Lil Wayne will certainly have raised a few eyebrows — or all the eyebrows — with his most recent comments on the Black Lives Matter movement.
In an interview with ABC’s Nightline, the 34-year-old rapper from New Orleans said he feels no connection to the movement that arose after multiple police shootings killed unarmed black Americans.
Weezy was asked by reporter Linsey Davis for his thoughts on the Black Lives Matters movement, to which he responded “What is it? What do you mean?”
Doubling down on his dismissal, Lil Wayne pressed ahead by saying “I am a young black rich [muthafucka]. If that don’t let you know that America understand black [bleeped out] matter these days, I don’t know what it is. That man white [points at cameraman]; he filmin’ me. I’m a [nigga]. I don’t know what you mean man. Don’t come at me with that dumb [shit], ma’am. My life matter. Especially to my [bitches]. ”
He continued: “I don’t feel connected to a damn thing that ain’t got nothin’ to do with me” and “If it ain’t got nothin’ to do with me, I ain’t connected to it.”
This latest interview seems to be at odds with the rapper’s previous interaction with Black Lives Matter, given that he himself chanted the phrase at a concert in August.
With that being said, Wayne has also gotten into trouble before for sharing his thoughts on racism. When speaking to Fox Sports’ Undisputed back in September, he controversially said there was “no such thing as racism” because he’d never experienced it personally. He re-enforced this by giving the example that he had played to crowds that were mostly white.
“I’m blessed to have that opportunity, so with that said, I can only be honest with such a thing, I have never witnessed racism.”
Watch more of the Nightline interview below.
too much lean. too much weed.
Silly nigga
Yes. You are. Reflection is the first step…
Probably has something to do with when he looks into the crowd and sees the majority of his fanbase is white. He’s a weird alien skateboarder type, he’s stuck in the same situation Pharrell is.
I don’t recall Pharrell saying racism isn’t real because I’m rich. Or he doesn’t give a fuck about BLM. Then again, Pharrell isn’t an uneducated moron like Wayne so there’s that….
only sheeps need movements… i don’t care bout other lives too. being ignant is da way of life it’s life philosophy. being ignant is a cure for all life problems and depressions. just ignore it is da motto.
couldnt stop laughing when he called himself a Gang Banger
If watching this doesn’t stop you taking lean nothing will
His financial dilemma with baby doesn’t concern anybody either. But he edges crowds and social media followers alike to scream f#€k cash money… so you want people to stand with you for cause but your actually against standing for others because it has nothing to do with you… amongst other things he is a hypocrite
Weezy is completely right. Everyone know they do matter. Otherwise let’s do Arab lives matter who dying in Middle East, latinos lives matter, dying in Venezuela.
You might want to inform the police that they matter seeing how they are killing unarmed black people at a rather disturbing rate. Your statements about other countries is irrelevant in this conversation. Take care of home first. We have a social injustice problem in our country involving people of color, which is what BLM is about.
It’s not saying forget Arabs or Venezuelans. That’s a separate problem outside of our country, so how is a protest in America going to do shit about that?
Wayne is dead wrong. He’s showing his ignorance…or more likely, he’s purposely pretending to be ignorant about it because the only people dumb enough to consider him a great rapper are 15 year white kids who have no clue what injustice really is.
….and I’m white.
No, dummy. Wayne is 100% right. Either LIVES matter or they don’t. Period. Now we say “our protests have to be done here in our backyard for our own shit?” GTFOH. So ONLY AMERICAN BLACK LIVES MATTER if shot by the police? While in the US, and if they are US citizens? Fuck Boy! 15% of our population “blacks” make up 60% of the prison system. How many blacks die in jail a month, from old age, life sentences etc, or are murdered by other blacks over drugs, gangs or ignorance/jealousy. LOL. Hundreds more. Easily. Dumbass. Idiots like TI talking about BLM. He was arrested with Machine Guns and SILENCERS! LOL. He was planning on defending himself against the police with that hardware? LOLOLOL
Typical Sambo behavior and thoughts.
