Then Future goes and sticks up for Lil Wayne.
Ciara’s boo hasn’t really been affected by Lil Wayne’s controversial lyric about Emmett Till. Until he decided to try to stick up for Lil Wayne during a recent interview, that is. The “Karate Chop” rapper says Emmett Till’s family should be happy Wayne mentioned the historic icon.
“We did the song with great intentions,” Future said in an interview. “I never thought it was going to get so much attention. But I think, overall, with the whole situation, he did bring light, in a positive way, to what happened. Even though they might thought it was negative, he brought positive energy to the situation because a lot of people don’t know, my dad didn’t even know who Emmett was. He’s thinking I’m talking about Emmitt Smith. … He raised awareness to people who didn’t even know who Emmett Till is to young kids who didn’t even know what happened to him. … After Lil Wayne brought light to it, they had to go and do their research.”
Well, Emmett Till is a national icon, taught about in school and a massive part of history, but okay. Check out the audio below.
