Take The Power Back – Rage Against The Machine
Twenty years after this song came out, the Arizona state law deemed it against the law. It was decreed that schools can’t “advocate ethnic solidarity instead of the treatment of pupils as individuals.” This took place after a group of high school teachers played the song for a Mexican-American history class. The superintendent went on to issue a “notice of noncompliance” to its school district back in 2015. Weird.
Take The Power Back – Rage Against The Machine
The Real Slim Shady – Eminem
In 2001, the FCC gave a Colorado Springs radio station a fine for its decision to play the clean version of “The Real Slim Shady.” There is no explicit language even in that version, but the FCC was not happy with its sexual themes and references. That year, the agency set up guidelines that said innuendo and context were enough to say that a station violated decency standards. How can they even play rap after that?
The Real Slim Shady – Eminem
