After having the video of his controversial breakout single banned by YouTube, NY Oil found some assistance from an unlikely source for an animated version of the song.
“That animated version was produced by BET,” he revealed during an interview with HipHopDX. “Of all people to do a video for ‘Y’all Should All Get Lynched’, that BET would opt to do it’s really bugged out.”
The song and original accompanying video sent shockwaves through several Internet communities with its pointed subject matter including lines such as “All y’all coon ass rappers, y’all should all get lynched” over a backdrop featuring several mainstream rappers including Cam’ron and The Game mixed with images of actual lynchings of African Americans.
The animated version is more tame than its predecessor, but may still be too much for BET.
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“[BET was] feeling the song and the sentiment and they got behind it but there was no follow through. I think it was because they weren’t sure whether or not they could support that project with BET being what it is. But it leaked and it’s on the net and it’s picking up steam. It’ll be interesting to see if they air it in some capacity.”
Perhaps the most shocking detail about the creation of the video was that the go ahead nod came from one of the top executives at the company.
“It was green lit by Reginald Hudlin. He was the one that was the driving force behind that.”
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Hudlin is BET’s president of entertainment.
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