The Great & Frustrating Career of Lil Wayne 

This man is one of the most important people in hip hop history and he SHOULD be celebrated while he's here.

Wayne's run in the mid 2000s has to be one of the greatest runs in music history. Every album was a classic. Every mixtape was a classic. Every verse on other peoples songs was a classic. And the amount of output was insane. Dude was dropping a new song every week.

Kendrick Lamar is heavily inspired by Wayne too, just listen to his vocals and punchlines

Anyone remember when they used to talk shit about Wayne whenever people would call him a GOAT? Now he's cemented. When an interviewer asks any young artist who inspired them or who they look up to, Wayne is always at the top of the list. Pac and Biggie are legends, J and Kanye are cultural icons, but there was a period of time when musically Wayne was just in God mode. He never missed. Never had a bad feature. Then when it felt like he couldn't possibly do anything more, Young Money arrived.

Future and Thugger literally came out of this mans ball sack

Wayne with the short dreads was like Kanye with the polo sweaters. Today they're far from shells of who they were, but nowhere near close to what the day one fans want from them. And its probably going to stay that way until they die and get the rest of their flowers.

Lil Wayne is a hip hop legend who will always be remembered in the ranks of Biggie, Pac, Jay Z, Kanye, and a small circle of others. Love him or hate him he made a giagantic impact on hip hop that is really undercredited. He wasn't the first "lil" but he definitely put "lil" on the mainstream and with radio hits like Lollipop he helped bringing rap more into the mainstream with The Carter 3 (and the leaks and Carter 2). The Carter 3 is such a fantastic album and was experimental, ground breaking, and is a real classic. So much respect for Lil Wayne. I think he's past him prime but the mixtapes and albums and songs he already have is more than so many artists ever put out. The Dedication tapes (specifically 1-3) really propped up that Gangsta Grillz and did a lot for the early age of internet artists before soundcloud rap started to swerve in alongside RU-vid. I wouldn't know if I would call him THE GOAT but he's definitely amidst the rank of the GOATS. I remember his rise was like a hurricane. He had put in THE WORK before he blew up with Lollipop and had so much swag (yes swag, before it was lame) and confidence plus the antics and street cred. He really did seem like a sort of alien with the way he sounded and presented himself and there's so much more to say but I am grateful for his music. The Carter 2 & 3 plus Dedication 2 & 3 are projects that are the soundtrack to parts of my life with so many great memories. I remember when Carter 3 dropped alongside the leaks (La La was wayyyy better on the leaked version, totally different song) everyone was bumping A Milli and Let The Beat Build in my dorm building and across Chicago. I lost my virginity listening to Lil Wayne with a tight thicc bust down shorty and I'll never forget hearing Lollipop and busting lolllll. For real thats tmi but that's just what it is.

Lil Wayne literally changed music not just hip hop

Punchline King, Wordplay God and Innovative Musician. Man been doing this since he was like 8 at one point he was ‘Hip Hop’ when everybody thought it was dead, Wayne revived it. Shoutout to the the legend.

In his prime its hard to argue someone that worked harder on his craft in the rap game . You dont have to like ALL his songs or projects over the years but we gotta respect his relentless work ethic .

Tha Carter III changed everything. That album dropped when I was in high school and it bangs so hard! The rhymes and beats on that record are so sick.

“Next time you mention Pac, Big, and Jay Z, don’t forget Weezy baby!”

I don't be liken all weezy music , but lil wayne put in the years and tears 🌹🏆🐐

Lil Wayne is the reason music sounds the way it does today. One of the most influential musicians of all time.

“ The difference between me and you is to you, this is your job To me, this is my life The club; that's my job The mall; that's my job Your neighborhood; that's my job This studio; this is my life This is what I do better than anything So why wouldn't I do this all the time? “

One of the most influential rapper's of our time. There is a reason why rapper's have long dreads and tattoos. Even the lean culture started with Wayne's influence

Its wild that drake is 4 years apart from wayne and nicki is the same age as wayne but he is aging badly due to the face tats blonde dreads and drugs

That whole "daddy" doesnt sound right.....smh

I love Lil Wayne but when he gave himself drug induced epilepsy due to lean, I knew he was in trouble. No lie we used LW as a example of what drug induced seizures look like. I wish him nothing but love and healing.

