*As Cleveland continues to rid the city of all things LeBron James, local radio station KISS FM has decided to edit the word “LeBron” out of the second verse of Jay-Z and Alica Keys’ New York anthem “Empire State of Mind” – even though the name is not really referencing the actual player.
The line in question, “[If] Jeezy’s paying LeBron, I’m paying Dwyane Wade,” is a nod to Young Jeezy’s mixtape track “Kobe and LeBron,” which uses the numbers of Kobe Bryant and James to represent the discount he gets on a kilo of cocaine. Jeezy says, “I used to pay Kobe, but now I pay LeBron,” meaning he used to pay “24″ (Kobe) but now he pays “23″ (LeBron).
Using the same formula, Jay-Z responded in “Empire State of Mind”: “If Jeezy’s paying LeBron (23) I’m paying Dwyane Wade (3).”
Still, KISS FM’s night time disc jockey “Java” Joel Murphy deems it necessary to edit out the two-time MVP, telling WFNY that the decision is one he feels resonates well with Clevelanders given their well-documented feelings towards James.
“I was playing the song and realized that the word ‘LeBron’ is as offensive to some people as the ‘Seven Words You Can’t Say On The Radio,’” said Murphy. “Anytime one of those words shows up in a song, we either bleep it, cut it out completely or obscure it by flipping it backwards. So, I suggested to our programming department that we should treat the name ‘LeBron’ similarly.”
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That is the most insane thing I’ve ever heard! Sometimes people just go to far!!!
Grow UP, Clevelander’s!
Yo know?…I always say..”the only time you REALLY see WTF someone’s “love” means?, is when shyt AIN’T going well! It’s easy as hell, to be “right” when it’s Disneyland n shyt, but wait til a prollum comes up!” So, though I didn’t agree with your choice dude?, “do you”, son!! And if these STUpid,immature as-sholes in that city can’t remember just WTF YOU gave “them”, all that time!?? FK’EM…. TWICE!!! Just let dey as-ses “fade away” (like Jordan’s!), & just like YOU did FROM…them!
i swear the people in cleveland have no life whatsoever! they are entirely too wrapped up in lebron james!! OMG!! i have never seen such foolishness in my life SMH!!
To the city of Cleveland!!! PLease stop this craziness. Is there not more IMPORTANT things going on in the city that you can focus on. Geesh!!
EUR got it WRONG again. Jay doesn’t say if “Jeezy” is paying LeBron. He says “Deezy” as in the Knicks’ GM Donnie Walsh. Stopy copying and pasting. Then you guys would get shit right. LOL! I thought everyone knew he was saying Deezy.
Yo mayn…”they” hate the truth!”, don’t they!? Well, you triiiied! LMBAO!
And in the meantime, Lebron is in Miami not giving a rat’s azz about these nutters in Cleveland.