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Oklahoma TV station apologizes for giving black rapper the boot

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  Rapper Jabee Williams    Photo: 2dopeboyz.com

An Oklahoma City television station has apologized to a popular music artist and said it made a mistake when it booted the hip hop artist off its Monday "Oklahoma Live!" morning show after producers found out he was a rapper.

Oklahoma City-based performer Jabee Williams, who is black, said on Tuesday the move by TV station KSBI may have been racially motivated.

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