The Carter Documentary Showed Us How Small Lil Wayne’s World Was
Before Lil Wayne angrily dismissed the Black Lives Matter movement in an early November Nightline interview — “I don't feel connected to a damn thing that ain't got nothing to do with me,” he said, “If you do, you crazy as shit” — the rapper was far more diplomatic in his rejection of the civil rights movement. There’s no such thing as racism, he calmly told Skip Bayless of Fox Sports in September, because people of all colors supported him. Whether black celebrities should speak up and support BLM or other anti-racist initiatives is a matter of ongoing discussion. But in a digital world, where mass incarceration is addressed by mainstream musicians at the Grammys, artists dismissing popular social justice initiatives risk serious backlash.
https://www.thefader.com/2017/01/11/...k-lives-matter
For some, particularly younger listeners, it’s easy to forget how prolific Lil Wayne has been throughout his career. From 2004 to 2010, Lil Wayne released six albums, seven mixtapes, 25 singles, and over 80 official guest features in a run of unprecedented rap success. The peak of that success, 2008’s Tha Carter III, helped usher in a new era of mainstream dominance for the genre, selling over a million copies in its first week at a time when rap and commercial music in general were both on a serious sales downswing. The album’s 10th birthday is the perfect time to reflect on all that Weezy F. Baby contributed to the industry during this era, from coining the term “bling bling” to serving as inspiration for a new legion of artists.
https://www.complex.com/music/2018/0...-of-modern-rap
This clout-chasing "lady" took photos of Lil Wayne while he was sleeping.
"Lil Wayne wasn’t boring you just wasn’t a priority"
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