Psy Apologizes for "Inflammatory" "Dear American" Lyrics

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“Gangnam Style” rapper Psy has issued an apology for his spot on a newly surfaced performance of N.E.X.T.’s “Dear American” from 2004. As we reported earlier today, the South Korean performer was protesting the U.S. presence in Iraq following the death of a Korean missionary by rapping lyrics such as “Kill those f*cking Yankees who have been torturing Iraqi captives … Kill them all slowly and painfully.”

Now, eight years and 900 million YouTube views later, Psy wants to make amends. Read the heartfelt statement in its entirety below.

[via TMZ]

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