Lil Wayne‘s passion for sports has found him as the newest owner of Major League Pickeleball team, the Texas Ranchers.
The legendary rapper announced the news in a press release on Tuesday (October 24), confirming he’ll be joining the ownership team and will also serve as strategic advisor.
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“Pickleball is the moment and I’m excited to be part of the Texas Ranchers ownership group,” he said in a statement. “I’ve enjoyed watching and couldn’t pass up the opportunity to join this team of owners.”
According to Statesmen, other new part-owners in the pickleball world include The Kid LAROI, sports commentator and former NFL player Emmanuel Acho, 8VC venture capital partner Alex Moore and The Ruia Family.
The Major League Pickleball has expanded to 24 teams for the 2023 season, with investors including the likes of LeBron James, Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes.
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In other news, Lil Wayne recently got immortalized in wax at the Hollywood Wax Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee – but unfortunately, they did not understand the assignment.
The figure was unveiled over the weekend and immediately went viral for all the wrong reasons, as it didn’t really capture Weezy’s essence quite right. Taking to Twitter on Monday (October 23), the former Hot Boys rapper gave a “thanks but no thanks” for the failed attempt.
“Sorry wax museum but dat shit ain’t me!” he wrote. “You tried tho and I appreciate the effort.”
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Lil Wayne is gearing up to release Welcome 2 ColleGrove alongside 2 Chainz – the sequel to their 2016 album, ColleGrove.
Arriving November 17, the artwork depicts Weezy’s face with slight elements of Tity Boy, including his beard. It’s similar to the cover of ColleGrove, which reversed roles by picturing 2 Chainz adorned with some of Wayne’s face tattoos.
On a Bangladesh-produced preview of the album titled “Presha”, Tity Boi takes things back to the essence of why people gravitated toward his music with playful bars that are meant to be played in rotation at celebratory events.
“More refills on me, you know we lit, lit/ They gon’ run this back just like a pick-six/ I done fell in love with a thick bitch/ I done fell in love with a rich bitch,” he spits.
Tunechi takes the baton and doesn’t disappoint as he uses his uncanny ability to morph his delivery to the cadence of each record that he appears on.
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“I’m on that pressure, she on that bass/ I’m on that treble, I’m on her level/ She say her brother, he got them birds/ We ruffle his feathers/ Watch what you tell us, pressure cooker,” he raps over the whistle-laced track.
While further details remain scarce, guest appearances from at least two big names — Usher and Benny The Butcher — have been teased.
