Lil Wayne has been dropped by Mountain Dew for his offensive lyrics about Emmett Till in the song "Karate Chop" by Future, according to TMZ.
"Pop a lot of pain pills, 'bout to put rims on my skateboard wheels. Beat that p*ssy up like Emmett Till," rapped in the song, which leaked onto the internet in February.
The Till family, angered by the lyrics and lack of an apology recently said they would go after his endorsement deal with the company and urged fans not to attend his upcoming tour.
Wayne wrote a letter apologizing soon after the family announced it's intentions, but it was too little too late.
Airickca Gordon-Taylor -- Executive Director, Mamie Till Mobley Memorial Foundation and Till Family Representative said the family did not view Wayne's letter as a formal apology.
"While it’s commendable that he has vowed to respect the legacy of Emmett Till and his memory to ‘not use or reference Emmett Till or the Till family in his music,' this statement falls short of an apology, as none is mentioned," Gordon-Taylor told TMZ
Emmett was 14-years old when he was brutally murdered and thrown in a river in Mississippi by two white men after whistling at one of their wives.
Roy Bryant and .J. W. Milam were both acquitted of his murder.
Mountain Dew's parent company Pepsico issued a statement today stating that Wayne's “offensive reference to a revered civil rights icon does not reflect the values of our brand.”
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