Patti Smith's track 'Rock N Roll N****r' no longer streaming

Patti Smith’s ‘Rock N Roll N- - - - -’ Quietly Vanishes From Streaming

The Patti Smith Group’s 1978 song “Rock N Roll N- - - - -” off album ‘Easter’ is no longer available on streaming services. The song disappeared from Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, and Amazon Music in the past few months, per a Rolling Stone report.

Patti Smith's track 'Rock N Roll N****r' no longer streaming

Patti Smith's controversial track 'Rock N Roll N****r' which features on her hit record 'Easter' is no longer on streaming services

Patti Smith’s “Rock n Roll N****r” Disappears From Streaming Services

Smith, who has not commented, for decades defended her clumsy attempt to reclaim the racist slur

Patti Smith's 'Rock n Roll N—-r' Quietly Removed from Streaming Services

‘Easter’ track is still available on physical media and as download purchase

Patti Smith's "Rock and Roll N*****" yanked from streaming

"Rock and Roll N*****," the controversial track from the Patti Smith Group's album Easter, has quietly disappeared from streaming services.

Patti Smith’s "Rock N Roll N****r" Removed From Streaming Services

Easter, the third album from the Patti Smith Group, came out in 1978, and it included a song called “Rock N Roll N****r.” Smith co-wrote the song with her guitarist Lenny Kaye, and in its lyrics, she seemingly used the racial slur to describe white outsider artists like herself: “Outside of society, they’re waitin’ for me/ Outside of society, that’s where I want to be.” Now, Rolling Stone reports that the song was recently removed from streaming