Juvenile has said that he flat-out disagrees with Lil Wayne that JAY-Z is the greatest rapper of all time, and that they’ve “argued over the years” about the debate.
The New Orleans rap veteran was asked about Weezy’s G.O.A.T. rapper pick on the red carpet at the 2023 BMI R&B/Hip Hop Awards in Miami on Wednesday (September 6), where he argued that his former Cash Money labelmate — not Hov — is the best MC to ever grace the mic.
“We’ve argued over the years. He say JAY-Z the G.O.A.T., I say he the G.O.A.T.,” he said. “My lil’ bro the greatest rapper of all time. He know how I feel about that.”
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Despite confidently declaring himself “The Best Rapper Alive” on his 2005 album Tha Carter II, Lil Wayne has frequently given it up for JAY-Z over the years.
Back in 2020, the Young Money boss credited Hov’s 1999 album Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter with having a huge impact on him, to the point that he has lyrics from the record permanently inked on his body.
“It was the first album where I actually [got] the car that the rapper was talking about. That was my album,” he said in an interview with Rolling Stone.
“Also, Jay talked so crazy. He went bananas on that album. I got lyrics from the album tattooed on me and shit. I have songs that are remakes of spinoffs of songs from that album, you know?”
Jigga’s influence is so great that he even inspired Wayne to switch up his entire approach to writing rhymes.
“The moment I heard [JAY-Z didn’t write down his lyrics on paper] I stopped. You could ask my boy,” he said on The Pivot Podcast earlier this year. “We went in the studio and we did ‘10,000 Bars’ and that was the last time I rapped anything off of a paper.”
Despite’s Juvenile’s protests, Lil Wayne is hardly alone in his assertion that JAY-Z is the G.O.A.T. rapper. Earlier this year, the Roc Nation mogul was crowned the Greatest Rapper of All Time by Billboard and VIBE.
The publications argued their case by citing Hov’s commercial success, critical acclaim, cultural impact and entrepreneurial achievements, along with his almost three-decade longevity.
Trailing JAY-Z on the Top 50 list were the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Nas, 2Pac, Eminem and The Notorious B.I.G., while Lil Wayne himself was ranked No. 7 — much to his disapproval.
“Man, who the hell is before me?” Tunechi questioned during an interview with Zane Lowe in February. “Was the list including all Hip Hop, like before and after as well? I can deal with that.”
He added: “I will tell you that I am a muthafuckin’ one. Everybody whose names you named, they also know I’m number one. Go ask ’em. They know what it is.”
Man, people jock the shit out of Kendrick. Yes he’s dope, though much like Kanye, it’s his earlier stuff that hits, and ever since the music has gotten worse. Come back in 20 years and see if he belongs above Wayne on any list.
Jay’s great and all but everyone knows Ja Rule is the GOAT
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ja fool was, is and will always be straight trash!!!! A fucking pussy who didn’t even have an original style or voice! All he did was bite on other people’s shit!
Both are wrong actually.
NAS is the Greatest Rapper of all time with actual evidence to validate 🤷🏾
Both are wrong actually.
NAS is the Greatest Rapper of all time with actual evidence to validate 🤷🏾
Weezy is way better than Jay-Z.
Really ja da best of all time 😂 bk the great you tripping
What’s so great about Little Wayne? Is it because he inspired this trash generation that is out now? Gee, thank you for your wack, yet inspirational contributions, I guess.
Hiphop is so idiotic!!!! Wayne can’t possibly be the GOAT because he doesn’t have 1 classic album!!! His best is THE BLOCK IS HOT. After that he has nothing at all. He isn’t even a better rapper than Juvenile. Wayne has nothing that can match up with 400 Degrees. NOTHING!!!
You tripping on something
His best album is Tha Carter (first one)
Gillie ghostwriting that album for him..its Carter 2 if anything .
Word,tha block is hot is his best album. But he doesn’t sound anything like that anymore! All he does is spit metaphors now! Yeah, they’re dope, but he’s not as good as he used to be. My top 5, and I’m 47 and have heard everyone from the beginning until now.
1) eminem (it’s not even close)
2) Busta rhymes
3) mystikal
4) biggie
5) 2 pac
That’s just based on the way they rap and how creative they are lyrically. I’m not including what they’ve done outside of music. Because Pac was special and did a lot more than just make dope music.
T.I.P. is the closest thing to 2Pac no one else is even close
You smoking dope 💨👆🏾
T.I.P. is the closest thing to 2Pac no one else is even close
T.I.P. is the closest thing to 2Pac no one else is even close
T.I.P. is the closest thing to 2Pac no one else is even close T.I. is the G.O.A.T.
T.I.P. is the closest thing to 2Pac no one else is even close T.I. is the G.O.A.T.
Lil Wayne definitely the best rapper of all time nas is a softy ja rule is a sissy my top 5 are wheezy,dj Paul,tech nine,t.i. and dmx
1. EM
2. NAS
3. JAY Z
2 pac
2 pac the greatest then jay z then nas … biggie takin lil wayne
I have never heard R&B, soul, Motown, country, or pop fight over who was the greatest. It’s only rock and hip-hop that do that. And it doesn’t even matter who the greatest is because all the music they released makes the world go around. They are all equally great.
I have never heard R&B, soul, Motown, country, or pop fight over who was the greatest. It’s only rock and hip-hop that do that. And it doesn’t even matter who the greatest is because all the music they released makes the world go around. They are all equally great.
Lil Wayne is way better than jay Z and what is juvie trying to say he the shit to with his bomb ass songs lil
Wayne and juvie already know they was the shit back then and still to this day. Love y’all and who wouldn’t want a bomb ass rapper from are state of Louisiana we got some fire ones.