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Stevie Wonder Slams Lil Wayne for Lyrics About Emmett Till

By Yolanda Sangweni

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Stevie Wonder is not impressed with Lil' Wayne's controversial new verse equating a sexual act to the beating (and eventual murder) of Emmett Till.

In a recent interview with the Associated Press, the legendary musician let it be known he thought the verse was distasteful. "You can't equate that to Emmett Till," he said. "You just cannot do that. ... I think you got to have someone around you that — even if they are the same age or older — is wiser to say, 'Yo, that's not happening. Don't do that.'"

On a remix to rapper Future's song "Karate Chop," Wayne boasts that he'll "Beat that p--sy up like Emmett Till," referencing Till's brutal beating for allegedly whistling at a White woman in 1955. Future's record label has apologized to Till's relatives and promised to pull the verse. Wayne has not.

Wonder, a fan and friend of the 30-year-old Grammy winner, say he hopes Wayne will have more compassion the next time he pens a song. "Sometimes people have to put themselves in the place of people who they are talking about," he said. "Imagine if that happened to your mother, brother, daughter or your son. How would you feel? Have some discernment before we say certain things. That goes for me or any other (song)writer."

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Reply #1 posted 02/18/13 5:10am

Ottensen

missfee said:

By Yolanda Sangweni

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Stevie Wonder is not impressed with Lil' Wayne's controversial new verse equating a sexual act to the beating (and eventual murder) of Emmett Till.

In a recent interview with the Associated Press, the legendary musician let it be known he thought the verse was distasteful. "You can't equate that to Emmett Till," he said. "You just cannot do that. ... I think you got to have someone around you that — even if they are the same age or older — is wiser to say, 'Yo, that's not happening. Don't do that.'"

On a remix to rapper Future's song "Karate Chop," Wayne boasts that he'll "Beat that p--sy up like Emmett Till," referencing Till's brutal beating for allegedly whistling at a White woman in 1955. Future's record label has apologized to Till's relatives and promised to pull the verse. Wayne has not.

Wonder, a fan and friend of the 30-year-old Grammy winner, say he hopes Wayne will have more compassion the next time he pens a song. "Sometimes people have to put themselves in the place of people who they are talking about," he said. "Imagine if that happened to your mother, brother, daughter or your son. How would you feel? Have some discernment before we say certain things. That goes for me or any other (song)writer."

What a wonderful contribution to Black History Month on Wayne's behalf. clueless

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Reply #2 posted 02/18/13 5:52am

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It's great that Stevie is speaking up against those lyrics. clapping Maybe some of these clueless rappers will listen to a real legendary icon/artist like Stevie Wonder.
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Reply #3 posted 02/18/13 9:08am

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missfee said:

By Yolanda Sangweni

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Stevie Wonder is not impressed with Lil' Wayne's controversial new verse equating a sexual act to the beating (and eventual murder) of Emmett Till.

In a recent interview with the Associated Press, the legendary musician let it be known he thought the verse was distasteful. "You can't equate that to Emmett Till," he said. "You just cannot do that. ... I think you got to have someone around you that — even if they are the same age or older — is wiser to say, 'Yo, that's not happening. Don't do that.'"

On a remix to rapper Future's song "Karate Chop," Wayne boasts that he'll "Beat that p--sy up like Emmett Till," referencing Till's brutal beating for allegedly whistling at a White woman in 1955. Future's record label has apologized to Till's relatives and promised to pull the verse. Wayne has not.

Wonder, a fan and friend of the 30-year-old Grammy winner, say he hopes Wayne will have more compassion the next time he pens a song. "Sometimes people have to put themselves in the place of people who they are talking about," he said. "Imagine if that happened to your mother, brother, daughter or your son. How would you feel? Have some discernment before we say certain things. That goes for me or any other (song)writer."

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SoulAlive said:

It's great that Stevie is speaking up against those lyrics. clapping Maybe some of these clueless rappers will listen to a real legendary icon/artist like Stevie Wonder.

Exactly.