Lil Wayne should’ve been one of hip hop billionaires as with dr.dre, jayz, kanye. Lil wayne should’ve never been in a situation where he had money issues

His only downfall is that he is insanely detached

Dude is a walking legend. The rap game is not set up for the longevity of his career

It's sad man, drugs clearly affect him. He is not even 40 and when he does interviews now, I do not understand much of what he is saying.

As I continue to go through Wayne’s whole discog (studio albums, mixtapes, features, etc.) right now, I’ve come to realize one thing: he may not be the greatest rapper of all time in terms of pure lyricism, delivery, or storytelling, but he is THE hardest working rapper of all time.

I never liked most of Waynes music but this man is on one hell of a heroes journey. Madd props.

Wayne has reached his highest point already. After Dedication 6 Reloaded I think that was the highest point he can do. I’m not checking for new music from Wayne like that but Wayne has nothing else to prove, his legacy is already cemented. The drugs don’t help & the weird intonations in his voice doesn’t make the music the most pleasant to listen to, don’t know if it’s the voice itself, the autotune or maybe he’s tired & fatigue from rapping. People underrate how hard rapping is, your breath control & voice control has to be on point to sound good while your rapping. Ghostface Killah sounded offbeat & out of breath on Wu Tang Forever wit Logic & I don’t think Ghost does the heavy drugs Wayne does, sometimes your flow deteriorates by age. U got to stop judging Wayne on his new music & look at his body of work as a whole, this guy been rapping at a high level & spitting bars since he was 19 on those Squad Up mixtapes, it’s hard to maintain that same level as u get older. I think fans expect too much from Wayne, just appreciate his body of work as a whole. I don’t understand why fans feel Wayne got more to prove. Wayne’s new music is hit or miss but he got some gems in that New Ceilings 3 project, his stuff ain’t super bad, I think fans are too unfair to Wayne. Maybe Wayne should stop putting out music, I don’t know, I think too many people complain too much about new Wayne & not Wayne as a whole

I've been listening to rap since the early 90's. Nobody has influenced the rap game more than Wayne. Its really not debatable.

Tune is the reason I'm a huge fan of hip hop🐐😂

Things would have got better if he signed with Jay in '06

wayne demise is so exaggerated. if anything he's underrated now. still drops no1 albums, still charts songs, still gets album placements on other artist albums, yall let his blog worthy bullshit affect yall view of his work. same cliche shit " wayne aint been this in the 2010s " false narratives. wayne the only artist people make these type of backhanded videos about btw

Lil Wayne is most influential rapper of all-time. Every sound, trend and style you hear or see today is a product of Wayne. He's the godfather of modern hip-hop.

"LIL WAYNE" *Tha Block Is Hot (1999) Lights Out (2000) 500 Degreez (2002) *Da Drought (2003) *Da Drought 2 (2004) The Prefix (2004) *Tha Carter (2004) *Tha Carter II (2005) *The Suffix (2005) *The Dedication (2005) *The Dedication 2 (2006) *Da Drought 3 (2007) *Tha Carter III (2008) *Dedication 3 (2008) *No Ceilings (2009) Rebirth (2010) *I Am Not a Human Being (2010) *Tha Carter IV (2011) *Sorry 4 The Wait (2011) I Am Not a Human Being II (2013) Sorry 4 The Wait 2 (2013) Free Weezy Album (2015) No Ceilings 2 (2015) T-Wayne (w/T-Pain) 2017 Dedication 6 (2017) Dedication 6: Reloaded (2018) Tha Carter V (2018) Funeral (2020) No Ceilings 3 (2020) Trust Fund Babies (w/Rich the Kid) 2021 Tha Carter VI (2023) I Am Not a Human Being III (2023)

Could you possibly do a video on Nicki's minaj influence on the female rap industry

When the social media wave took off (MySpace,FB,Twitter,IG) Wayne played the sideline.. that was his biggest mistake. He changed the game with mixtapes, we were all downloading his music (Torrent, BearShare). But smartphone began to change media and biggest artists in the world had no media presence. Additionally, many of his greatest songs are on mixtapes. Mixtape's that the younger generation doesn't even know exist. All the things he's doing now he should've done 10years ago.

