Lil Wayne wasn’t too thrilled that Kevin Durant revealed he and the Phoenix Suns famous person have a collab within the stash that was within the operating for a placement on Tha Carter VI.
Final week, Bleacher Report‘s Taylor Rooks obtained phrase from KD that he obtained within the sales space with Weezy. She introduced up how the baller wished Wayne to tease a snippet of their collab, however the New Orleans rap deity didn’t like that the aspect of shock was now gone.
“Why would KD do this? That was on the wrap. See KD, you tousled,” Wayne mentioned with amusing. “Now that you simply accomplished that I simply wished you to know you tousled and that tune was thought-about to be on Tha Carter VI and now that you simply’ve mentioned one thing, it’s not happening Carter VI.”
Lil Wayne then revealed that the unreleased observe was alleged to land on the Welcome 2 ColleGrove album with 2 Chainz however he ended up saving it for a doable spot on C6.
“It really was alleged to go on the ColleGrove album that simply got here out with me and a couple of Chainz…however I saved it,” he mentioned.
Wayne lent Durant some excessive reward whereas calling him a “jewel” within the studio as an artist and referred to him as a lyrical “backpack rapper” with bars for days.
“KD’s a jewel like one thing of the previous as a result of he’s a backpack rapper,” Wayne added. “You could possibly in all probability name a timeout within the sport and possibly ask him to rap and he in all probability obtained a verse for you. KD simply obtained bars and it sounds prefer it.”
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Wayne was teasing plans for C6 earlier this yr, and it might arrive as his subsequent solo LP in 2024. As for Durant, he’s no stranger to the rap sport as he earned government producer credit on Drake’s For All The Canine album. He additionally showcased his rhyming expertise in the course of the NBA lockout in 2011.
Lil Wayne has his sights set on the NFL, and he hopes to carry out on the Tremendous Bowl LIX when the halftime present involves his hometown of New Orleans in 2025.
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“Simply as unhealthy as I wished to see my title on the prime of that record once I was no matter age it was and I’d bust into the workplace and get that Billboard journal,” he mentioned about desirous to carry out.
“Simply as an artist, you already know, ’trigger this has nothing to do with the game. As an artist, that is an achievement. This has nothing to do with the game — that’s so loopy. I don’t care what groups are taking part in, what metropolis it’s in. ‘You carried out for the what?!’ Like, what? Oh man, in order that proper there’s an achievement.”
He added: “So to know {that a} Tremendous Bowl could be… what?! Going to the Tremendous Bowl and watching the Halftime Present and wishing, while you see the artist, you be like, ‘They may’ve sung the tune that I used to be featured on!’ I’m featured on everyone’s tune — you might’ve introduced me out!”
The Younger Cash chief then seemed into the digicam and apologized to his associates and collaborators forward of time, saying he plans on bringing out exactly zero friends.
“Please don’t really feel disrespected in the event you’re an artist from New Orleans, an artist tied to me any form of means within the music [industry], however know that’s my second and I earned that second. So no, I’m not bringing nobody!” he mentioned.
