Lil Junkie Finally Issues Apology To Family Of Emmett Till.. Update: Till Family rejects "apology"..
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allot of ? in this thread defending wayne are ? and we ain't een know it
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mountain dew and pepsi dropped wayne
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Someone post similar lyrics from eminem or tyler the creator so they can get blacklisted too
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where does it say anything about Ross or wayne getting blacklisted? losing endorsements and getting blacklisted isn't the same thing.thefabmd2dc wrote: »Someone post similar lyrics from eminem or tyler the creator so they can get blacklisted too
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thefabmd2dc wrote: »Someone post similar lyrics from eminem or tyler the creator so they can get blacklisted too
Eminem did get back lash for the ? bashing lyrics. He had to hook up with Elton John to get the media to chill on his stupid ass. Tyler getting heat for his corny Mountain Dew commercial also
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http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/pepsico-cuts-ties-lil-wayne-offensive-emmitt-lyric-article-1.1334568
PepsiCo is cutting its ties with Lil Wayne after the rapper made a crude reference to civil rights martyr Emmett Till in a song.
Lil Wayne, one of the biggest stars in pop music, had a deal to promote the company’s Mountain Dew soda.
Earlier this week, PepsiCo also pulled an online ad for the neon-colored soda that was criticized for portraying racial stereotypes and making light of violence toward women. The ad was developed by rapper Tyler, the Creator.
PepsiCo said in a statement late Friday that Wayne’s “offensive reference to a revered civil rights icon does not reflect the values of our brand.” It declined to provide any further comment on any current promotions it might have in the market with Wayne.
A publicist for Lil Wayne, Sarah Cunningham, said that the split was due to “creative differences” and that it was an amicable parting.
“That’s about all I can tell you at this time,” she said.
The controversy erupted after Wayne made the reference to Till on Future’s song “Karate Chop” earlier this year. He refers to beating someone during a sexual act and says he wants to do as much damage as was done to Till.
The black teen from Chicago was in Mississippi visiting family in 1955 when he was killed, allegedly for whistling at a white woman. He was beaten, had his eyes gouged out and was shot in the head before his assailants tied a cotton gin fan to his body with barbed wire and tossed it into a river.
Two white men, including the woman’s husband, were acquitted by an all-white jury.
Till’s body was recovered and returned to Chicago where his mother, Mamie Till, insisted on having an open casket at his funeral. The pictures of his battered body helped push civil rights into the cultural conversation.
Wayne had sent the Till family a letter offering empathy and saying that he would not reference Till or the family in his music, particularly in an inappropriate manner.
The Till family, which this week had called for a meeting with Wayne and PepsiCo representatives, was made aware of the decision Friday but did not immediately have a statement.
Earlier this month, Rick Ross also lost his deal with Reebok after he rapped about ? a woman who had been drugged.
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lol @ the feelings in here, ? wont feel good until lil wayne die
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first thing I thought when I saw this "apology" was, "where the ? is the apology??"
These ? ? will die for they pride, even when they KNOW they are wrong... Props to the till family for rejecting that PR apology.... Thats literally millions of dollars down the drain to save your ego....
May you be cursed with seizures for the rest of your gremlin life until you offer an authentic, on air apology to that family..... -
He apoligized admitted he was wrong. If the family wants to still be mad that's on them.
Look up the definition of apology ? ? .... I'll repeat:
May you be cursed with seizures for the rest of your gremlin life until you offer an authentic, on air apology to that family..... -
drrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrroooooooooooooooooooooooooppppped
maybe next time he will apologize properly
but they dont care
that just means they gonna ? drake and niki for a little more of their earnings -
Wow...So he really got dropped...It's wild how both these situations are over lyrics said in songs that...
1. Aren't een gettin major spins like that...
2. Aren't een said artists' songs...Ross and Wayne done lost money over ? they said in songs that weren't een theirs...
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and ? in here rejoicing...
some of ya'll ? man. -
clown ass ?
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So are they gonna cancel the tour?
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Cutler 26 INT's LOL! wrote: »and ? in here rejoicing...
some of ya'll ? man.
but they callin other ? ? lol smh -
did pepsi drop nicki too? remember they signed her too but not much came outta that..
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Lmao ? are mad now? That a rapper who spews garbage and negativity got dropped by a sponsor for saying something offensive? Yes you ? are ? . I forget, we are supposed to stand up for every black man, even if he does dumb ? .
