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Common - Common was scheduled to deliver the commencement speech at New Jersey's Kean University but those plans were halted. The State Troopers Fraternal Association of New Jersey applied pressure to the school after petitioning that he be removed because of his 15-year-old tribute "A Song for Assata [Shakur]." But Common's not the first rapper to called out . Read on.  — Michael Harris (@IceBlueVA)(Photo: Desiree Navarro/Getty Images)

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Kanye West - The haters are coming for Kanye West's throne.After it was announced that he would headline England's Glastonbury Festival, usually led by all rock acts, over 90,000 people signed a petition asking organizers to cancel his set. His big bro Jay Z also came under scrutiny in 2008 when he was invited...and he subsequently killed the show.(Photo: James Devaney/GC Images)

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Snoop Dogg - A petition went around to bar Snoop from Australia and performing at the Big Day Out Festival. He was accused of misogyny and living out his lyrics; and the petition didn't fall on deaf ears. Snoop was warned that if he violated any of the terms of Australia's mandatory health and character requirements that his visa could be terminated.(Photo: Kristy Sparow/Getty Images for ETAM)

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Justin Bieber - In January 2014, over 100,000 people called for the removal of Justin Bieber from the United States. Feeling some type of way after Bieber was arrested for DUI and drag racing, We The People decried, "He is not only threatening the safety of our people but he is also a terrible influence on our nation's youth."(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Desert Smash)

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Chris Brown - There were some 12,000 non-Team Breezy members who tried to stop the R&B king from performing in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia in 2013 after his assault of Rihanna.(Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Live Nation)

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Lupe Fiasco - Lupe's fans petitioned Atlantic Records to release his third album, Lasers, in 2010; and the people were heard. The MC's project was finally shipped to the public in March 2011. (Photo: Douglas Gorenstein/NBC)

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Nelly - Nelly took issue with petitioners in 2004 who called for a boycott of his bone marrow drive at Spelman College in light of his "Tip Drill" video. Nelly felt the students picked the wrong event, as he was looking for a match for his sister Jackie, who passed away from leukemia the next year. (Photo: Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Bud Light)

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Rick Ross - Petitioners called for Rick Ross' contract after his controversial "date rape lyrics" dropped on Rocko's "U.O.E.N.O." Reebok responded by dropping him from their million-dollar endorsement deal. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Tyler, the Creator - Pepsi pulled the plug on Tyler the Creator's Mountain Dew spots in 2013. Using several Black men in a lineup along with "Felicia" the goat, the commercial was deemed racially insensitive, as social commentator Dr. Boyce Watkins launched a campaign against the commercial that ultimately led to its removal.(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Spike)

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R. Kelly - In 2013, BK Nation, a non-profit organization founded by activist Kevin Powell, created a petition calling for an end of support for R. Kelly. The group was still at arms over the child pornography charges hurled at the "12 Play" singer over the years.(Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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The Carters - Beyoncé and Jay Z were called out in a petition demanding better hair care for their firstborn. The original protester eventually admitted it was a "joke" and was taken to task for using Change.org to make her silly request.(Photo: Mark Davis/Getty Images)