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“The ACLU may not want it advertised, but this record is pornographic; that’s one of the good things about it.” – Robert Christgau
BY 1989, Miami rap group The 2 Live Crew’s ultimately double-platinum album
As Nasty As They Wanna Be was quickly climbing the hip-hop charts. The lead single, “Me So Horny” was a crossover hit. Their unique blend of Southern rap and “party record” comedy bits had expanded well beyond their core audience of Southern Blacks. The vulgar lyrics and booty-shaking dances had infiltrated the white suburbs. Mothers were appalled to hear their kids’ mouth couplets such as, “