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Jumat, 03 Mei 2013

PepsiCo Cuts Ties With Lil Wayne

PepsiCo Cuts Ties With Lil Wayne

There's nothing small about the Billboard Music Awards -- but it will have Lil Wayne. Weezy will join a number of new additions to the May 19 event, including label mate Nicki Minaj and stars including Jennifer Lopez, Chris

NEW YORK PepsiCo says it cutting 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.

Lil Wayne's letter, which appears on Young Money Entertainment letterhead and was provided to The Associated Pressby the family, offered empathy and outlined corrective measures regarding the offensive lyrics in the song, but stopped short of apologizing.

PepsiCo is bowing to public pressure for the second time in a week and cutting ties with Lil Wayne over the rapper's crude lyrical reference to civil rights martyr Emmett Till. Lil Wayne, one of the biggest stars in pop music, had a deal to promote the

Associated Press - FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2013 file photo, recording artist Lil Wayne meets fans and celebrates his contemporary street wear apparel brand TRUKFIT at his hometown Macy's, in New Orleans. A letter …more from Lil Wayne to the offended

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