It may not come as much of a surprise, but the writers at The Washington Postare not the most hip hop savvy crew. Recently, one 90s hip hop deficient writer in particular reported that rap group Public Enemy accused 9/11 of being a joke in one of their earlier songs. The problem here, however, is that the song was recorded quite a few years before the date 9/11 was even significant. Admitting their failing, The Washington Post immediately remedied the misunderstanding:
In light of this epic screw up, my friends at Twitter and I have compiled a list of misreported hip hop news and lyric corrections, that for years have been misunderstood by the folks at The Washington Post:
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