Lil Wayne has one of the most respectable careers in Hip Hop history. The New Orleans legend has been a presence in the game since his debut in 1999 and has given fans memorable moments such as his iconic mixtape run in the mid-’00s and introducing Drake and Nicki Minaj to the world.
But Tunechi just added another huge accolade to his lengthy resumé. On Monday (May 10), DJ Khaled’s “Thankful,” featuring Jeremih and the Young Money leader, entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 100. This marks Lil Wayne’s 17th year having a song chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and his first of 2021.
The album opener off DJ Khaled’s Khaled Khaled has Wayne reflecting on the things he’s thankful for while reminding fans to keep moving through the obstacles.
“Be proud, be shameless/Yeah, be now, be ancient/Yeah, it been my turn, let me cut off these blinkers/I cut off these strangers and ifs ands and buts of the strangers/I never relinquish, I’m thanking Franklin as an acquaintance,” Wayne rapped on the song.
Because “Thankful” entered the Hot 100 this week, Lil Wayne has not only had a song invade the charts every year since 2004, but he’s done it 21 times in the last 22 years. The last time Weezy didn’t enter the chart since 1999 was in 2003, a year before he would drop the first entry in his beloved Tha Carter series. The only other rapper who surpassed Lil Wayne in this category is Kanye West, who entered the Billboard Hot 100 every year since 2003.
Lil Wayne’s unmatched longevity is what keeps him relevant even years after his prime. During his conversation with HipHopDX, Calboy revealed what Lil Wayne told him the secret to remaining relevant is.
Calboy Says Lil Wayne Let Him In On The Secret To Remaining Relevant
“What I got from Wayne was to outwork everybody,” Calboy told HipHopDX. “I talked to Wayne about it at the video shoot, and that’s what he told me. He’s like, ‘Bro, just outwork everybody. Everybody doing what they do, but nobody works harder than me. That’s how I stayed relevant for so long because nobody works harder than me. We’re in the studio for days. We don’t go home, no shower, no nothing. We in there rapping. And there’s so much on a man brain you could rap all day.'”
I heard this beat before, anyone know what song its from?
Ain’t no love in the heart of the city
You gotta give it to Cash Money. They sure know how to have longevity on the charts and continue to break records every year.
Not Cash Money anymore it’s Young Money Ent/ UMG
Yeah, true, but they still original products of CM at the end of the day.
Still under the cash money umbrella
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And I couldn’t name one track. Wild.
you sound like a square
Wow, that Khaled track just made me want to listen to Ain’t No Love instead lol
And still not the GOAT and really never mentioned in top 10 greatest rapper list. Hahahahahaha. Wayne Music is mostly mumbled that is why! No one understands what the F he is talking about but we love him. He is the Russell Westbrook of Hip Hop.
Ok troll. Almost everyone got Wayne in their top 5 or top 10, even ogz like KRS-One said he was the best lyricist in the game. You must be from Lithuania talking about Hip Hop
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Wayne is garbage. He’s the number one reason why rap is as bad as it is today. Influenced all the dumb young ones with his trash auto tune garbage. Thanks Wayne!
agreed. most overrated rapper alive. dude sounds like a retarded alien robot in every song haha
You are the people that think durk has bars
I like Wayne because he says things that most people would never think of in his lyrics. He stays in the Original category.
wayne crazy with them lyrics. these haters got bird brain
Gosh weezy your bigy waer
If you think Wayne is garbage you obviously don’t listen to his lyrics. Every mix tap he put out was tough. Every album is gold or better. He may not know about politics but the dude knows music. So stop hating and being ignorant because you don’t understand him.