Forward of his 14th studio album Tha Carter VI, Lil Wayne revealed a jaw-dropping record of collaborators.
In a latest Rolling Stone interview, the rap icon confirmed options from Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish, Bono, Andrea Bocelli, Wyclef Jean, Machine Gun Kelly, and his son, Kameron Carter.
“What would I sound like on one thing with such and such?” Wayne mentioned, describing his experimental strategy.
In the identical interview, Lil Wayne made it clear that he not has any curiosity in performing on the Tremendous Bowl halftime present, regardless of beforehand expressing sturdy enthusiasm for the chance. The rap legend opened up about his modified perspective in a latest interview, reflecting on how this 12 months’s occasion unfolded with out him.
ICYMI, main as much as Tremendous Bowl LIX in New Orleans—his hometown—Weezy had been vocal about his want to headline the present, even suggesting nobody deserved the spot greater than he did. Nonetheless, when Kendrick Lamar was finally chosen as an alternative, Wayne determined to desert the thought altogether.
“Think about you’re a player-coach nonetheless averaging 30 an evening and a n**ga asking, ‘Hey, do you are feeling slighted that they don’t put you within the coach-type of conversations?’” he instructed Rolling Stone. “No. I’m nonetheless dropping 30 [points] an evening. I’m nice being the most effective rapper, and then you definitely simply came upon, ‘Oh sht, he owns [Young Money]? Oh, he put Drake out? Oh, my God.’”
Right here’s what we didn’t know: on the day of the massive recreation, Wayne didn’t even watch Lamar’s efficiency. As an alternative, he spent the time enjoying pool with Lil Twist earlier than stepping outdoors. The second led him to understand that the joy he as soon as felt about probably performing had pale.
“Each time I regarded, it was nothing that made me wish to go inside and see what was happening,” he admitted. “They stole that feeling. I don’t wish to do it. It was good.”
Like we mentioned, we guess that’s that.