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Reply #5 posted 02/18/13 10:06am

HuMpThAnG

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SoulAlive said:

It's great that Stevie is speaking up against those lyrics. clapping Maybe some of these clueless rappers will listen to a real legendary icon/artist like Stevie Wonder.

Exactly.

I doubt it

Wouldn't be surprise if Stevie is called a blinda$$ sellout (or worse) after this rolleyes

Rappers do not like to be called out, so they get back with more insults rolleyes

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Reply #6 posted 02/18/13 10:12am

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HuMpThAnG said:

missfee said:

Exactly.

I doubt it

Wouldn't be surprise if Stevie is called a blinda$$ sellout (or worse) after this rolleyes

Rappers do not like to be called out, so they get back with more insults rolleyes

spit Oh Wayne can try and pull out the childish tactics with Stevie, but Mr. Wonder has way more clout in the "industry" than Wayne could even possibly achieve.

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Reply #7 posted 02/18/13 10:30am

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HuMpThAnG said:

missfee said:

Exactly.

I doubt it

Wouldn't be surprise if Stevie is called a blinda$$ sellout (or worse) after this rolleyes

Rappers do not like to be called out, so they get back with more insults rolleyes

Let him try it and the industry will blackball him from the industry. Dissing Stevie in the music industry is like dissing God in religion.

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Reply #8 posted 02/18/13 12:56pm

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Last night, he also said he fucked Chris Bosh's wife live on stage in Houston.

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Reply #9 posted 02/18/13 1:01pm

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Last night, he also said he fucked Chris Bosh's wife live on stage in Houston.

This predator-looking weasel... I swear, and people need to stop feeding that bullshit in his ear that he's some sort of legend (he's not).

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LittleBLUECorvette said:

Last night, he also said he fucked Chris Bosh's wife live on stage in Houston.

This predator-looking weasel... I swear, and people need to stop feeding that bullshit in his ear that he's some sort of legend (he's not).

http://www.worldstarhipho...5hWvN3461p

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Reply #11 posted 02/18/13 1:30pm

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LittleBLUECorvette said:

Timmy84 said:

This predator-looking weasel... I swear, and people need to stop feeding that bullshit in his ear that he's some sort of legend (he's not).

http://www.worldstarhipho...5hWvN3461p

He seems well intent on destroying his fan base, huh?

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Reply #12 posted 02/18/13 1:39pm

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Timmy84 said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Last night, he also said he fucked Chris Bosh's wife live on stage in Houston.

This predator-looking weasel... I swear, and people need to stop feeding that bullshit in his ear that he's some sort of legend (he's not).

U've been stealing my lines..................

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Reply #13 posted 02/18/13 2:28pm

Timmy84

Graycap23 said:

Timmy84 said:

This predator-looking weasel... I swear, and people need to stop feeding that bullshit in his ear that he's some sort of legend (he's not).

U've been stealing my lines..................

More like you and I got similar minds when it comes to scrubs like Weezy Fucks Baby. lol

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Reply #14 posted 02/18/13 3:01pm

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missfee said:

By Yolanda Sangweni

24 Comments

Stevie Wonder is not impressed with Lil' Wayne's controversial new verse equating a sexual act to the beating (and eventual murder) of Emmett Till.

In a recent interview with the Associated Press, the legendary musician let it be known he thought the verse was distasteful. "You can't equate that to Emmett Till," he said. "You just cannot do that. ... I think you got to have someone around you that — even if they are the same age or older — is wiser to say, 'Yo, that's not happening. Don't do that.'"

On a remix to rapper Future's song "Karate Chop," Wayne boasts that he'll "Beat that p--sy up like Emmett Till," referencing Till's brutal beating for allegedly whistling at a White woman in 1955. Future's record label has apologized to Till's relatives and promised to pull the verse. Wayne has not.

Wonder, a fan and friend of the 30-year-old Grammy winner, say he hopes Wayne will have more compassion the next time he pens a song. "Sometimes people have to put themselves in the place of people who they are talking about," he said. "Imagine if that happened to your mother, brother, daughter or your son. How would you feel? Have some discernment before we say certain things. That goes for me or any other (song)writer."

