Emmett Till's family pens open letter to Lil Wayne
theGRIO REPORT - The document, which was given exclusively to Vibe, the Till family asks Weezy to think before he speaks and to take ownership of the power of his celebrity status...
Stevie Wonder not happy with Lil Wayne's Emmett Till lyric
ATLANTA (AP) - Stevie Wonder is not happy with Lil Wayne's vulgar lyrics that reference Emmett Till, a black U.S. teen whose murder in 1955 for allegedly whistling at a white woman changed the national conversation on race and civil rights...
Emmett Till’s family reacts to Lil Wayne lyric
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A cousin of the late Emmett Till wonders if Lil Wayne understands just how damaging it was when he rapped a vulgar reference to the black U.S. teen...
Lil Wayne's Emmett Till lyric offends, gets pulled by Epic label
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) - Epic Records says it is making "great efforts" to take down a new Future remix with a vulgar Lil Wayne lyric that has offended the family of a black U.S. teenager whose murder in the 1950s for whistling at a white woman helped to change the national conversation on race...
Top 10 black celeb repeat offenders
SLIDESHOW - From rappers to supermodels, some celebrities can't seem to stay out of trouble...
The top 5 rap lyrics of the week
RAP GENIUS - NYC (with a little boundary-stretching to include Long Island and New Jersey) was strongly represented, but New Orleans got its fair share of great lines in as well...
Lil Wayne drops f-bomb after losing pre-Super Bowl game
E! ONLINE - As it turns out, Lil Wayne does have some worries...
Lil Wayne inks new 'BAKED' forehead tattoo
theGRIO REPORT - Rapper Lil Wayne inked his latest tattoo in a spot others usually leave bare...
Lil Wayne pays $7.72 million in back taxes, saves home
theGRIO REPORT - Rapper Lil Wayne has paid his outstanding bill of $7.72 million in back taxes on his Miami Beach waterfront mansion, according to Miami-Dade County records...
Birdman plans to release 100 albums in 1 year
theGRIO REPORT -Birdman has 48 acts under his umbrella and wants to keep the records coming out...
