'I didn't step on the flag on purpose!' Lil Wayne denies any disrespect after trampling American flag in new video
Lil Wayne has denied intentionally disrespecting the American flag after appearing to trample it in his new music video.
The often controversial rapper spoke out as the backlash grew following his apparent attack on the national symbol. 'I didn't step on the flag on purpose!' he tweeted. 'It's a scene in a video where the flag drops behind me and after it drop it's just there as I perform.'
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Poor Old Glory! Lil Wayne trampled an American flag on the set of his God Bless Amerika video in New Orleans Saturday
But it remains to be seen if Wayne's denial will calm the angry response to the video.
Twitter users have vented their frustration at the 30-year-old's unpatriotic attitude, branding him 'disgusting' and a 'scumbag'.
Wayne returned to his old 'stomping' grounds of Hollygrove, New Orleans to shoot the video for 'God Bless Amerika', a single off his album.
Leaked cell phone footage captured the four-time Grammy winner clutching an old-fashioned microphone before a large hanging flag on Saturday.
'My country 'tis of thee': The 30-year-old rapper returned to his old 'stomping' grounds of Hollygrove to shoot the single off his album, I
Am Not A Human Being II
The flag was then dropped on the asphalt by a grip on a ladder, revealing a massive crowd of Louisiana locals.
Weezy - born Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. - continued to rap as he casually strolled on top of the crumpled star-spangled banner.
Lil Wayne wore a vest reading 'Jesus saves I spend,' red basketball shorts covered in gold crosses, and Air Jordans.
His old stomping grounds: Leaked cell phone footage captured the four-time Grammy winner clutching an old-fashioned microphone before a large hanging flag
The real America? The flag was then dropped on the asphalt by a grip on a ladder, revealing a massive crowd of Louisiana locals
Lil Wayne's song, produced by Cool & Dre, has equally controversial lyrics. 'My country 'tis of thee / Sweet land of kill 'em all and let 'em die / God bless Amerika / This so godless Amerika.'
Director Eif Rivera uploaded several snapshots over the weekend of the heavily tattooed rapstar being filmed in his old 'hood.
The director has also helmed hip-hop videos for rappers 50 Cent, French Montana, and Fat Joe.
Unpatriotic? Weezy - born Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. - continued to rap as he casually strolled on top of the crumpled star-spangled banner
Not illegal: Due to the First Amendment, it is unconstitutional for a government to prohibit the desecration of a flag due to its status as 'symbolic speech'
'This so godless Amerika': Director Eif Rivera uploaded several snapshots over the weekend of the heavily tattooed rapstar being filmed in his old 'hood
Louisiana banned casting contempt on the flag 'by word' as well as 'by act,' but the US Supreme Court overruled the state laws in 1990. Due to the First Amendment, it is unconstitutional for a government to prohibit the desecration of a flag due to its status as 'symbolic speech.'
However, the Got Money hitmaker had nothing but praise for African-American Army soldiers on Memorial Day.
'Today I remember and pay homage to the negro soldiers that served and fought in World War II,' Lil Wayne tweeted to his 12 million followers.
Controversy: Last month, Mountain Dew dropped the father-of-four as spokesman when he 'unapologetically' compared the beating of civil rights icon Emmett Till to rough sex. 'Today I remember all the real ni55az we lost.'
Last month, Mountain Dew dropped the father-of-four as spokesman when he 'unapologetically' compared the beating of civil rights icon Emmett Till to rough sex.
Weezy, who had fronted the soft drink since last year, came under fire in February for his verse in Odd Future's song Karate Chop.
He rapped: 'Pop a lot of pain pills/'bout to put rims on my skateboard wheels/beat that p***y up like Emmett Till.'
'Today I remember and pay homage to the negro soldiers': The Got Money hitmaker, seen here with Nicki Minaj, had nothing but praise for African-American Army soldiers on Memorial Day
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