Lil Wayne’s influence on rap can’t be denied. Whether it’s the face tattoos, putting Lil in the front of their rap monikers, rocking skinny jeans or use of Auto-Tune, Weezy has played a role in shaping the influx of rappers dominating rap today.
Speaking with Brett Berish for Bumbu on Friday (December 18), Wayne reflected on his impact on the next generation of rappers.
“Before I stepped into it, they had music everyone looked a certain way and everyone did a certain thing,” Wayne stated with a smirk. “Look at me, now look at music. They all look like me. I love it.”
Wayne made sure to interject and clarify he’s not being copied since we don’t have “a game full of Lil Wayne’s.”
“None of them trying to be like me. They’re gonna get some tattoos in they face, a grill, they might put Lil on the front of their names or Baby after it, but they don’t sound nothing like me, they haven’t been through what I’ve been through or they’re not from where I’m from.”
Weezy takes solace in the fact he may have inspired a lot of these newer artists to pick up a mic and start recording in the first place.
“What’s the reason they’re even doing music?” he continued. “Nine times out of 10, I hope that I’m the reason they’re doing music. That alone right there is a blessing and that alone right there lets you know that they’re not trying to be like me, but actually paying homage and saying you are the reason I am someone.”
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Elsewhere in the interview, Wayne talked about how he’s needed four surgeries as a result of skateboarding injuries and got a little disgusted when Berish asked about him finding the next Drake and Nicki Minaj because he believes they’re one of one type of artists.
“Ain’t no such thing as the next Nicki or the next Drake,” the Young Money boss explained. “Back then music was different, they came in before social media when they had everybody’s attention. You’ve got to be more than someone to be a Drake or a Nicki.”
Listen to the entire hour-long interview with Bumbu below.
He should reflect on himself in the mirror. He looks like a member of the Muppets band on acid.
Reflect on your fucking self A.hole#??
Zip it bitch
Wayne is the most influential artist for this new generation of rappers. Most new rappers copy Wayne’s look with hair style, tats, and clothing. Think about it…when Wayne was at his hottest, the younger generation were growing up to his music. He influenced an entire new generation of rappers. Then factor in Wayne’s influence for Nicki Minaj and Drake’s success. That is why Wayne is literally and figuratively one of the best to ever do it. Give that man his flowers!
He needs to get off the heroin
Thank you lil Wayne for ruining hip hop and making everyone leaned out cross dressers
Lil Wayne’s influence on rap music is worse than COVID, AUTOTUNE and AIDS together! Dude put the door open for the gay community to destroy the whole rap scene! GERMAINE XXXL!!!!!!
2Pac and Lil Wayne are the most influential rappers of all time
Don’t forget Gucci and Kanye
“I Feel Like Dying” was very influential…
He’s right about that. All of them are lil Wayne clones. Leaned out to the max and drugged up to the point they have no clue of what they doing. Lol. It’s sad. Him claiming the shit is not something to be proud of. Father zombie.
Lil Wayne is one of the best to do it if u try to argue that then you’re just ignorant. He’s about one of the only rappers I listened to when I was 15 and am still listening to almost two decades down the road at 33…Wayne’s old shit still goes hard!!!
Nothing is sadder than watching your idol go from a legend to a sellout Uncle Tom
Lil Wayne bragging about all these new rappers being retarded dopefiend junkies with fucked up face tats copying him LOL
Lil Wayne made it cool to kiss men on the lips, dress feminine and be a junkie.
Lil Wayne a rich crackhead. Fuck that lame
Yep, you spawned a legion of syrup drinking dope heads. Congrats clown.