track of the Year: "Power Trip" – Produced by J. Cole (J. Cole f/ Miguel) - This hip hop love cut collabo between J. Cole and Miguel, walks the fine line between swag and vulnerability. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Moment of Clarity - J. Cole was one of the quickest to apologize when he was called out for his line, "I'm artistic, you n----s is autistic, retarded." He said he realized "immediately" — from the first backlash comment — that he was wrong for that.(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Slim Shady Back - Guess who's back? Offensive Eminem, according to folks who called his "Rap God" homophobic for his use of "f----t," "f-gs" and "gay-looking boy." His response: "I don't know how to say this without saying it how I've said it a million times ... those kind of words, when I came up battle-rappin' or whatever, I never really equated those words [to mean homosexual]."(Photo: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images for MTV)

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Slim Shady Back - Guess who's back? Offensive Eminem, according to folks who called his "Rap God" homophobic for his use of "f----t," "f-gs" and "gay-looking boy." His response: "I don't know how to say this without saying it how I've said it a million times ... those kind of words, when I came up battle-rappin' or whatever, I never really equated those words [to mean homosexual]."(Photo: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images for MTV)

Death Threat - Chief Keef threatened to murder a female on one of his songs for a very horrifying reason: "You ain't gonna let me f--k you, and I feel you / But you gone suck my d--k or I'll kill you," he said. A petition was started to keep his music from being played in Chicago Public Schools.(Photo: 247PapsTV / Splash News)

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Death Threat - Chief Keef threatened to murder a female on one of his songs for a very horrifying reason: "You ain't gonna let me f--k you, and I feel you / But you gone suck my d--k or I'll kill you," he said. A petition was started to keep his music from being played in Chicago Public Schools.(Photo: 247PapsTV / Splash News)

Accidental Raps - Even LL Cool J is not immune to the side eye. The hip hop icon teamed with Brad Paisley for country-rap collabo "Accidental Racist," and was taken to task for its awkward confessions and apologies about racism, i.e., "If you don't judge my du-rag…I won't judge your red flag … If you forget my gold chains…I'll forget the iron chains." Sorry Uncle L, even with the explanation, we can't co-sign this.(Photo:  Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Bing)

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Accidental Raps - Even LL Cool J is not immune to the side eye. The hip hop icon teamed with Brad Paisley for country-rap collabo "Accidental Racist," and was taken to task for its awkward confessions and apologies about racism, i.e., "If you don't judge my du-rag…I won't judge your red flag … If you forget my gold chains…I'll forget the iron chains." Sorry Uncle L, even with the explanation, we can't co-sign this.(Photo:  Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Bing)