Tag: Emmett Till
Lil Wayne Dropped From Mountain Dew Endorsement Deal, Emmett Till’s Family Reacts
Too little too late? Lil Wayne‘s rhymes are getting him in trouble — and this time around, even an apology can’t save the situation. The “Money on My Mind” rapper has officially been dropped from an endorsement deal with Mountain Dew over controversial lyrics that he contributed to a remix…
Lil Wayne Apologizes To The Emmett Till Family
Back in February, Lil Wayne became the subject of intense scrutiny for a rap lyric that seemingly disrespected the memory of Emmett Till, a young boy that was murdered and mutilated in 1955 for whistling at a white woman. The rapper appeared on the song “Karate Chop” and proclaimed that…