
Hip-hop isn’t shy about getting dirty. While today’s rap can be crude and quite explicit — with topics ranging from gang violence to drugs and sex, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) gives hitmakers the additional task of making family-friendly edits in their tracks. Here are a few of the most clever radio edits to ever touch the airwaves.—Sade Spence
Song: “Can I Get A…”
Artist: JAY Z
Real Line: “Can I get a… fuck you”
Radio Edit: “Can I get a… what what”