LL Cool J Defends 'Accidental Racists' Song

Rapper LL Cool J who just released 'Accidental Racist' song with Brad Paisley is standing by the song. He says that what he got the reaction for that he wanted for the record. 

LL Cool J says if "Accidental Racist" makes you uncomfortable, then he did his job right.

 The rapper/actor finds himself at the center of a lively Internet debate over the new Brad Paisley song about North/South race relations.

The song, which has earned scathing critiques from websites like Jezebel and Vulture, features a hip-hop interlude in which LL raps as an African-American being judged by the clothes he wears.

"Just because my pants are saggin' doesn't mean I'm up to no good," goes one lyric. In another, LL calls himself "a new fangled Django, dodgin' invisible white hoods."

"Music is about, and art is about, connecting different people, and building bridges and breaking the rules," the rapper tells CNN, who caught up with him at Sunday's Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. "If it's not compelling, and it's not complex and it's not interesting, then what are we doing it for? So I think that's the right move."

He adds: "I needed to do something that was going to be interesting like that, and shake things up, and jump out of the box. I'm really proud of it, and I hope the world hears it and enjoys it."

Paisley also defended the controversial song, writing on Twitter, "I hope it triggers emotions." 

 

I didn't take offense to the song because he is right, people tend to prejudge without knowing the person. I was watching clips of a Tyra Banks show yesterday where they were talking about races and setting up different scenarios: like for instance one of the skits was a white guy chasing a black guy down the street and the group thought the black guy robbed the white guy! When the scenario was vice versa the group thought the black guy was still trying to rob the black guy... just ridiculous! And it was even black people who were agreeing with the general statements of the group and it's sad. I think it's good different groups can talk about situations with each other though.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter