96.5 FM Now Censoring "LeBron" From Jay-Z Song

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There are George Carlin's seven dirty words, which you'll never hear on terrestrial radio, and there's a host of others that probably won't make the airwaves anytime soon because of decency standards, but how about the word "LeBron"?

In Cleveland, it's a dirty word. Offensive, one might say.

96.5 FM, taking the city's LeBron hate to a new level, has started censoring "LeBron" from Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind" song.

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Vince Grzegorek

Vince Grzegorek has been with Scene since 2007 and editor-in-chief since 2012. He previously worked at Discount Drug Mart and Texas Roadhouse.
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