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Explicit Lyrics

Explicit Lyrics is the third studio album recorded by the French artist Ophélie Winter.


WSUC-FM

On January 7, 1993 the radio station was fined $23,750 by the FCC for a June 21, 1992 mid-afternoon broadcast which included the uncensored version of the lead single "Yo-Da-Lin in the Valley" from the Kid Rock album Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast and the explicit lyrics version of "I'm Not Your Puppet" from the Hi-C album Skanless.


see also

Born to Mack

This album features sexually explicit lyrics over strong Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 synthesizer bass lines and Roland TR-808 drum programming.

Christian Woman

A censored version (directed by Jon Reiss) which included only the first part of the song, known on its own as "Body of Christ (Corpus Christi)", with different, less explicit lyrics and an uncensored version which contained the full 8:58 minute song.

Jose Alejandro Gonzalez, Jr.

He also ruled that the 2 Live Crew album As Nasty As They Wanna Be, which was controversial for its sexually explicit lyrics, was obscene, but his ruling was overturned on appeal.

Rhyme Pays

The album, especially tracks like "6 'N the Mornin'," is considered to have defined the gangsta genre, and was the first hip hop album to carry a Parental Advisory warning label, although it was years before the industry-standard explicit-lyrics sticker was developed.

Star Star

The song gained notoriety not only for explicit lyrics alluding to sex acts involving fruit (among other things) but also for controversial mentions of such celebrities as John Wayne and Steve McQueen.