This thread is a bit uglier than the original.

I think there are two distinct questions: "should the song be censored?" and "should the song have been released on record?" The concensus seems the be that censorship is wrong. The second question may be the more important. In this case the record company had the freedom to release or not release the song. They are under no obligation to record and release every song they hear. They are not driven by art or politics or social consiousness. Their only concern is making money. In this case they chose to release a distasteful venting of juvenile frustration, fully aware that the controversy would keep the song alive long past the standard shelf-life of a rap song. Here's where the responsibility lies.