Why Lil Wayne doesn’t write lyrics anymore

Lil Wayne is famend as a lyricist, and, in his prime, the Louisiana musician may write flawless freestyles with ease. Since his arrival, he has launched 29 mixtapes. With an unfathomable quantity of songs and unofficial releases, Lil Wayne has proved he’s undeniably top-of-the-line rappers alive.

That stated, in contrast to Jay-Z, Lil Wayne (actual title Dwayne Carter) was a author and, for over a decade, used a pen and paper to pen his lyrics. Utilizing the standard methodology of discovering rhymes that labored with each other after which taking them to a beat. Nevertheless, he lately unveiled that he not writes his rhymes.

Talking to Skip Bayless on Fox TV’s UNDISPUTED sequence, Carter unveiled that he doesn’t write lyrics down as a result of he’s merely “too old and too tired” to stick with it after 20 years within the sport. 

Talking to Bayless, Carter stated, “Thank God for the iPhone. Before, I would have to remind myself all day because I don’t write nothing down. They always be thinking that it’s some type of achievement.”

He continued, “I don’t write because I’m too old and too tired to be trying to read. You know, they got the iPhone now so I go ahead and record the voice memo.” He admitted that after years of writing, he lastly determined to comply with within the footsteps of Jay-Z of no pen and paper.

Opening up in regards to the memorising of lyrics as a substitute of utilizing a pen and paper, Carter acknowledged on Pivot Podcast, “Like Biggie, love Biggie, love Jadakiss — I love all that shit, but Jay. The moment I heard it I stopped. You could ask my boy. ‘I heard that n-gga Jay-Z don’t write no more.’”

He added, “[After that] we went in the studio, and we did ‘10,000 Bars’, and that was the last time I rapped anything off of a paper.” Other than the writing aspect, Carter admitted that he has additionally adopted in Jay-Z’s footsteps concerning investment in sports.

Lil Wayne is an investor and strategic advisor of the Main League Pickleball crew, the Texas Ranchers. Opening up about his funding, Wayne defined, “Pickleball is the moment, and I’m excited to be part of the Texas Ranchers ownership group.”

He concluded, “I’ve enjoyed watching and couldn’t pass up the opportunity to join this team of owners.” You possibly can watch Lil Wayne’s UNDISPUTED with 2 Chainz within the video beneath.