Happened long before Em in the 90s..they used the A version as a gateway for their White, Hispanic and Asian friends and rap fans to have license to use it freely under the pretext that it's all love and hiphop..87% of hiphop sales by White teens at its height was never going to end well.
And since non Blacks aren't affected and don't have to suffer the indignity of the 'N word in their face in all it's ugly forms, but look who looks stupid and is left carrying the water..yeah, exactly. That was the whole point from the beginning.