A milli and I’m not a human being will always be my fav songs of his.

Man....if only Wayne coulda just go back slightly to his style from his "Hot Boys", "Tha Carter 1 and 2" with a few autotune or no autotune at all

No ceilings still best tape ever

“You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.”

I never liked him or his music but I respect his drive.

Wayne and Juelz made the best mixtapes!!! I can't feel my face still gets play today

Drugs destroyed Wayne. Still the hardest working rapper.

We are losing him to his addiction and nobody is doing shit.

Some truly great videos you been dropping bro especially as of late‼️

He put his 10k hours in.

For the most part. Many artists now are wayne and cudi babies. All due respect.

“Love me or hate me, i swear it wont make me or break me.”

It's weird that you would consider someone's personal political opinions to have an affect on their artistry or body of work. If they don't constantly bring up their politics in their art then the two are completely separate things that really have nothing to do with one another.

That no ceilings 3 sounding like a rebirth of that prime weezy no bs

All I know is everything changed and times felt great back in 08 when Wayne dropped lollypop

It’s all respect for Wayne. From the 90s until now 20 plus years of music. And he evolved every time the music switched up under him. Unlike other legends like EM

There’s a lot of moments in Wayne’s career that I loved honestly I was always rooting for him even when his shit was wack after the Carter 3. Recently it’s hard to root for him because of some of his comments. It’s k8nda hurtful from a guy that made “cry out” or “misunderstood”

If you watch that full video Wayne himself put out in the intro it’s some of the truest most real shit I’ve ever heard I’m so glad he’s in tune to that and not cocky about it

Have you ever made a video dedicated to underground artist or artist on the rise that people should look out for?

The carter 3 drop was a lit summer. 😎

I'm just grateful to be alive the same time and a fan of the goat

I feel like everyone just overlooks the fact that he’s got a massive drug problem and it affects his music. Imagine drinking lean everyday for like 15 years probably longer

🐐One of the greatest of all time. That’s it. Lyrically untouchable. A genius. The mans mind different. There’s no Drake without Wayne, that means no partynextdoor no weekend. He singlehandedly changed the landscape of music and culture.

Dude i love that background song is there a RU-vid link for it?

Idc what anyone says this man is the 🐐

I like weezy but I lost some of my respect for him

Wayne's the real 🐐. He never left. Stays consistent while also experimenting. Had one of the biggest careers in hip hop history and he's still here dropping albums. That's a real goat, no 20-30 year olds with 2 hits 👌💪

Its kind of awesome to see him on Undisputed

You can stop his career at 2009 and he still the 🐐

Somones gotta make a movie about this dude

"Torturous interference" Lol, I love Jay-Z.

Did y’all see that I am not a human being III coming out

He’s still spitting, still crashing datpiff, still going platinum, still the 🐐

I got into him late but he’s one of my favourite artists

He's the only artist with the title *"lil"* that I listen to

The UNDISPUTED #1 GREATEST RAPPER OF ALL TIME • Largest Catalog • Best Live Performer • Best Music Videos • Most Longevity • Most Influential • Most Versatile • Greatest Mixtape of all time (Drought 3) • 2nd Most Hits(behind Drake) • Top 5 Lyricist(B.I.G. Wayne Nas Cole)

