mean ing ▁black ▁Americans ▁and ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Mov ement . ▁The ▁country ▁music ▁artist ▁David ▁All an ▁Co e ▁used ▁the ▁ra cial ▁terms ▁" red ne ck ", ▁" white ▁tr ash ", ▁and ▁" n igger " ▁in ▁the ▁songs ▁" If ▁That ▁Ain ' t ▁Country , ▁I ' ll ▁K iss ▁Your ▁Ass " ▁and ▁" N igger ▁F ucker ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁John ▁L enn on ▁and ▁Y oko ▁O no ▁used ▁the ▁word ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁title ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁ch orus ▁of ▁their ▁song ▁" W oman ▁is ▁the ▁N igger ▁of ▁the ▁World ," ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁both ▁a ▁single ▁and ▁a ▁track ▁on ▁their ▁album ▁" S omet ime ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ." ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁P atti ▁Smith ▁used ▁the ▁word ▁prom in ently ▁in ▁the ▁song ▁" R ock ▁And ▁Roll ▁N igger ". ▁ ▁The ▁punk ▁band ▁the ▁Dead ▁Kenn ed ys ▁used ▁the ▁word ▁in ▁their ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁song ▁" H olid ay ▁in ▁Camb odia " ▁in ▁the ▁line , ▁B rag ging ▁that ▁you ▁know ▁how ▁the ▁n ig gers ▁feel ▁cold ▁and ▁the ▁sl um ' s ▁got ▁so ▁much ▁soul . ▁The ▁context ▁is ▁a ▁section ▁mock ing ▁champ agne ▁social ists . ▁Rap ▁groups ▁such ▁as ▁N . W . A ▁( N igg az ▁with ▁Att itudes ) ▁re - pop ular ized ▁the ▁usage ▁in ▁their ▁songs .