Lil Wayne has famously been uninformed about the new generation of rappers, but one artist has made it onto his radar. During an appearance on Sneaker Shopping With Complex, Weezy casually referred to Lil Baby as his “favorite artist.”
“On The Breakfast Club, I saw my favorite artist Lil Baby with the BAPE/Coach collaboration jacket,” he said. “And I was like, ‘Is that a Coach? Wifey was like, ‘Bathing Ape collabed with Coach?’ She’s into that, so she’s like Coach is pretty such and such and such … So, they doing things. Shout out to Bathing Ape.”
Wayne’s admiration for Baby isn’t a surprise since the two have collaborated a few times in 2020. Weezy and his new favorite linked up in January on the Funeral album cut “I Do It,” which also featured Big Sean. Lil Tunechi then returned the favor, appearing on Baby’s song “Forever” off February’s My Turn LP.
Still, Wayne’s willingness to actually say Baby’s name is a far cry from an October 2019 interview in which he declared didn’t listen to any Hip Hop artists except himself and Tech N9ne.
“I listen to music that’s not Hip Hop all the time because I don’t listen to no other Hip Hop than my damn self,” Weezy said on The Bumbu Room video series before giving a shoutout to Tech.
The Young Money rapper previously confirmed how little attention he’s paying to newer Hip Hop artists in a 2016 interview with the New York Times. When asked if artists such as 21 Savage, Kodak Black, Lil Uzi Vert and Lil Yachty were inspiring him, Wayne revealed he had no clue who they were.
“I swear to God I didn’t know you were saying people’s names just now, so that should probably answer that question,” he noted. “I just do my own thing.”
Watch Wayne’s full appearance on Sneaker Shopping below.
Lil Baby & Lil Wayne Floss Through Heaven & Hell In 'Forever' Video
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Imagine taking a grown man seriously who calls himself Lil Baby.
It’s just music man, I doubt he even cares tbh.
Imagine getting off another mans dick
Sick off all these trash south rappers.
The south will hold it forever
Ya from the south much respect to y’all dirty Bois but the forever will fade. Rap is a movement for black ppl. Region to region till all grounds are covered. The styles are switching fast. South will hold they own tho them fool got that accent ???
Then why is it whiteboys seem to have perfected every aspect of this so called movement for black ppl!!!
What white dude not Eminem or 3rd bass or who you wanna name Eminem screams never changed no growth but for white dudes it’s about sales and rapping moms and abusing women and taking pills and shit and Comcast cable blaming tv …
I don’t know about tht brother. No other regions have held the title as long as the south has. Some west and east coast artists sound like the south just to sell records.. the whole USA sound southern
South rappers aren’t trash nigga
Shocked he’s kissing another Baby’s @$$? I’m not…
Brand names are for females and 6th graders
So Drake fans?
Wayne really wants to make the music he’s been making? He’s damn near 40 and his music is not aging well as he gets older. It’s like he’s stuck
Watch yo mouth lil negro that man made the way for the crap I’m mean rap we hear today!!!
I still wonder how Wayne became famous with his mediocre music. He was good with the Hot Boys and his first solos are okay, but the rest is just bs. Yes, he’s a prototype of a meme rapper, but for God’s sake, don’t we have a good mc to talk about?
Thts your opinion… numbers don’t lie
Well Lil Wayne just gave Lil Baby an extra boost in his career. But Lil Baby is doing that all by himself with all the publicity stunts he’s pulling.
You must be confused with the other “baby” rapper….Da Baby. Lil baby rarely gets into dumb shit.
I was just going to be It’s my turn now they an y’all know young. Young Baby
This nigga can barely speak. Jesus
The man says he doesn’t listen to hip hop…but we’re supposed to care who his favourite rapper is? This article is painfully pointless.
I can’t take anybody that refers to themselves as “Lil Baby” seriously. Waahhh waaahhh waaahhh and ish
Realy lil babby why not me ps roddy.
Lol, he doesn’t even care, just take heart and chill, smoke some weed bro
OMG IS THAT RODDY ❤❤❤
I think lil Wayne needs to (lilD) man the fuck up Michael and learn to know how to be human and counsel himself and not others…ted the man we are big fans of each other so we really need to meet. Like I said he need to meet me and use jis degree of psychology to my ass.