. Iverson agrees to change offensive lyrics in rap album
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The Associated Press
NEW YORK — After meeting
with Allen Iverson, NBA commis
sioner David Stern does not plan to
fine or suspend the Philadelphia
guard for recording a rap album
with controversial lyrics.
Iverson agreed on Thursday to
take steps to eliminate the most of
fensive words from the final ver
sion of his album.
“The lyrics that have been attrib
uted to Allen Iverson’s soon-to-be
released rap CD are coarse, offen
sive and anti-social,” Stern said in
a strongly worded statement.
“However, I have come to under
stand, unfortunately, that certain
rap artists regularly spew such
lyrics to a wide audience at great
profit to some of America’s most
successful entertainment compa
nies.
“Notwithstanding the music’s
wide popularity, Allen, by even
recording his lyrics, has done a dis
service to himself, the Philadelphia
76ers, his teammates and perhaps
all NBA players. However, I do not
believe that the NBA should be in
the business of regulating artistic
expression, no matter how repug
nant,” Stern said.
Stern’s statement said Iverson
had made a commitment to elimi
nate the offensive lyrics, which in
clude violent references and
derogatory terms about gays,
The lyrics... are
course; offensive and anti
social. However, I have
come to understand,
unfortunately, that certain
rap artists regularly spew
such lyrics to a wide
audience at great profit to
successful entertainment
companies.
David Stern
NBA Commissioner //
women and blacks.
A players’ union official who ac
companied Iverson to the meeting
said Iverson had already changed
some of the lyrics prior to meeting
with Stern.
“If he doesn’t follow through on
that commitment, then he, along
with the 76ers and the NBA, will
merit whatever criticism may be
leveled at us,” Stern said.
By agreeing to eliminate some of
the lyrics, Iverson made a departure
from his earlier stance. After a
meeting with civil rights groups
earlier this week, Iverson said he
would not change any lyrics.
The album is due out in Febru
ary; an edited version of one rap,
“40 Bars,” was released to radio sta
tions this week. The song is pep
pered with references to women,
blacks and gays and contains the
following lyric: “Man enough to
pull a gun, be man enough to
squeeze it.”
The song ends with the lyrics
played over the sounds of a gun be
ing cocked and fired.
“Everything in the album people
are going to think is offensive, but I
can assure you that the people out
there picketing and protesting be
fore, they’re out there doing it for
no reason,” Iverson said. “I don’t
want an apology after it’s all over,
but the world will find out those
people were wrong for picketing
about something I didn’t do or I
didn’t say.”
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