Xclusive: Pepsi Drops Rapper Lil Wayne Of Till Lyrics

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.spin.com/sites/all/files/styles/style620_413/public/130503-lil-wayne.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://www.spin.com/sites/all/files/styles/style620_413/public/130503-lil-wayne.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> 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. <br /><br /> Lil Wayne, one of the biggest stars in pop music, had a deal to promote the company's Mountain Dew soda. . . . <br /><br /> On Friday, PepsiCo said in a statement that Wayne's "offensive reference to a revered civil rights icon does not reflect the values of our brand." It declined to provide any further comment. <br /><br /> A publicist for Lil Wayne, Sarah Cunningham, said that the split was due to "creative differences" and that it was an amicable parting. <br /><br /> "That's about all I can tell you at this time," she said. <br /><br /> Wayne had sent the Till family a letter offering empathy and saying that he would not reference Till or the family in his music, particularly in an inappropriate manner. <br /><br /> But the Till family said the letter fell short of an apology. <br /><br /> "It's mindboggling to me that they partnered with him in the first place," said the Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., a Till cousin and witness to his abduction. "Major corporations should scrutinize who they endorse, don't let greed or money determine who you sponsor."

Xclusive: Pepsi Drops Rapper Lil Wayne Of Till Lyrics

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