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Lil Wayne Mourns Death of NOLA Cop Who Saved His Life
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Leon Bennett / Getty New Orleans police officer Robert Hoobler known in the Crescent City as “Uncle Bob” is being mourned by rapper Lil Wayne who has frequently shared that it was him who saved his life after a suicide attempt at only 12 years old. “Everything happens for a reason. I was dying when I met u at this very spot,” the rapper wrote on Instagram sharing a photo of Hoobler. “U refused to let me die. Everything that doesn’t happen, doesn’t happen for a reason.” Related Stories “That reason being you and faith. RIP uncle Bob. Aunt Kathie been waiting for u. I’ll love & miss u both and live for us all.” The 65-year-old retired cop was diabetic and according to Nola.com, he had been suffering from lingering health issues. Hoobler had ...
Drake Corrals Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj for Huge Toronto Festival
Drake continues to give back to his Toronto hometown. The superstar artist today (July 13) announced the three-day October World Weekend at two different Toronto venues on July 28-29 and Aug. 2, with a huge lineup of friends and collaborators. All Canadian North Stars will perform on opening night at the Drake-conceptualized History, while Lil Baby and Chris Brown headline the next day at Budweiser Stage. A reunion of Young Money labelmates Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj will take place on Aug. 2 at the latter venue. Tickets go on sale Friday through Ticketmaster. “Of course we wanted to turn the city up for the summer!!!,” Drake wrote on Instagram. “More event announcements to come.” The artist added that he is planning on bringing his OVO FEST “around the world in 2023” in celebration of its ...
Lil Wayne Joining 2022 BET Awards Performers, Presenters Announced
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Michael Tullberg / Getty Lil Wayne has been added to the list of artists performing at the 2022 BET Awards, as the network announced the celebrities who will be presenting awards at the event. In an announcement, the network broke the news that “The Carter” rapper would be added to the list of performers at the awards ceremony taking place this coming weekend. The five-time Grammy Award winner will regale audiences along with other popular artists such as Babyface, Chlöe, Chance the Rapper, Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin, Lizzo, Giveon, Roddy Ricch, Latto, Ella Mai, Muni Long, Joey Bada$$, Jack Harlow, Doechii, and Fireboy DML. New artists Gogo Murrow and OGI will be the main performers on the BET Amplified stage. Related Stories The list o...
Lil Wayne Fires Back at Mark Cuban Amid NBA Drama: ‘I Will P— in Ya Fkn Mouth’
Lil Wayne and Mark Cuban have traded insults like the NBA trades players amid the Western Conference semifinal face-off between the Phoenix Suns and Cuban-owned Dallas Mavericks. As the two basketball teams duked it out in a seven-game series (which the Mavericks ultimately won 4-3), decade-old tensions arose on Twitter when Lil Wayne — who is longtime friends with Suns point guard Chris Paul — tweeted that Mavericks point guard Luka Dončić is “a ho” during Game 4 on May 8. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news More than a week later, Cuban fired back with an insult to Lil Wayne using the Grammy-winner’s own song lyric from the 2018 bop “Uproar.” “It’s a s–t show, put you front row’ #MFFL,” the mogul tweeted on Monday (May 16) with a photo of...
Mark Cuban Claps Back At Lil Wayne for Calling Luka Doncic A “Ho”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Christian Petersen / Getty Dallas Maverick’s superstar, Luka Doncic just sent Chris Paul and his Phoenix Suns team home for the remainder of the NBA playoffs and while many are giving Doncic his flowers for pulling off what seemed like an impossible feat, Lil Wayne is throwing dirt on his name instead. After Luka and the Dallas Mavericks completely destroyed the team with the best record in the NBA this season in the Phoenix Suns in a high stakes game 7, Wayne took to Twitter to call Luka a “H*” as his close friend, Chris Paul is once again not going to be able to get that elusive championship ring that alludes him. Related Stories While we’re sure this is just the CP3 fan in Wayne talking, Dallas Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban took issue with his franchise ...
Mack Maine Calls Cap On Gillie Da Kid’s Meetup With Lil Wayne
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty The simmering beef between Lil Wayne and Gillie Da Kid has come back to the surface, as Mack Maine responds to recent claims from the latter in an interview. According to reports, Gillie Da Kid spoke about the beef during his appearance on the It’s Tricky Podcast with Raquel Harper. When Lil Wayne and the controversial relationship he shared with him was brought up in reference to the two crossing paths at an event at Jackson State University, Gillie claimed Wayne was a little shook at seeing him and took off. “He looked up [and] I was in the doorway [he showed that Wayne offered his hand for a handshake], and [he] got the fuck out of there. Real talk.”, he said. Related Stories Young Money Records president, Mack Maine, immediatel...