Why is he still on the news though? What does he do? Talking bout his life matters…to who? Cos even the bitches want money not you fuckboy
Lil’Wayne did the right thing when he quit the interview “i ain’t no fuckin politician” – Exactly. Why do they have to force everybody take sides?
Reporter “What do you say to people who call your music vulgar, misogynistic, offensive, degrading..?” Lil’ Wayne “..please keep lookin’ out for more, cuz it’s comin’ baby” LOL fuckin priceless. This guy is great.
Don’t give dat nigga shit baby!!!! Fuck that garbage ass album
Turn off your TV sets.
He gets it. My gf wouldn’t be black if her life didn’t matter.
BLM is a Soro’s funded racist group to divide the masses and to keep them distracted from the real issues. If you look at Black Lives Matter group, they dont have one single Intellectual that respected in this World. Its all black trash and celebrity rappers that back this, the sell outs. Black people should celebrate that Lil Wayne never experienced racism in his life. Most Hip Hop fans and consumers are white so you are speaking to the wrong crowd anyway. Go protest in the black neighboorhoods where blacks kill blacks every day.
Glad to see I’m not the only reader here who has knowledge who is really behind all these anti-racism (read: anti-white) movements and organizations. These same ppl started NAACP, ADL, Black Lives Matter just to name a few.
Real talk. This is all some segregating bullshit. I’m shocked Wayne understands this.
“And they say it’s the white man I should fear, but it’s my own kind doing all the killing here”, Tupac in 1996. 20 years from now ain’t shit changed, others before Tupac coudn’t changed shit either. Police still going to kill niggas and niggas still going to kill niggas over petty bullshit. The BLM is legit, it’s a great thing to do it, but at the same time I completely understand Wayne. You make it out the hood and niggas think you still own something to ’em. You do it fot you and your family, and a very small circle of friends. BLM or any other movement will not change the world. He’s black and rich, he don’t need to be envolved with this. Any rich nigga who’s envolved that’s nice too, but once you make it, all you gotta do is chill, this world is full of shit already
LOL i used to hate lil wayne but goddamn this shit just made me reconsider.
Wayne u funny guy????
this is embarrassing…what a shame..i hope his boy T.I says something just as he did with Mayweather…
God for bid a black man has a differing opinion than the one “He’s supposed to have”. …… See this is the problem with people now days. Instead of being open to a different thought process than your own you want to shut it down because it scares you that what you’ve known could end up being wrong.
Yes. The power of the manipulated consus..
Consensus i meant..
Cant be mad at weezy. Not everyone has to have the same opinion. You all gotta remember, this dude been making serious money since he was like 16. You cant expect him to fully understand what hardships other minorities and some whites have gone through when he sitting in a mansion smoking blunts ever other hour and driving exotics. He is in his own reality
man how high is this nigga. ppl like him and may weather have been isolated from reality for too long and i hope it doesn’t take them losing a loved one at the end of the cops for them to wake up. OF COURSE all lives matter, but in this country BLACK people are THE #1 TARGET, no matter what nobody else says
Black people are they #1 target of THEMSELVES. Blacks are the most racist people in America. They refuse to coexist with Latinos, Asians and whites. They simply complain all day about stupid shit like this. Blacks kill more blacks and die in prison of old age or disease more in a month than cops kill blacks in a year. Easily. Dummies! Keep getting fooled in to self segregation. Soon the plan will work and the rest of America will see you as some whining little babies.
You making up statements doesn’t make it true and you saying that violence among Blacks somehow justifies paid public servants doing so is okay. Fox news is not the place to acquire actual facts. Maybe you were the camera guy Weezy was pointing at. #laughingloudly
You not making any facts refuting him makes yours even less valid. Yes black on black crime doesnt justify police brutality but blm is just a way for people to shift the problem to a different group which isnt helping the black community.
