This week, for one of the first times in the last abysmal year or two of his rapping career, Lil Wayne is getting a lot of attention for one of his verses. And not in a good way.

Wayne added a verse to Future's F.B.G.: The Movie track "Karate Chop" that includes the line, "Pop a lot of pain pills/ 'Bout to put rims on my skateboard wheels/ Beat that pussy up like Emmett Till." For anyone unaware, Emmett Till became an important figure in the American civil rights movement in the 1950s after he was brutally murdered for allegedly flirting with a white woman. His killers were acquitted of the crime.

Epic Records is now apologizing for the line about Till, the Associated Press reports (via the New York Times). "We regret the unauthorized remix version of Future's 'Karate Chop', which was leaked online and contained hurtful lyrics," the label said in a statement. They'll attempt to take down the song online "out of respect for the legacy of Emmett Till and his family and the support of the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr." Keep in mind that Epic is Future's label, not Lil Wayne's.

Epic's statement comes after a response to the song from Airickca Gordon-Taylor, a cousin of Till and founding director of the Mamie Till Mobley Memorial Foundation. She told the Chicago Sun-Times: "My agenda is not to be disrespectful to Lil Wayne, even as much as I feel he's been disrespectful to my family. We just want Emmett's name removed from that song" She said the song, "shows total disregard of where you've come from... He wouldn't even be out there rapping these stupid lyrics without the sacrifice Emmett made. Personally, I think Lil Wayne should just go ahead and apologize to my family. It's hurtful."