Paisley, LL Cool J Stand by 'Accidental Racist'

Paisley, LL Cool J Stand by 'Accidental Racist'

FORTUNE -- Country singer Brad Paisley set Twitter ablaze Monday with the release of "Accidental Racist," a tune that starts with a vignette about wearing a confederate flag t-shirt in a Starbucks ("When I put on that t-shirt, the only thing I meant to

Here's Brad Paisley's new song "Accidental Racist," with a guest verse by LL Cool J. You can read the lyrics here. It appears to be some kind of 11th-grade AP U.S. History project?

Prepare your jaws, everyone. Brad Paisley released a song called "Accidental Racist" and it's a terrible thing. The song begins with this strange story about wearing a Confederate flag in public: "To the man that waited on me

FORTUNE -- Country singer Brad Paisley set Twitter ablaze Monday with the release of "Accidental Racist," a tune that starts with a vignette about wearing a confederate flag t-shirt in a Starbucks ("When I put on that t-shirt, the only thing I meant to

It only took a few hours for a six-minute song about race to spark a backlash after its release Monday. The song by the unlikely duo of Brad Paisley and LL Cool J, “Accidental Racist,” was slammed by music critics and fans alike for its attempt at a