From Taylor Swift, Lizzo to 28-time Grammy winner Beyonce Knowles, these are musical artists who have been forced to change their song lyrics after earning backlash on the Internet.
- August 7, 2022
AceShowbiz - Lil Wayne was seemingly a little bit tone-deaf on Future's "Karate Chop" remix. He name-dropped murdered civil-rights figure Emmett Till in his lyrics that read, "Pop a lot of pain pills/ Bout to put rims on my skateboard wheels/ Beat that p**y up like Emmett Till."
After Emmet's representatives and family members of the Till family slammed the "dishonorable" song, Epic Records decided to pull it down. "We regret the unauthorized remix version of Future's 'Karate Chop', which was leaked online and contained hurtful lyrics," Epic said in a statement. "Out of respect for the legacy of Emmett Till and his family and the support of the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. … we are going through great efforts to take down the unauthorized version."
