It’s common practice today for record labels to create “clean versions” of albums with explicit lyrics, and some companies even ask artists to re-record versions without profanity. “”It’s getting like we almost have a McCarthyism in the business, but the censorship isn’t new; what’s new is the fear and the compliance going on to this extent. And I think a lot of artists go along with it because they’re afraid of being lost in the corporate shuffle and falling out of favor with their labels.” – New York Times