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You were on Tha Carter IV, on a track with Andre 3000. Was that Lil Wayne cameo a big tipping point for you?
Yeah, for my people. My people were like, "I knew he could do it, all these years." My fans are like [feigns a scratchy whine] "Why did you do it? Lil Wayyyyyynnnnne?'
I went into Rikers Island and I talked to him for three hours. I had no idea what we were going to talk about. We had a lot in common. He's a good guy and I always dug what he did. People just try to slam him because he's mainstream. He worked his way up to being what he is, so when people say bad things about him, I feel like I want to fight. I know him as a person—good guy—and I have to separate myself and say, "People have their preferences, it's cool." But [inside] I'm like, 'Say one more thing about Wayne, and see what I do!' [laughs]
We keep in touch with each other and everything. Every once in awhile, I hear something about him, "I'm like, 'Don't let the demons bring you down brother." It's a friend thing.
Your fans don't like that he's "mainstream."
I just said his name on one of my new songs, "808 Bendin" with Stevie Stone on Stevie Stone's new album. I say, "You know I can't sing without a guitar string/ Roll around town and I'm bumping Lil Wayne/ Everybody know that we're in the same gang." People are saying, "Why's he have Lil Wayne's name on his tongue? Uhhh. Why'd he say that?' It pisses me off because that's my bro. I said his name because I gave him a shout-out, you stupid ba-da-da-da.
Technicians are protective. They feel like they had this secret thing that nobody else knew about.
They gotta realize, they did this. They burnt my CDs and spread it to everybody who shunned me. I thank them. Wherever I go—you did it! You pushed me to the top. They're still pushing me and I love it. I want my music for everyone.
What do you have in common with Wayne?
The religious thing, we touched on. Of course, we're gonna have women in common. They're a wonderful thing. We love women. That's why you can get this wonderful conversation when I wake up and it's not like one-word answers: "No. Yes. Good. Okay, bye." Know what I'm saying? My publicist knows a woman can get more out of me. So when I found out [you were] a woman, "I was like, yeah, okay, let's go." A guy, I'd be like, "Yeah, yeah, bye."
Yeah, for my people. My people were like, "I knew he could do it, all these years." My fans are like [feigns a scratchy whine] "Why did you do it? Lil Wayyyyyynnnnne?'
I went into Rikers Island and I talked to him for three hours. I had no idea what we were going to talk about. We had a lot in common. He's a good guy and I always dug what he did. People just try to slam him because he's mainstream. He worked his way up to being what he is, so when people say bad things about him, I feel like I want to fight. I know him as a person—good guy—and I have to separate myself and say, "People have their preferences, it's cool." But [inside] I'm like, 'Say one more thing about Wayne, and see what I do!' [laughs]
We keep in touch with each other and everything. Every once in awhile, I hear something about him, "I'm like, 'Don't let the demons bring you down brother." It's a friend thing.
Your fans don't like that he's "mainstream."
I just said his name on one of my new songs, "808 Bendin" with Stevie Stone on Stevie Stone's new album. I say, "You know I can't sing without a guitar string/ Roll around town and I'm bumping Lil Wayne/ Everybody know that we're in the same gang." People are saying, "Why's he have Lil Wayne's name on his tongue? Uhhh. Why'd he say that?' It pisses me off because that's my bro. I said his name because I gave him a shout-out, you stupid ba-da-da-da.
Technicians are protective. They feel like they had this secret thing that nobody else knew about.
They gotta realize, they did this. They burnt my CDs and spread it to everybody who shunned me. I thank them. Wherever I go—you did it! You pushed me to the top. They're still pushing me and I love it. I want my music for everyone.
What do you have in common with Wayne?
The religious thing, we touched on. Of course, we're gonna have women in common. They're a wonderful thing. We love women. That's why you can get this wonderful conversation when I wake up and it's not like one-word answers: "No. Yes. Good. Okay, bye." Know what I'm saying? My publicist knows a woman can get more out of me. So when I found out [you were] a woman, "I was like, yeah, okay, let's go." A guy, I'd be like, "Yeah, yeah, bye."
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