Shocked? Lil Wayne Declares JAY-Z To Be The G.O.A.T.

    Though Lil Wayne declared himself “The Best Rapper Alive” in 2005 with the release Tha Carter II, which turned into a short-lived bout with JAY-Z, using a year-old promotional clip for his signature Bumbu rum he crown’s Hov with the greatest of all-time title.

    “Who’s the GOAT to you? I got Jay!” Wayne captioned on the clip.

    By this time, it shouldn’t be a surprise that Lil Wayne hails Jigga as the greatest. The love and respect the two Carters share between each other is evident.

    Aside from helping Weezy settle his $14 million tax debt in March, the Roc Nation founder previously credited Wayne for lighting the fire under him that resulted in his No. 1 album The Blueprint 3 in 2009. At one point, the Brooklyn rap mogul made an attempt to sign him to Roc-A-Fella Records for $175,000.

    The loving camaraderie didn’t come without incident, however. Lil Wayne always showed major love to JAY-Z because that is his favorite rapper. When JAY announced his retirement following the release of 2003’s The Black Album, the Young Money CEO quickly assumed the best role with his song “Best Rapper Alive.” On his 2006 comeback album Kingdom Come, JAY took issue with Weezy’s proclamation on the track “Trouble.”

    Shortly after Kingdom Come‘s release, Wayne did an interview with Complex saying he was better than JAY-Z.

    “I don’t like what he’s saying about how he had to come back because Hip Hop’s dead and we need him,” Lil Tunechi said in the interview with Complex. “What the fuck do you mean? If anything it’s reborn, so he’s probably having a problem with that. You left on a good note, and all of the artists were saying, ‘Yo, this is JAY’s house. He’s the best.’ Now he comes back and still thinks it’s his house. It’s not your house anymore, and I’m better than you.”

    During the summer of 2007, Hov further took shots at Weezy on T.I.’s “Watch What You Say To Me.” By the end of the year, Wayne apologized and the two seemingly made amends when the New Orleans bred rapper appeared on “Hello Brooklyn 2.0” off American Gangster.

    Likewise, upon Wayne’s delivery of his highly-anticipated album Tha Carter III, fans were pleased with their “Mr. Carter” collaboration. Jay even made his own rendition of “A Milli” titled “A Billi.”

    Now, Lil Wayne considers his idol JAY-Z to be a close friend.

    Currently, Tunechi is prepping for the release of his forthcoming album Funeral now that the world finally has Tha Carter V.

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    31 thoughts on “Shocked? Lil Wayne Declares JAY-Z To Be The G.O.A.T.

    1. That’s becuz he is the GOAT…No rapper has remained at his level thru the changes of the times for as long as he has. Given his time is passed now and he’s a shell of his old self, but this dude has been in the ballpark of top mc for 2 decades now. He’s set the trends in hiphop for 2 decades, and he has 2 undeniable classic albums with many other top tier albums. I’ll be honest, he’s not my favorite rapper of all time, but I do consider him the GOAT as his influence on hiphop paired with his talent and longevity makes it almost undeniable.

      1. Jay-z sold out hip hop in order to stay relevant. In opinion, sell out artists can’t be the best. Em has the same problem. Lil wayne knows nothing about hip hop music only pop shit
        If the artist stays true to the game then he or she can be the goat.

        1. Niga fuck outa here with youre nonesense opinion. How did you come to conclusion Wayne know non bout rap fuck you mean sitting typing bull all of a sudden make you the guru of hiphop get a fucken life clout chasing lame

          1. Why do u like a homo rapper with wack records? U consider this guy a goat? You LIL KIDS are destroying the music but the real blame goes to the corporations that push bisexually on LIL KIDS. In the golden era, hip hop fans would never follow a bisexual rapper that is horrible with mic skills. Your generation needs help fast. All hot rappers will burn in hell. (I DO NOT HATE GAYS OR BISEXUALS)

    2. Wayne to me is the goat. Jay Z? He’s nice on the mic but only relevant because of Beyonce tbh

      1. Now tell me how jay z is relevant because of beyonce when all of his accomplishments has nothing to do with her. But jay z has wrote songs for beyonce. I guess being the first rapper in the songwriters hall a fame is because he is beyonce husband .

    3. What fuck does lil wayne know about HIP HOP music? He is one of the worst rappers of all time. Lil wayne only knows the most commercial rappers. There are alot of dope hip hop artists better than lil wayne and jay z. I’m tired of people that know nothing about the music then choosing the most recognizable names as the goat. There are many less known artists better than both them.

    4. Jay Z is a tabloid rapper. He’s in Star magazine in flip flops sucking off politicians with his witch wife. Bey how’s off to perform for dictators, and her man is happy to let her go. Jay is irrelevant.

    5. Wayne easily the most overrated rapper of all time. Facts. Dudes like Nas, Nipsey, KDot KRIT and Cole will never get the true credit they deserve because of dudes like Wayne and Jigga. Stop having other people tell you what to like.

    6. See? Even Weezy thinks King HOV is the GOAT, not broke ass woman beater Nas. Besides overrated Illmatic, he doesn’t have any other talked about albums. All of King HOV’s albums went platinum or more and are all classics. Respect to Wayne for picking the right man for GOAT status. It’s the ROC!

    7. Wayne falls under jays branch out of the Nas jay z beef

      Party rap is jays
      Nas is more lyrical

      Jay one the beef

      So the party started

      1. What if a beef like happened again
        Except a Nas wins instead of a jay z

        And lyrisim makes a comeback

    8. Lil Wayne is the best rapper alive in my point of view, I’m 28yrs old came to Canada 2000, and Lil Wayne. Born into this shit he diffinately knows who the goat is.

    9. Stop with all this Nas vs Jay b.s that’s not a thing man. Nas does not measure up to Jay Z as far as career legacy goes. We all love Nas but stop turning him into Russell Westbrook thevmore you hype him up the more you create expectations of him that he can’t possibly ever reach. Nas is an all time great but he’s no where near Jay in terms of legacy and contribution to the culture.

      1. STFU!! Maybe fame wise and commercialist. But anyone who knows music knows NaS is GOAT. They study his music in Universities. He is one of only 2 rappers who’s music deserves to be in a museum. If other civilisations where to study rap music 200 years from now like they do Van Gogh paintings who would you rather have Jay or NaS? It’s a no brainer. NaS. The other rapper is Lupe Fiasco

        1. They study multiple rappers in universities. Jay is in the song writers hall of fame. The Blueprint is in the Library Of Congress archives. Don’t talk nonsense small boy, Nas is a great but when you fan boys make stupid outlandish claims like the ones you’ve made, you’re only setting him up for failure. Joey Badass is a greater lyricist than Biggie and Pac, but he’s no where near being their peer in terms of career legacy. If you prefer Nas lyrically that’s your choice but don’t lie and say everyone agrees with you.

    10. Jay was dope at one point in his career but I don’t know about that GOAT status. Having more popular songs for the moment vs album quality, I’d an artist with better albums.

    11. i think there might be a blueprint 4 coming

      theres four pairs of shoes on the first cover

      three people in suits and one in jordans

    12. Does any one remember when they were beefing and lil Wayne thought he was the better rapper.

    13. Jay-Z is the GOAT ? ovarall. Not even Eminem is close to Jay in career. rappers look up to Jay and not Em

    14. Lil Wayne is not the only rapper that knows Jay-Z is the GOAT. 99 percent of hip hop artists will pick Jay-Z over Eminem for goat ? statue. Fact.

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