Micheal Jackson told Nas if he didn't cuss he could use his Sample

[Zero]

Jay-Z Streets Is Watching is another one, although that gets weird as the same song was then sampled on My Name Is a year later and well...we all know how vulgar that one was lol

One rapper's words were cleaner

 

[Formerly known as...]

The no cursing is not true.

 

[JMD]

The no cursing is not true.

are you listening to an alternate version?

 

[ArchStanton]

Jay-Z Streets Is Watching is another one, although that gets weird as the same song was then sampled on My Name Is a year later and well...we all know how vulgar that one was lol

They did make Eminem change some of his lines like the part about the teacher where the teacher was a guy. But obviously there was plenty left in.

 

[Formerly known as...]

are you listening to an alternate version?

I meant the reason behind MJ clearing it

 

[Long Live The Kane]

this is the prototypical “hip hop” song to me…like if aliens landed and asked me what song to upload to their database as an example of hip hop I’m picking It Ain’t Hard to Tell without a lot of deliberation

And I’d bet that OP is just a internet fable