Mos Def and Ben Jaffe wrote it. Lenny Kravitz, Trombone Shorty, Tim Robbins, and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band all joined in to make a song to help the non-profit, Gulf Aid. It’s a song dedicated to BP called “It Ain’t My Fault.”

It’s a great number, but I still prefer the t-shirt I heard someone propose recently that anyone can wear that says, “I caused the oil spill.”

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