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Lil Wayne Covers Tupac's 'Perfect Verse' On 'Unplugged'
'It's just something about 'Pac and I,' Weezy tells MTV News about performing 'Hail Mary' on June 12 special.
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/166...ed-tupac.jhtml
It's clear with his "Best Rapper Alive" proclamations that Lil Wayne wants to
be remembered among the greats. And with an extensive and well-regarded catalog,
he may already be there. Still, during Wayne's MTV "Unplugged" special, set to air
Sunday, June 12, the Young Money CEO pays homage to another rap legend: Tupac
Shakur.
"I knew because this is my 'Unplugged,' I said, 'I want to do some kind of
tribute to one of those great artists,' " Wayne explained to us of why he chose
to perform the fallen MC's 1996 single "Hail Mary." "It's just something about
'Pac and I," he said after the show's taping last month.
"I picked that second verse, 'Penitentiaries is packed with promise makers,'
and I was like, 'That whole verse is just perfect — they never realized the
precious time that they wasting.' "
"Hail Mary" appeared on Tupac's The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory,
which he recorded under the alias Makaveli. Although 'Pac finished the album
before he was fatally gunned down on September 7, 1996, the LP wasn't released
until after he died. The track has been covered by quite a few rap artists,
including Eminem, 50 Cent and Busta Rhymes, who remade the classic together in
2003 with a dis aimed at then-rival Ja Rule. The iconic song has never been
covered by Weezy, though, until now.
Last November, DJ Khaled appeared on "RapFix Live" and drew comparisons
between Wayne and 'Pac, noting Weezy's eight-month incarceration for attempted gun possession,
his work ethic and overall likability.
"Ain't nobody have that impact since Tupac. Lil Wayne is a genius and he's a
great person. He's always showed love to everybody. You can't say anything bad
about Wayne," Khaled told host Sway. "So when he was on vacation, it didn't feel
like he was gone. He dropped the album and it went #1. He was in every video. It
was just as big. Now he's home. When he was on vacation, he was that powerful.
Imagine what he's about to do."
'It's just something about 'Pac and I,' Weezy tells MTV News about performing 'Hail Mary' on June 12 special.
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/166...ed-tupac.jhtml
It's clear with his "Best Rapper Alive" proclamations that Lil Wayne wants to
be remembered among the greats. And with an extensive and well-regarded catalog,
he may already be there. Still, during Wayne's MTV "Unplugged" special, set to air
Sunday, June 12, the Young Money CEO pays homage to another rap legend: Tupac
Shakur.
"I knew because this is my 'Unplugged,' I said, 'I want to do some kind of
tribute to one of those great artists,' " Wayne explained to us of why he chose
to perform the fallen MC's 1996 single "Hail Mary." "It's just something about
'Pac and I," he said after the show's taping last month.
"I picked that second verse, 'Penitentiaries is packed with promise makers,'
and I was like, 'That whole verse is just perfect — they never realized the
precious time that they wasting.' "
"Hail Mary" appeared on Tupac's The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory,
which he recorded under the alias Makaveli. Although 'Pac finished the album
before he was fatally gunned down on September 7, 1996, the LP wasn't released
until after he died. The track has been covered by quite a few rap artists,
including Eminem, 50 Cent and Busta Rhymes, who remade the classic together in
2003 with a dis aimed at then-rival Ja Rule. The iconic song has never been
covered by Weezy, though, until now.
Last November, DJ Khaled appeared on "RapFix Live" and drew comparisons
between Wayne and 'Pac, noting Weezy's eight-month incarceration for attempted gun possession,
his work ethic and overall likability.
"Ain't nobody have that impact since Tupac. Lil Wayne is a genius and he's a
great person. He's always showed love to everybody. You can't say anything bad
about Wayne," Khaled told host Sway. "So when he was on vacation, it didn't feel
like he was gone. He dropped the album and it went #1. He was in every video. It
was just as big. Now he's home. When he was on vacation, he was that powerful.
Imagine what he's about to do."
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