'42,' 'Accidental Racist' and the Art of Understanding Prejudice

LL Cool J's collaboration with Brad Paisley, "Accidental Racist," has kicked up a lot of dust, but the rapper seems to have expected as much. As he told CNN, the song, which is from Paisley's newly released albumAfter being clowned on Twitter and elsewhere all week for their controversial duet “Accidental Racist,” LL Cool J and country star Brad Paisley finally addressed the song and the brewing firestorm in a lengthy sit-down with ABC News yesterdayNo one was surprised that Brad Paisley and LL Cool J's puzzling duet Accidental Racist ignited a firestorm of debate and ridicule, except maybe Paisle.LL Cool J wasn't surprised by the public furor over "Accidental Racist," his controversial new collaboration with Brad Paisley. In fact, he's pleased with it, he told Jay Leno on The Tonight Show. The song, from Paisley's new album

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