Honor thy father. Reginae Carter is defending her father, Lil Wayne, after his efficiency on Saturday Evening Reside’s fiftieth anniversary particular, which sparked on-line criticism.
Through the present, Wayne took the stage with The Roots, performing a medley of his basic hits, together with “Uproar,” “6 Foot 7 Foot,” “Lollipop,” “Mrs. Officer,” and “A Milli.” Nonetheless, his look didn’t sit nicely with some viewers, with a number of critics pointing to his efficiency for instance of why he was neglected for this 12 months’s Tremendous Bowl halftime present.
In a strong response to the backlash, Carter expressed her ideas within the Instagram remark part of The Shade Room, defending her father’s stage presence. “Y’all are some d riders!” she wrote. “My dad been having enjoyable performing for years! He’s really himself when he hit the stage. Go play with y’all mf youngsters .. he collected a verify after this .. what y’all get for hating? Not a rattling factor!”
Whereas some followers voiced their help and admiration for Lil Wayne, others had been much less impressed, with one particular person remarking, “This SNL efficiency proves that Lil Wayne shouldn’t ever do a Tremendous Bowl.” One other fan shared, “I really like Lil Wayne with my entire rattling coronary heart however the SNL efficiency is making those that stated he ought to have performed the Tremendous Bowl look even dumber.” A 3rd particular person sarcastically reposted the efficiency with the caption, “right here’s the halftime efficiency y’all needed.”
Lil Wayne beforehand opened up concerning the snub in an Instagram video, admitting that not being chosen “harm a complete lot,” although he remained constructive. He revealed he had spoken with this 12 months’s halftime performer, Kendrick Lamar, and wished him nicely. “I feel [Kendrick] noticed how a lot it meant to me,” Wayne stated. “Clearly, he can’t management it. He didn’t let me down. It ain’t like he can management it. I feel he implies that his arduous work obtained him there and that’s all that issues.”
Reginae’s sturdy protection of her father reveals her unwavering help. She made it clear that Lil Wayne’s legacy and keenness for performing are removed from being diminished by on-line criticism.
