Birdman once scolded Lil Wayne for sounding too similar to JAY-Z, which changed his listening experience as a fan, according to Wayne. During an interview with Rolling Stone, the 40-year-old rapper discussed his reasons for not include any other rappers on his playlist. I don’t listen to no one when it comes to rap, Weezy added. Every day, I strive to improve, therefore there’s simply no time for it. And I tell the same thing to my own artists. If you listen to a certain artist often, you might begin to sound like them.
After thereafter, Wayne explained his decision-making process, which began with an encounter with the CEO of Cash Money Records. “Bro, I’m sick of every song you do sounding like dаmn JAY-Z,” he stated, adding that Birdman and the others had to take him away to sаy it. “‘You never were JAY-Z.'”
Even though Lil Wayne didn’t sаy when exactly the conversation happened, it’s safe to assume it was in the middle of the 2000s. It was about this period that the rapper started calling himself “the best rapper alive” after JAY-Z’s brief hiatus following The Black Album.
After finishing his initial contract with Cash Money Records, the New Orleans native was even tempted to sign with JAY-Z. He had previously stated that the mogul is his favorite rap artist. Wayne had feelings for The ROC, but in the end he re-signed with Birdman and Cash Money.In another part of the interview, Wayne freely acknowledges that he is unable to recall many details regarding the recording of the Tha Carter albums and cannot discuss their individual production processes. “To tell you the trutҺ, I am completely unfamiliar with Tha Carter III, Tha Carter II, Tha Carter I, and Tha Carter IV,” he confessed to the media outlet. The trutҺ, as revealed by my God, is that. I wouldn’t have a clue what you were talking about if you lied or asked me about a certain music.
The rapper is getting ready to drop ColleGrove 2, the follow-up to his 2 Chainz collaboration album. I Am Not a Human Being III and Tha Carter VI are also in his works.