Lil Wayne Covers XXL Magazine’s 2014 August Issue, Read Excerpts & View Pics From Photo Shoot
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Lil Wayne graces the front cover of XXL magazine’s new issue, which will be available on newsstands on August 12th.
During the cover story, Weezy spoke on his forthcoming Tha Carter V project, his Tha Carter album series, authenticity in hip-hop, Prince being his musical influence, signing Drake and Nicki Minaj to his Young Money Entertainment record label, and more.
You can read a few excerpts from the interview below, as well as view eight pictures from the photo shoot that were captured by Atiba Jefferson!
ON THA CARTER V:
“I was feeling the success of Tha Carter I. I felt like people wanted to hear me. I was amped to do that, but then Tha Carter III? I don’t know what happened. It was amazing. And then Tha Carter IV was just unexplainable, and now this one here, there’s no words. I just hope everyone likes it.”
“I’m always feeling like I ain’t done ? . I’m still nervous about Tha Carter V… I’m confident about what I do, but I’m still nervous about what people think.
ON AUTHENTCITY IN HIP-HOP:
“I know I’m authentic because I’m 35 million years in the game. I don’t know where the authenticity is in the game anymore. Today everyone sounds alike, they looking alike, they acting alike, they dressing alike. I came out when everybody was super different. You had an ODB. You had a Busta Rhymes and then you had a 2Pac. You had a Biggie. And everybody was different. Biggie was talking about Mob and Mafia ? . 2Pac was wylin’, talking about West Coast this and that. You had ? like ? and Red talking about how high they got and making people laugh. And then now, you got them, them. You got the categories and then everyone falls under it.”
ON PRINCE BEING HIS MAJOR MUSICAL INFLUENCE:
“It was the way he pronounced words and the way he used his voice. It was like if he was playing with a baby. You know if he was playing with a kid. [Imitates a baby cooing] It was the way that he was exploring it. He wasn’t doing it because it was funny. He was doing it because he could make it sound good and exceptional. I realized that I could do that too. He wasn’t afraid of how he sounded because he knew what he was saying and how he was saying it would always sound good.”
ON SIGNING DRAKE AND NICKI MINAJ:
“Call me old-fashioned and country, but with Drake, that was the first time I’d seen someone that knew how to sing and rap. That’s all it was. I didn’t know nobody who knew how to do that. You had those old school singing ? , where people would do a little eight-bar verse on their songs. But [Drake] was spitting and singing and killing that too. It took a while though. It wasn’t until I heard him spitting on one of my beats when I was like, ‘This fool’s ? .’ When I hear something that I know I can’t do better? That’s when I’m like, ‘They need to be on the team.’”
“I wanted a female. Every team needs a female to rep your gang. She was annihilating ? . I mean males. I was like, ‘I have to beef my ? up on that muthafucka.’ She just knocked it out the park from day one. She’s just Nicki. I don’t know whose idea it was, but it was a good idea.”
Read more at http://www.lilwaynehq.com/2014/07/lil-wayne-xxl-magazine-2014-august-issue-excerpts-photo-shoot/#JaahF7OZrEyvVAPh.99
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Tunechi da GOAT.
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Weezy Wednesdays | Ep. 22 : Lil Wayne, Santi and Cristiano Ronaldo Announce Euro's New Leak
Episode 22 Of Lil Wayne’s “Weezy Wednesday’s” Series [Video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY3HCFzllvI
In this week’s “Weezy Wednesday’s” episode, we can Lil Wayne chilling with Cristiano Ronaldo, Euro, and Santi Cargo Rubirosa in a Miami hotel.
They all sit down to promote Euro‘s brand new mixtape titled July, which you can download here, and Weezy discusses his love life and not knowing why Tha Carter V is not out yet.
Click here to watch episode 21 of “Weezy Wednesday’s“!
Read more at http://www.lilwaynehq.com/2014/07/episode-23-of-lil-wayne-weezy-wednesday-series-video/#d1ylxTCFERJeDuTc.99
Read more at http://www.lilwaynehq.com/2014/07/episode-23-of-lil-wayne-weezy-wednesday-series-video/#d1ylxTCFERJeDuTc.99 -
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although i dont really ? with wayne like that (nh),his smartest move was signing drake and nicki to his label.
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its solidified that these two in here are really ? , you really positing pics of wayne with no shirt on lmao.
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Wayne sounding like an old ? tbh
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Welcome Cristiano Ronaldo to the fam! 5 Letters YMCMB!
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ayo @MikeydaGawd I ain't know you were a YMCMBitch as well
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Lil Wayne and authentic in the same sentence. that's a laugh
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ROZAYTABERNACLE wrote: »ayo @MikeydaGawd I ain't know you were a YMCMBitch as well
I flag any ? ? .. You was too descriptive with that ? -
MikeydaGawd wrote: »ROZAYTABERNACLE wrote: »ayo @MikeydaGawd I ain't know you were a YMCMBitch as well
I flag any ? ? .. You was too descriptive with that ?
I said "? pic" that's hardly descriptive. it's no different from one of your friends saying "I just sent that girl a ? pic" any mental images from that are your own doing. -
Euro dropped his first EP/mixtape out of nowhere, its just a teaser for his big mixtape thats coming later
http://www.livemixtapes.com/download/29329/euro-july.html
Out of nowhere, Euro has released his very first mixtape titled July, which consists of 7 songs as July is the seventh month.
You can stream the tape, as well as view the tracklist and grab the download link below!
Read more at http://www.youngmoneyhq.com/2014/07/31/euro-july-mixtape/#yY1PYxrrqcPlVTDJ.99
1. Euro – Paris Morton Music (Freestyle)
2. Euro – I Know My Name
3. Euro – Last I Knew
4. Euro – Preach
5. Euro – Renegade (Freestyle)
6. Euro – Sweet Dreams
7. Euro – Euro’s 2014 (Freestyle)
Read more at http://www.youngmoneyhq.com/2014/07/31/euro-july-mixtape/#yY1PYxrrqcPlVTDJ.99 -
@bcotton5 you're very comfortable with your sexuality. you're definitely a true barb
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Suspect dudes lmao
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why Stew flag my post of the Japanese Prime Minister throwing up the YM sign?
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Dang I ain't buy a xxl since the one with tune in a astronaut suit floating in space.
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Dang I ain't buy a xxl since the one with tune in a astronaut suit floating in space.
same here
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Im slipping right now , didn't even know that was dropping, I'm a check it when I get home from work. -
ROZAYTABERNACLE wrote: »MikeydaGawd wrote: »ROZAYTABERNACLE wrote: »ayo @MikeydaGawd I ain't know you were a YMCMBitch as well
I flag any ? ? .. You was too descriptive with that ?
I said "? pic" that's hardly descriptive. it's no different from one of your friends saying "I just sent that girl a ? pic" any mental images from that are your own doing.
i bet you $300 mikey da gawd aint never flagged a bcotton suspect post i.e. the one in this same thread
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you right @monizzle14 all these YMCMB stans are mad suspect
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odb biggie and Pac when the ? did Wayne really come out....Google's....okay 98 99 the greats had passed but I.a let him slide this time see I g as they could have been big influences
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Damn googling some stuff and realized cash money>>>>>no limit
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whatevathehell wrote: »odb biggie and Pac when the ? did Wayne really come out....Google's....okay 98 99 the greats had passed but I.a let him slide this time see I g as they could have been big influences
Wayne real 1st album was the BGz True Story album in 1995