LL Cool J’s new duet with country star Brad Paisley is making news for all the wrong reasons. The song, “Accidental Racist,” attempts to tackle the misunderstandings and stereotypes that lead to racist beliefs. Instead, it comes off rather cheesy, out of left field, ill-informed and totally random. The song tells the story of two men in the south, trying to understand one another, and as Paisley puts it, “rewrite history.” It reads and sounds like an Afterschool Special with LL saying “the past is the past” and “let bygones be bygones.” He even thanks Abraham Lincoln for freeing him and says “if you don’t judge my du rag, I won’t judge your red flag.” Excuse me, sir? Here are some of the lyrics…

[PAISLEY] I’m just a white man, coming to you from the South land,
Trying to understand what it’s like not to be
I’m proud of where I’m from, but not everything we’ve done
and it ain’t like you and me can rewrite history
Our generation didn’t start this nation
we’re still picking up the pieces, walking on eggshells fighting over yesterday
caught between Southern pride and Southern blame

[LL COOL J] Dear Mr. White Man, I wish you understood
What the world is really like when you’re livin’ in the hood
Just because my pants are saggin’ doesn’t mean I’m up to no good
You should try to get to know me, I really wish you would
Now my chains are gold but I’m still misunderstood
I wasn’t there when Sherman’s March turned the south into firewood
I want you to get paid but be a slave I never could
Feel like a newfangled Django, dodgin’ invisible white hoods
So when I see that white cowboy hat, I’m thinkin’ it’s not all good
I guess we’re both guilty of judgin’ the cover not the book
I’d love to buy you a beer, conversate [UGH, THIS WORD!!!] and clear the air
But I see that red flag and I think you wish I wasn’t here

Take a listen and tell us what you think in the comment box.

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