West Coast Connection Forum
DUBCC - Tha Connection => Outbound Connection => Topic started by: Elano The One And Only on May 01, 2013, 07:41:30 AM
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Dear Till Family:
As a recording artist, I have always been interested in word play. My lyrics often reference people, places and events in my music, as well as the music that I create for or alongside other artists.
It has come to my attention that lyrics from my contribution to a fellow artist’s song has deeply offended your family. As a father myself, I cannot imagine the pain that your family has had to endure. I would like to take a moment to acknowledge your hurt, as well as the letter you sent to me via your attorneys.
Moving forward, I will not use or reference Emmett Till or the Till family in my music, especially in an inappropriate manner. I fully support Epic Record’s decision to take down the unauthorized version of the song and to not include the reference in the version that went to retail. I will not be performing the lyrics that contain that reference live and have removed them from my catalogue.
I have tremendous respect for those who paved the way for the liberty and opportunities that African-Americans currently enjoy. As a business owner who employs several African-American employees and gives philanthropically to organizations that help youth to pursue their dreams my ultimate intention is to uplift rather than degrade our community
Best,
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.
Lil Wayne
LOL
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what a sucker.
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Didn't Kanye have a line about Emmit Till on "Through The Wire"?
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Scared he would have ended up how rick ross did, losing deals.
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Scared he would have ended up how rick ross did, losing deals.
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took him 2 months to apologize?
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Lol at wayne actually writing that. Reminds me of lil Jon on chapelle show speaking all eloquently.
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HE PROBABLY DIDNT WRITE THAT..
WHAT WAS THE LYRIC?
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He probably didn't write the lyric in the first place and he definitely didn't write that "apology."
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LOL, THE TILL FAMILY STILL TALKIN SHIT
http://www.tmz.com/2013/05/01/lil-wayne-emmett-till-no-apology/
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Didn't Kanye have a line about Emmit Till on "Through The Wire"?
Yup.
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Didn't Kanye have a line about Emmit Till on "Through The Wire"?
Yup.
that line wasn't in bad taste really though but that crossed my mind too back when this first popped off lol
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Scared he would have ended up how rick ross did, losing deals.
Bingo!
http://newsone.com/2425770/emmet-till-lil-wayne-mountain-dew-deal/
I had to google cuz I hadn't heard about any if this. That lyric was fuckin tacky. And the lil bastard wasn't going to apologize till they went after his Mountain Dew money.
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Mountain Dew may pull Tyler, The Creator's card next too :-X
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Mountain Dew may pull Tyler, The Creator's card next too :-X
good call, he's a bitch
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Mountain Dew may pull Tyler, The Creator's card next too :-X
good call, he's a bitch
no, your mother is a bitch! Tyler is dope 8)
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Tyler > Weezy
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Tyler > Weezy
both are wack & should die
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Tyler > Weezy
both are wack & should die
thats a bit harsh.
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Tyler > Weezy
both are wack & should die
No, only dumb wilson should die.
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Scared he would have ended up how rick ross did, losing deals.
Bingo!
http://newsone.com/2425770/emmet-till-lil-wayne-mountain-dew-deal/
I had to google cuz I hadn't heard about any if this. That lyric was fuckin tacky. And the lil bastard wasn't going to apologize till they went after his Mountain Dew money.
A publicist for Lil Wayne, Sarah Cunningham, said that the split was due to “creative differences” and that it was an amicable parting. :D
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Didn't Kanye have a line about Emmit Till on "Through The Wire"?
Yes, but Kanye didn't have any big-money endorsements at the time. All these watchdog groups go after major corporations and such. Pepsi could give two shits about the lyric but they have an image to protect. They hire athletes and entertainers to appeal to a giant portion of mainstream America so anything they do publicly to upset that demographic and the company will get scared.
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Pepsi just saw an opportunity to save some money. To even get extra publicity while saving money...
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there aint no backtrackin like lil wayne wit emmit till//
once u get caught up u rick ross witout a deal//
8)
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Didn't Kanye have a line about Emmit Till on "Through The Wire"?
Yes, but Kanye didn't have any big-money endorsements at the time. All these watchdog groups go after major corporations and such. Pepsi could give two shits about the lyric but they have an image to protect. They hire athletes and entertainers to appeal to a giant portion of mainstream America so anything they do publicly to upset that demographic and the company will get scared.
Keep in mind, Kanye's line didn't disrespect him the way Wayne's line did, he was saying it felt similar to him, whereas Wayne was comparing fucking a bitch to his lynching.
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That is a good point also but I think had it not been a major label artist with such heavy corporate ties, the line would not have drawn such media attention. It goes back to Ice-T recalling his meetings with Time Warner on the "Cop Killer" controversy where he argued with the label that it was their battle the same way it was his because they wouldn't be after him so heavy if he wasn't making money with a major label. There's far more backlash with songs, movies, and artists/entertainers who break the mainstream with offensive subject matter.