How a Trip to My Childhood Home Tapped Into Lil Wayne Nostalgia
Nostalgia is often abused, but when the feeling comes untainted—there's nothing like it.
Lil Wayne
Real Name: Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.
Nickname: Weezy F. Baby, Tunechi, Young Tune, Birdman Jr.
Hometown: New Orleans, LA
Label: Young Money
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It’s 4/20 So Here‘s a List of the 20 Best “Weed So Loud” Rap Lyrics
Just make sure your weed's louder than DJ Khaled's ad-libs.
10 Most Infamous Rapper Tweets
From Lil B to Chance The Rapper, let's take a walk down memory lane.
Less Is More: The 20 Best Minimal Rap Songs
Inspired by—and including—“Flava In Ya Ear,” here are the 20 best rap songs that are deceptively simple but greater than the sum of their parts.
Rappers Keep Talking About Having Sex with My Girlfriend. It's Making Me Insecure
Everyone from Drake to Lil B has betrayed my trust.
I Almost Lost Myself to Hip-Hop Elitism—Almost
"Wu-Tang can’t truly be for the children if Wu-Tang doesn’t at least try to meet them halfway."
"A Milli" Turns 10: Revisiting Lil Wayne's Watershed Moment
The importance of “A Milli” wasn’t only in the song's execution, but for what it did to the rest of hip-hop.
Rappers as Fast Food Restaurants: An Absurdly Detailed Investigation
We can't be friends if you don't understand why Kanye West is Taco Bell.
An Awkward History of Trump Rap References That Haven't Aged Well
Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Mac Miller—all your favorite MCs are guilty.
10 Rap Album Cuts That Should Have Been Hit Singles
The biggest missed single opportunities from Ye, Hov, Em, K.Dot, Drake, Cole, Wayne, Future, Nas, and T.I.
Comfort & Loyalty: Lil Wayne Is Trapped in More Than One Birdcage
Courtrooms and labels aren't the only shackles hindering Lil Wayne's growth in 2018.
Lil Wayne’s 'Dedication' Series Is the Last Remaining Artifact of the Former "Best Rapper Alive"
With 'Dedication 6' coming soon, we revisit what the mixtape series has meant to Weezy F. Baby.
The Unlikely Reason Why Lil Wayne’s “Gossip” Never Leaked
"I was like, ‘Yo, thank God "Gossip" hasn’t leaked yet. That song is fire.’ And they were like, ‘"Gossip"? What are you talking about?’"
Beat Break: StreetRunner Shares the Story Behind His 5 Biggest Songs
The veteran Miami producer breaks down his beats for Lil Wayne 'Carter III' cuts, Eminem's "Bad Guy" and more.
10 Best “Riding” Songs (Literally), Ranked
From OutKast to Clipse to Dr. Dre, these are raps's ten best "riding" songs.
The Rap City Freestyle Awards: An Absurdly Detailed Investigation
From Bow Wow perplexing to Cam'ron floating, this is the best and worst of BET's hip-hop time capsule.
Lil Wayne’s ‘Tha Carter III’ Isn’t a Classic Album, But It Could Have Been
Classic or not, we won't ever have to rewrite the greatness that is the era of Weezy.
Lil Wayne Reportedly Suffers Multiple Seizures, Hospitalized in Chicago
According to TMZ, Wayne has once again suffered multiple seizures as a result of his ongoing battle with epilepsy.
What if the Real Reason Lil Wayne Hasn't Released 'Tha Carter V' Is Because It Sucks?
Considering Wayne's recent comments about the album dropping "whenever I want to drop," why isn't it out yet?
Beat Break: Cam O'bi Shares the Story Behind His 5 Biggest Songs
The GRAMMY-winning producer sheds light on his soul-soaked beats for Chance The Rapper, Isaiah Rashad, SZA and more.