Lil Wayne
Did you know that Lil Wayne had the audacity to compare the murder of Emmett Till to some sexually explicit acts in his songs? There's a line that goes: "beat that p***y like Emmett Till" in Future's "Karate Chop" remix. The line references the young black man who was murdered in 1955 for allegedly whistling at a white woman. In no way is this ever an acceptable thing to say. Lil Wayne issued a lengthy apology and the song was pulled from all airwaves.
A Presidential Pardon
Lil Wayne was pardoned the day before Donald Trump left office for a firearm charge. Trump was allegedly a fan of the rapper's music, and he was a part of the hundreds of last-minute pardons that occurred before Joe Biden took office in January 2021. Lil Wayne issued a formal thank you following the events.