Lil Wayne Calls Missy Elliott the Best Rapper Ever & She’s Forever ‘Grateful’
Lil Wayne is highlighting Missy Elliott and her incomparable music legacy. When asked to name the top five best rappers while guesting on Fox Sports’ What’s Wright? With Nick Wright podcast Thursday (May 5), Lil Wayne made sure to spotlight Elliott. “For me, it’s always going to be first, Missy Elliott,” he said. “She’s a huge influence of everything I’ve ever done. ” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Tunechi went on to name Jay-Z, the Notorious B.I.G., Goodie Mob and UGK before the host noted that he hadn’t included himself on the list. The five-time Grammy winner then replied, “I can’t touch them guys. I would never put myself in my list.” Elliott responded to Wayne’s mention with a heartfelt tweet on Thursday. Retweeting a clip from the ...
Lil Wayne Updates ‘Sorry 4 The Wait’ Mixtape For Streaming Services, Features 4 New Tracks
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Prince Williams / Getty Lil Wayne continues to bring his vaunted mixtape discography into the modern age and his latest offering to the masses comes with the perks of a handful of new tracks. In 2011, Lil Tunechi dropped off his acclaimed Sorry 4 The Wait mixtape ahead of Tha Carter IV album drop, but this version includes additional tracks. The mixtape opens up with “Cameras,” one of the new songs, and finds Wayne employing a busy flow over a Pi’erre Bourne beat with vocal assistance from Allan Cubas. The following track, “Lil Romeo” is another of the new offerings and followed by “Anti-Hero” with Lil Tecca, and “Bleu Snappin’.” The mixtape definitely holds up with the Young Money honcho sounding at home over tracks that ran 2011. Hopefully, other ...
Today’s Price: BLEU Scores $50K Lil Wayne Beat Placement A Week Into Production Career
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty 2022 is already looking great for BLEU. He just secured a $50K beat placement with Lil Wayne only a couple of days into producing. As spotted on HipHopDX, the Mobile, Alabama native is closing the year in championship form. The artist formerly known as Yung Bleu was already touting a Lil Wayne collaboration, but he is taking his working relationship with him to another level. On Monday, December 27, he announced on Instagram that he landed an official production credit on a forthcoming Weezy project. “TO ALL YALL N-GGAS WHO WAS TALKIN SH***TTT !” he wrote in the caption. “LIL WAYNE PLACEMENT !!!! I want 50. should got it’s when it was cheap yesterday price not Today price what ya say @fatjoe @moonboyhitz.” he wrote. He then too...
Jay-Z, Lil Wayne & Hip-Hop’s Insufferable Need To Debate
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Jay-Z caused a seismic shift in Hip-Hop by boldly declaring that no artist in his genre would withstand his barrage in a VERZUZ battle, via Twitter, and the dust still has yet to settle. This moment shined a light on Hip-Hop’s insufferable need to debate and caused an unnecessary divide between music fans regionally and generationally, but what does this prove in the end? Hip-Hop has existed for nearly five decades and still shows signs of evolving from its early roots in the Bronx and enjoys dominance in the music industry due to its global impact. The passion fans have for their favorites is easily expressed via the free-flowing channels of social media, often derailing into unchecked bouts of opinion versus opinion that spiral out o...
Jay-Z, Lil Wayne & Hip-Hop’s Insufferable Need To Debate
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Jay-Z caused a seismic shift in Hip-Hop by boldly declaring that no artist in his genre would withstand his barrage in a VERZUZ battle, via Twitter, and the dust still has yet to settle. This moment shined a light on Hip-Hop’s insufferable need to debate and caused an unnecessary divide between music fans regionally and generationally, but what does this prove in the end? Hip-Hop has existed for nearly five decades and still shows signs of evolving from its early roots in the Bronx and enjoys dominance in the music industry due to its global impact. The passion fans have for their favorites is easily expressed via the free-flowing channels of social media, often derailing into unchecked bouts of opinion versus opinion that spiral out o...
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YM Forever: Drake Gives Lil Wayne His Birthday Roses At Private Dinner [Video]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Supplied by WENN.com / WENN Lil Wayne celebrated his birthday this week with friends and family. During the festivities, Drake makes sure to put respect and even more love on Weezy’s name. As spotted on Rap-Up Magazine Lil Tunechi made it to see another year. In honor of his special day his circle hosted a private dinner for him in Miami. In video captured by Young Money Records president Mack Maine, Drizzy made a heartfelt toast to his mentor and friend. “I still to this day get nervous speaking about this man because at the end of the day, as much of a brother and a mentor as he is to me, he’s still like my idol and still somebody who puts me in a place where when I start thinking about him, I start thinking about my family and all the things that ...