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themadlionsfan wrote: »I see a lot of y'all ? getting it confused about Freedom of Speech....lol
I swear some of you dudes on this board are ? remedial.......Yes....Lil Wayne has the right to say anything he wants as long as its not slander or inciting a riot by law....however...If someone says something stupid...distasteful etc. then we have the Freedom Of Speech to make our grievances known.....he has the right to use that ? line and the Till family had the right to call him on his ? ....some of these statements and posters (dude with the ? ass Capt. America avatar) leave me in a state of bewilderment....a young black man was tortured...beaten and hung for whistling to a white woman simply because he had a bad stutter to help him with his speech and you want to use that for a corny ass punchline?....what...you ran out of played out ass, ? , ? and ? punchlines....and its dudes on this board who really wanna try and brush this ? off....scust...the death of Emmit Till was one of the first moments in history to where the plight of blacks in the south was put on full display for the entire nation to see....and this homosexual junkie used it as a wack ass punchline....and thats okay....? is wrong with you ? ?!
This is why Wayne is falling all the way the ? off and hasn't evolved into a mature artist (which will probably never happen). This ? has been rapping way too long not to have known better, let alone to still be using the same lame ass punchlines that he's been using the past 7 years. This ? 30 and still rapping like a ? teenager...the ? is not entertaining anymore. Have something relatable and meaningful to say, or just retire already and manage the artists on ur label. Wayne's best hip hop years are definitely behind him. -
CashmoneyDux wrote: »Yes you ? are ? .
why? because we acknowledge he did the wrong thing and should have apologized with better timing but call out people crying and askin for him to die by seizure, all at the same damn time? oh ok then lol -
Good for his ass. But ross didn't deserve to get dropped though.
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A1000MILES wrote: »Wow...So he really got dropped...It's wild how both these situations are over lyrics said in songs that...
1. Aren't een gettin major spins like that...
2. Aren't een said artists' songs...Ross and Wayne done lost money over ? they said in songs that weren't een theirs...
...Rap music...Your final judgement day awaits...
That pick and choose nature of who to go at is why some will never take these protest seriously because it's more about not liking Wayne than actually having an issue with what he said -
Once again hate is blinding you ? ....but I guess ya'll got a moral victory. Wayne got dropped. Happy now?
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soufside.supastar wrote: »did pepsi drop nicki too? remember they signed her too but not much came outta that..BREAKING NEWS: NICKI MINAJ ALSO DROPPED FROM PEPSI
Pepsiland, California.
Minaj's reaction to being dropped.
This just in; after fellow labelmate and Young Money bossman Lil Wayne was dropped by Pepsi for his terrible lyrics, it seems Nicki Minaj is now facing the same fate, but for a different reason. According to Pepsi, "After a year or so of watching Nicki Minaj's music videos on mute, one intern accidentally unmuted the sound and we were shocked by what we heard. Never would we endorse an artist with such terrible music. We had no choice but to take our money back and drop her from the team."
Minaj shows support for Pepsi's longtime rival Coca-Cola, in between bouts with T.D.A. (Top Diva Around) Mariah Carey
In response, Minaj had this to say, "Pepsi is like Mariah Carey, old, washed up, and stop being relevant in the 90's. Me and Coca-Cola are the best around and always will be. Call me Dj Khaled cause WE. ARE. THE. BEST." Minaj went on to rant for another 30 minutes, but because of her constantly changing to strange accents, referring to herself in the 3rd person, and make strange noises throughout the entire rants we could not understand enough to quote what she said. Even our top translators who formerly worked for the government could not understand the strange language this woman was speaking.
What people want to see more of from Miss Minaj.
Although Nicki Minaj referenced Coca-Cola in her interview as if they were her new sponsors, they had this to say, "Even though our competition has gone on record to say that Miss Minaj's music is, as they called it, "complete doo doo grits on the sidewalk on a hot summer's day" we do not openly share this opinion. We are not currently sponsoring Nicki Minaj, but would consider it if she made a career change to porn."
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told ya, he might still get spanked. that post i made in here should be getting residual GOATS
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themadlionsfan wrote: »I see a lot of y'all ? getting it confused about Freedom of Speech....lol
I swear some of you dudes on this board are ? remedial.......Yes....Lil Wayne has the right to say anything he wants as long as its not slander or inciting a riot by law....however...If someone says something stupid...distasteful etc. then we have the Freedom Of Speech to make our grievances known.....he has the right to use that ? line and the Till family had the right to call him on his ? ....some of these statements and posters (dude with the ? ass Capt. America avatar) leave me in a state of bewilderment....a young black man was tortured...beaten and hung for whistling to a white woman simply because he had a bad stutter to help him with his speech and you want to use that for a corny ass punchline?....what...you ran out of played out ass, ? , ? and ? punchlines....and its dudes on this board who really wanna try and brush this ? off....scust...the death of Emmit Till was one of the first moments in history to where the plight of blacks in the south was put on full display for the entire nation to see....and this homosexual junkie used it as a wack ass punchline....and thats okay....? is wrong with you ? ?!
No, this is wrong.
Which is why KKK can go around saying "? "
Freedom of speech must be protected no matter how offensive it can be.
? outta here with that.
Nobody infringed on his freedom of speech
