The MC also describes writing none of his bars down since an early 2000s mixtape. He describes the love and loyalty that JAY-Z showed him during hard times. The interview finds Lil Wayne crediting Missy Elliott as one of his favorite rappers. Lil Wayne Has Settled His Lawsuit For Cash Money & More Elsewhere in the discussion Weezy also points out that his mixtape catalog earned him no money. He also says that his “Hello Brooklyn” verse (which includes a reference to Capone-N-Noreaga) for JAY-Z was something Hov heard on a Wayne mixtape and asked him to re-purpose for American Gangster. “You don’t understand, I’ma about to walk out of here like the Packers won!” Wayne adds that he feels that Eminem made him feel like Jay’s sentiments. I can’t get on that and play with it, man.” Wayne likens the thrill to his favorite NFL team: Green Bay. “When rapped ‘Show Me What You Got,’ I had to take a long walk and look at myself in the mirror, and I said ‘are you sure you still got this?'” After hearing Jay’s words, Wayne recalls getting Shawn Carter’s rare praise for Da Drought 3’s “Dough Is What I Got.” “ let me know ‘you comin’ for me, boy!’ It’s just a privilege. Now go back and listen to how I start off on all them songs.” That’s a test: ‘I’ma go pass the test when I get to that studio my verse gon’ be the hardest.’ And with Baby, it was always about who he wanted to go first…That always let us know he liked your verse the most. “Being in Hot Boys was perfect, but I looked at it like school. Before speaking of Em specifically, Weezy said that on Hot Boys’ songs, Cash Money Records’ co-founder always put the best verses up front. Wayne also credits his mentor and adoptive father Birdman with his competitive spirit. Lil Wayne’s Manager Reveals Cash Money Blocked The Release Of Carter V & A Big Check (Video) ‘Make sure your mama don’t be listenin’ to this.'” He adds that that includes his pupil, Drake. asks if Wayne is competitive, and the guest says “yeah” with wide eyes. Either we gon’ be right here with it, and we’re going to make a beautiful great song, but you ain’t gon’ do me that.’ Nobody ever said I just made sure that he didn’t body me, ’cause that boy is a monster.”
When you send a song to Em…yeah, I tried to attack it like that, like, ‘Nah, you’re not gonna do me this. And you win it, and they ask you, ‘How do you feel?’ I came in with my game plan, and I expected my game plan to work. When you get on that joint, it’s like a championship game. Wayne responds, “I can humbly say that I expected. “How do you feel about that?”īusta Rhymes & Lil Wayne Have Fire In Their Bellies As They Slay This Track
“You’re probably the only person that did a record with Em that said that Em didn’t body,” N.O.R.E. brings up Eminem’s propensity to out-rap his collaborators-a claim once popularized by Nas during the feud with JAY-Z. “I did a few joints with Em, that’s my man,” Lil Wayne says. Royce 5’9 & Kxng Crooked Discuss Who Was Better On Renegade: JAY-Z Or Eminem (Video)Īppearing on Drink Champs (episode #195) for the release of his January 31 album, Funeral, Wayne describes the level of competition that he feels with Eminem. Later that year, Marshall appeared on Wayne’s Rock song “Drop The World.” A year later, Tunechi returned the favor with a feature verse on “No Love.” 2009’s “Forever” linked Em, Weezy, Kanye West, and Wayne’s protege Drake for a blockbuster single. From there, each artist took flight into superstardom during the next decade.Īlthough an Eminem and Wayne collaboration may have seemed unusual to some Rap fans in the ’90s, the two men worked together several times. Each artist had respected veteran producers at the helm in the form of Dr. However, the same 1999 Marshall Mathers released The Slim Shady LP, The Hot Boys’ Weezy dropped breakout solo, Tha Block Is Hot. Both MCs’ careers date back earlier into the decade. In the late 1990s, Eminem and Lil Wayne burst onto the Rap around the same time.
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