Luther Campbell, the front man for one of the most controversial rap groups in history, has advice for Jimmy Kimmel and for any media executives trying to decide how to respond to the Trump administration’s attempts to censor disfavored speech: You’ve got to fight. He would know. When the government came after him and his music, he fought, and he won, creating a legal precedent that still protects artists and entertainers who offend the sensibilities of those in power.

In 1989, Campbell’s Miami-based group, 2 Live Crew, released their album As Nasty as They Wanna Be, which included the smash hit “Me So Horny.” The album went platinum, but its sexually graphic lyrics drew widespread condemnation from conservative politicians and activists on the Christian right. Florida Governor Bob Martin

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