Lil’ Wayne Disrespects Emmett Till’s Memory
Rapper Lil’ Wayne has disrespected the memory of Emmett Till in a new song that was released by Epic Records called “Karate Chop”. In case you are unfamiliar with Emmett’s story, he was murdered August 28, 1955 after flirting with a white woman. From Wikipedia:
Emmett Louis Till (July 25, 1941 – August 28, 1955) was an African-American boy who was murdered in Mississippi at the age of 14 after reportedly flirting with a white woman. Till was from Chicago, Illinois, visiting his relatives in the Mississippi Delta region when he spoke to 21-year-old Carolyn Bryant, the married proprietor of a small grocery store. Several nights later, Bryant’s husband Roy and his half-brother J. W. Milam arrived at Till’s great-uncle’s house where they took Till, transported him to a barn, beat him and gouged out one of his eyes, before shooting him through the head and disposing of his body in the Tallahatchie River, weighting it with a 70-pound cotton gin fan tied around his neck with barbed wire. His body was discovered and retrieved from the river three days later.
Lil’ Wayne raps, “Bout to put rims on my skateboard wheels/ Beat that pussy up like Emmett Till.”
Epic released a statement: “We regret the unauthorized remix version of Future’s ‘Karate Chop,’ which was leaked online and contained hurtful lyrics. Out of respect for the legacy of Emmett Till and his family and the support of the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. … we are going through great efforts to take down the unauthorized version.”
Only would Lil’ Wayne think that “wheels” rhymes with “Till”.
by Jed Eckert on February 17, 2013 | 5 Comments
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Yeah he went too far with that line.
Comment by monkeysuit — February 17, 2013 @ 10:59 am
He is a hot mess !
Comment by Kia soto — February 17, 2013 @ 11:43 am
He did go too far with this comment smh
Comment by Twana Tells — February 17, 2013 @ 5:56 pm
Now people see wayne for what he really is…
Comment by Yazmar — February 17, 2013 @ 8:18 pm
Good thing Wayne’s record label snuck in to make this right. On the flip side, sadly I think a lot of people could have learned about who Emmett is through Lil Wayne’s disrespectful song.
Comment by Sarah — February 17, 2013 @ 8:29 pm