What a wonderful contribution to Black History Month on Wayne's behalf. clueless

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falloff My god brick don't sing anything about the that because yeah it's gonna cause some outburst, plus it's very disrespectful

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Reply #15 posted 02/18/13 3:46pm

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I'm definitely with Steive on this one. Disrespectful lyrics.

Lil Wayne is a piece of garbage anyway. If Bosh's wife really did get with him, WHY? disbelief I mean why cheat with THAT?

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Shard said:

I'm definitely with Steive on this one. Disrespectful lyrics.

Lil Wayne is a piece of garbage anyway. If Bosh's wife really did get with him, WHY? disbelief I mean why cheat with THAT?

.

It's probably the chick Bosh had a baby with. She tried to get on Basketball Wives but Bosh stopped it from hapenning.

Bosh just got married last year I think and had another baby with hs wife. I doubt it's her.

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Reply #17 posted 02/18/13 4:09pm

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So Stevie's a fan and friend of someone who writes lyrics like "fags hetting AIDS in the ass"? neutral

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Reply #18 posted 02/18/13 5:00pm

Timmy84

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So Stevie's a fan and friend of someone who writes lyrics like "fags hetting AIDS in the ass"? neutral

Apparently! neutral I was actually more shocked about that (his lyrics about Emmett were just as bad). Stevie still trying to be the cool uncle in the music industry. confused

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Reply #19 posted 02/18/13 5:08pm

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LittleBLUECorvette said:

Shard said:

I'm definitely with Steive on this one. Disrespectful lyrics.

Lil Wayne is a piece of garbage anyway. If Bosh's wife really did get with him, WHY? disbelief I mean why cheat with THAT?

.

It's probably the chick Bosh had a baby with. She tried to get on Basketball Wives but Bosh stopped it from hapenning.

Bosh just got married last year I think and had another baby with hs wife. I doubt it's her.

OK that makes sense. Some of these chicks...disbelief

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Reply #20 posted 02/18/13 5:17pm

Timmy84

Shard said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

It's probably the chick Bosh had a baby with. She tried to get on Basketball Wives but Bosh stopped it from hapenning.

Bosh just got married last year I think and had another baby with hs wife. I doubt it's her.

OK that makes sense. Some of these chicks...disbelief

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Money clouds their judgment...

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Reply #21 posted 02/18/13 6:23pm

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A real pussy disses on somebody who's not here to defend themselves little wayne.

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Reply #22 posted 02/18/13 6:37pm

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riocoolnes said:

A real pussy disses on somebody who's not here to defend themselves little wayne.

And DeWayne Carter is the epitome of a pussy...

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Reply #23 posted 02/18/13 8:37pm

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Mna i read on some sites people saying Stevie has no life for getting mad over a quote and shit lol m like Stevie just chills on his computer all day and doesn't do anything lol lol

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Reply #24 posted 02/18/13 8:38pm

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Gunsnhalen said:

Mna i read on some sites people saying Stevie has no life for getting mad over a quote and shit lol m like Stevie just chills on his computer all day and doesn't do anything lol lol

Are those Wayne fan sites?

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Reply #25 posted 02/18/13 8:41pm

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Gunsnhalen said:

Mna i read on some sites people saying Stevie has no life for getting mad over a quote and shit lol m like Stevie just chills on his computer all day and doesn't do anything lol lol

You just have to laugh at folks like that. lol

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SoulAlive said:

It's great that Stevie is speaking up against those lyrics. clapping Maybe some of these clueless rappers will listen to a real legendary icon/artist like Stevie Wonder.

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Reply #28 posted 02/19/13 1:06pm

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Hell, he's gutter trash. What do you expect from him?

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SoulAlive said:

It's great that Stevie is speaking up against those lyrics. clapping Maybe some of these clueless rappers will listen to a real legendary icon/artist like Stevie Wonder.

The idiots don't listen to them when it comes to putting instruments in songs. They sure as hell aren't going to listen when it comes to lyrics.

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