Am I the only one who remembers when Lil Wayne was hated by hip-hop lovers everywhere on the internet in 2010/2011?? I remember memes with a picture of 2Pac saying "if I was alive Lil Wayne would be working at Mcdonalds" .. or a meme that pictured Lil Wayne finishing a song that only said the n-word. And Hopsin dissing him in Sag my Pants.. And now people perceive him as a rapper who's been a goat since the early 2000s . Seriously back in the early 2010s if you were listening to Eazy e etc on RU-vid literally everyone was hating on Lil Wayne, and his autotuned , hazy flow on cheesy early trap beats. They constantly compared him to Soulja Boy and Tyga etc and claimed he was one of the fakest rappers of all times. Am I the only who remembers people saying this stuff or was I listening to too much old school hip hop at the time? I've grown to like Lil Wayne over the time but damn this guy was hated by the old school 10 years ago..

Good for Wayne 👍 after the weed smoke cleared, he began to see clearer. I always said that your own kind will get you quicker than any other.

Bro you can't compare Funeral sales to CV, CV is a staple name, Funeral was a whole different thing on it's on and he still pulled in 100k+.

"Give Me all My Flowers while I'm still here."

First week sales of The Carter 5 might not have been the best bit we can agree by now. That shit was a classic album

Son, Wayne is a Martian 👽

At 9:39 you say for “Yeezy fans”. Think u meant Weezy. Lemme know.

Thanks you Wayne for everything you did to hip hop game 🙏🏽

I like the Lil Wayne without the free form dreads

I think I might be one of the few that actually dug Rebirth 🤣🤣 idc it’s all subjective #HelloItsTheMartian 🔥🔥🔥

The thumbnail pic is the Wayne that I remember and covet.

“Live from the, from the, from the gotcha, LIVE FROM THE FIVE HUNDRED & FOE, it’s MR CRAZY FLOW JUMPING LIKE A BUNJEE NO ROPE”

that's like the worst shit, using a kid who don't know, especially when they really believe you are doing the best for them and are riding for them. Just to bleed them dry for your own gain

Dedication 6 and Dedication 6 Reloaded, hands down was the best dedication lyrically ever. 💯💯

1000th like:)

His personal opinion on life has nothing to do with the bars. Weezy the goat 🐐🐐🐐🐐

The man has a right to believe whatever he does about blm and Trump. Just because he's black it doesn't mean he has to believe certain things.

Wayne is pretty much talented musically and thats about it, and even then that burnt out. He is continuously bombarding his reputation and fortune by making decisions he didn't think through. He's more disconnected from his own people than ever. Claiming to be in a gang yet not backing a movement that wants to see them flourish or even just live is pathetic to see. Now he lost his masters. It's only downhill from here

@9:40 “but for Yeezy fans” lol

Would you ever do a video on Mariah Carey's role in pioneering the Hip-hop/ pop collab sound in the 90s that is commonplace in the music landscape of today? ( fantasy remix, honey with bad boy, the roof with Mobb deep, heartbreaker with jay z)

Hes a great man we can all learn a lesson from this. I run a business also sometimes im up at 3 am perfecting strategy.

Aye this man said “blank 182” and dropped a Yeezy in the same sentence 😂

Remember Wayne went through that phase when he was just straight up wack?

I loved his music back then definitely. Wayne is a damn legend tho

I love Wayne and his whole catalogue, and i don't mean any disrespect here... but who remembers that one Cribs with him and Bird and that part with the hot tub in the living room?! Classic.

A legend to me and hopefully he can make new music in this new year and to continue to grow as a person. Yes he has made mistakes but I look at how he has mange to deal with them.

When hot boys came out he was my favorite, i haven't liked or listened to his music in years

Alot of people who are famous or not doing somethings right because their helping people who they know not the ones who really needs help but now and days it all depends on who you know right that's a damm shame all i can do is shake my head at it all

Alot of artist got famous and forgot about there family the ones who love them how you think they feel about that you helping people who you know and not the ones that really needs help

I'll fated tour? I thought the tour ended up nice. Wayne was great on stage and I bought a shirt. Blink was blink so basically Barker was cool and the others did their job.