Rev. Al Sharpton Joins Cash Money After Lil Wayne Feud

Lil Wayne, the 30-year-old rapper born Dewayne Carter, is now affiliated with civil rights activist, the Reverend Al Sharpton.

Although the rapper and activist have publicly disagreed in the past, Sharpton is gearing up to release a book titled "Rejected Stone" via Cash Money Records where Wayne once served as president. Sharpton's book will be released under Cash Money Records' publishing sect, a company that still serves as the rapper's record label, according to Newsday reports.

The publication states that the 58-year-old will write about his "personal evolution" from a New York City activist to the political commentator that he is today. Rappers like Lil Wayne will also be a part of his book, Newsday reports.

Sharpton has spoken out about Lil Wayne's lyrics in the past and the activist has received a verbal lashing from the rapper in the past.

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"This has been a teaching moment for Lil Wayne, corporate America and the family of Emmett Till yet more than a condemnation of any one artist, it is an affirmation of Emmett Till and a call for more sensitivity about what we say and do in our culture," Sharpton said in a statement on his National Action Network website earlier this year. "National Action Network does not want it to end with artists losing contracts but rather with a sensitizing of corporate America so we can learn from these experiences and set a tone that will help everybody."

The reverend spoke to The Associated Press about his relationship with the rapper.

"Just because we disagree doesn't mean we have to be disagreeable," Sharpton said.