I think overall with the whole situation he did bring light in a positive way to what happened, even though they might’ve thought it was negative, he brought positive energy to the situation,” Future said on Tuesday when he phoned into Big Boy’s Neighborhood radio show on Los Angeles Power 106. “He raised awareness to people who didn’t even know Emmett Till, to young kids that never even knew what happened to him.” | MTV News
Future believes that the lyric ended up educating a bunch of people who didn’t know who Till was, including some people very close to the rapper. “My dad didn’t even know who Emmett was. He thinking I’m talking about Emmitt Smith,” Future said, referencing the Hall of Fame football star. | MTV News
