McDonald’s (MCD) has apologized to a customer at one of its British restaurants who was startled to hear an X-rated rap song blaring over the sound system during breakfast.
The four-minute track, Only 17 by American rapper Rucka Rucka Ali, includes explicit references to underage sex and prison rape. “The lyrics are disgusting,†Steve Davidson, who heard the song while having breakfast with his toddler grandson on Nov. 15 at a McDonald’s in the Welsh town of Haverfordwest, told the newspaper Metro. “It certainly shouldn’t be playing in a restaurant where they sell Happy Meals to children.â€Â
A McDonald’s spokeswoman told Bloomberg Businessweek that a night-shift worker had inadvertently left his personal music player plugged into the sound system the night before. “The content and lyrics were wholly inappropriate and had no place in McDonald’s,†she said. “Management have spoken to the crew member involved.â€Â
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http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-11-21/mcmuffins-and-a-side-of-lewd-rap-at-a-british-mcdonaldsRucka Rucka Ali replied to this news story, see the (explicit) video reply here:
Never heard the song? Watch it here (Notice: VERY Explicit)
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