Wow. This guy speaks his mind and gets crucified. He said he has never experienced racism. He has been to PRISON and grew up POOR in NEW ORLEANS!! One of the most dangerous, ghetto infested racist places in the U.S.. I lived there for 3 years. N.O. Had the highest per capita homicide rate for a long while. He probably treated everyone the same, dated all races, went to different malls and neighborhoods and just doesn’t see it. Like I don’t. I am a black man from Brazil. I have lived for 20 years in the US. I have never experienced racism. Here one neighborhood is predominaentky black, one Latino… Etc. in all of these neighborhoods, Americans segragate themselves by sticking to their own, only liking their own “style” of music, food and whatever, then hate on whites who embrace it all and invest in diversity. I don’t want gentrification in my city, but I don’t want racism either… ridiculous. Everyone is equal. If cops are shooting “innocent” people, than that’s an issue, not because of their ethnicity, because of their innocence. Why are your prisons 60% filled by 15% of the population? Why don’t people simply do WHAT THE MAN POINTING THE GUN AT THEM tells them to do? This world is so backwards. All of my Mexican, Brazilian and El Salvadorian friends have a MUCH harder time than my black friends. They are less accepted, have less opportunities because of being immigrants etc and complain MUCH less. they don’t dress like gangbangers then act shocked when they are treated like gangbangers by the police. I have been pulled over before, I did everything I was told to do and did not have any problems. I also didn’t mouth off or ask why I was being pulled over, I didn’t have a gun on me, I didn’t have priors. I wasn’t bumping trap music and my car didn’t reek of weed…
I’m starting a new movement: ENGLISHGRAMMARMATTERS. The premise is that before you make any dumbass, media and retarded millionaire influenced statements, you have to punctuate and spell correctly. Eventually we can reach a point where over all grammar will be considered as well. But not at first. Baby steps America. Baby steps…
….soooo this man who’s made a living as an entertainer since he was 13’s opinion on matters that he doesn’t feel apply to him, hold weight or importance how exactly? Cuz im sure the BLM movement will continue to move forward without him, no black ppl r gunna stop supporting it cuz wayne said this, and racist white folk will still b racist white folk, and non-racist the same. Honest, he’s been sheltered by hollywood all his life, and all he’s doing is living ignorant….that’s his choice. “Ignorance is bliss” is a well known quote for a reason. Ignorance to what goes on outside ur bubble makes it easier to sleep at night. He’s no “spokesman for black america”…he’s a drug addict who’s mostly always lived with anything he could dream. His world isn’t even comparable to a middle class suburb…he does his thing, the world does theirs, n his opinion will never change a thing.
IDGAF about what he saying fr fr….because i dont expect anything profound to come out his mouth. all I’m saying is Lean and whatever the fuck else he be taking bout to take him up outta here
Here’s a question: Why the hell is ABC Nightline interviewing Lil Wayne?
he said it all, he is a rich black motherfucker, he is not racist he is smart thats why he said it. the rest of you black that dont agree are stupid and the real real racists. people from blacklivesmatter that dont even helpthe homeless in the streets. fuck all you racist black people.and fuck you and your race problems thatyou cause. black people should care more about real problems, poverty and health.
and if you dont likeit go back to africa!
So according to you Africa is a place for the rejects. Plus yes yourvare entitle ton your opinions but that does not give you the right to be so distasteful. I can faintly smell some racism sir. I understand your opinion varies, however stats speak for themselves black people are being shot senselessly. And yes sometimes somepeople in our communities worry about the wrong things. Yet denying that there is buyist view in this country when you just demonstrated how easy it was to display animosity toward another human being, is just plain o being ignorant sir. The solution are available, yet implementing them are more problematic in our white dominated society. While we could have move forward instead we choose 4 more years of bigotry. So sir allow me to agree to disagree with your point