*As we reported earlier, Lil Wayne and Future are under fire for their despicable lyrics in their song “Karate Chop” which was recently leaked to the internet.
On the track, he compares the horribly mutilated face of 14-year-old Emmet Till in 1955, to what he would do to a woman’s genitals.
Well maybe Wayne thought it was a clever, catchy idea, but he’s catching hell for it and his label, Epic Records is feeling the heat as well.
The label issued a statement Wednesday night apologizing for the release of the song.
“We regret the unauthorized remix version of Future’s ‘Karate Chop,’ which was leaked online and contained hurtful lyrics,” the statement said. “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.”
Epic will release an official version of the song that “will not include such references.”
The AP is reporting that neither Jackson nor members of Till’s family could be reached late Wednesday. A publicist said Lil Wayne had no comment.
Also, Wednesday night a Facebook posting on the Mamie Till Mobley Memorial Foundation page said Epic Records Chairman and CEO LA Reid had contacted the family to personally apologize.
Emmett Till background info (via 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 (32 kg) cotton gin fan tied around his neck with barbed wire. His body was discovered and retrieved from the river three days later.
Till was returned to Chicago and his mother, who had raised him mostly by herself, insisted on a public funeral service with an open casket to show the world the brutality of the killing. Tens of thousands attended his funeral or viewed his casket and images of his mutilated body were published in black magazines and newspapers, rallying popular black support and white sympathy across the U.S. Intense scrutiny was brought to bear on the condition of black civil rights in Mississippi, with newspapers around the country critical of the state. (Read the rest at the Emmett Till page at Wikipedia)
14-year-old Emmett Till was beaten, shot and mutilated by racists in Mississippi in 1955
That’s why I don’t entertain his troglodyte lookin’ and soundin’ ass. Any man that has no respect for his history and the sacrifices of their people have no respect for themselves.
The heat needs to be on his ignorant azz! What happened to that young man was just gruesome and to turn his memory into some raunchy lyrics is just shameful. Lil Weasel you have no soul, none at all!
You are so right this man has no SOUL,, he is ignorant and Un-educated, and these are the type of people rappers, celebs,, whom have never had anything, and this is what happens,
this is how they make there money, off of others sorrow’s and grief,, so if they BOYCOTT
all his ALBUMS,, he wouldn’t make a dime.
Co-sign, Mothership. He’s downright despicable and wish he’d go away soon. Hollow shell mofo!
Amen & Amen could not agree more
I have to cosign with everyone, I see the after pic of Emmitt was shown, MY GOD!!! WHAT ANIMALS could do sucha thing to another human being!!!
Support this kind of ignorance and this is what eventually happens. So embarrassing. I will never understand how this kind of coonery, buffoonery and tomfoolery was ever allowed to flourish and thrive in our society. Spending good money to go and see crazy looking negros on stage with their asses hanging out, advocating all kinds of violence, denegrating women and all while flashing a mouth full of nasty looking gold. Women on stage resorting to dry humping thin air, wearing as little as legally allowed, trying to show as much as possible, because they don’t have enough talent to perform without such antics. Our expections have sunk so low that this mess is who we have elevated to celebrity millionaire status – well, not me. I’ve never spent a dime on this foolishness. Lil’ Wayne, Chris Brown, Niki Minage, Queen Bee, Wiz Kalifa ect. I’d be willing to bet that before this article, not one of them even knew who Emmett or Mamie Till Mobley were. And the sad part is, even if they did they probaly would not care. Not as long as you keep paying them to entertain you with displays of ignorance and disrespect. Well, we can expect more embarrasing stunts by our “stars” because I’m sure ya’ll will just keep buying their crap and paying for concerts. But remember, when you lie down with dogs, you get fleas.
Money is the root of all evil. He could care less because he’s still getting paid but in due time, he’ll see just what Whitey thinks of him when they wipe their asses with him and flush him down the toilet like they do the rest of the sell outs. You would think being from the South, his dumb ass would know better but drugs will make you think and say anything…I bet you my paycheck for a year he couldn’t recite anything from his history other than Abe Lincoln freed the slaves because he was a nice President. Dumb Ass Prick
Protecting the sanctity of the white woman my ass. What could make someone do this to a 14 year old boy except fear? Fear of what dark fantasies invade the white woman’s thoughts and desires at the sight of the black man. This paranoia among the white man was so great that even a juvenile is not spared its wrath.
So Wayne, while you act like you are too dumb to recognize the significance of the transgressions committed against Emmett Till, know this. The white man is still a prisoner of this fear, and still acts on it at every opportunity. They are not likely to engage in the gruesome acts committed against Emmett, but he uses every opportunity to get at us. Even those of us who are not intrigued by his women. Locking us up, brutalizing us, discriminating in every way. We all pay this price, as the white man tries to vent his anger as he sees his worst fears coming through, as his women lines up to act out their fantasies, with rappers like yourself and AP.9 too willing to oblige.