Lil Wayne and Kendrick Lamar have always shared mutual respect. Lamar looked up to Weezy and even imitated his style. This was evident when Lil Wayne featured Lamar on his 2018 track “Mona Lisa.”
However, tensions surfaced when Lamar was chosen to perform at the Super Bowl Halftime Show in New Orleans, Lil Wayne’s hometown. Wayne expressed his frustration on social media, but in a recent interview, he revealed that he and Lamar are on good terms after a phone conversation.
During an appearance on The Skip Bayless Show, Lil Wayne clarified that Lamar was not to blame for the controversy surrounding the Halftime Show and that he holds no ill will towards the rapper.
“Obviously, he can’t control that,” Weezy stated. “He didn’t let me down, it ain’t like he can control it.” Weezy then revealed that he recently made a call to Kendrick Lamar to smooth things out. “I spoken to him, and I wished him all the best,” the rapper noted. “[I] told him he better kill it.” Skip Bayless went on to inquire about the reference Lamar made on his new song “wacced out murals.”
On the GNX opener, K. Dot addressed the tension between him and Lil Wayne. “Used to bump Tha Carter III, I held my Rollie chain proud,” he rapped. “Irony, I think my hard work let Lil Wayne down.” Skip Bayless asked whether Weezy had gotten a chance to discuss the intentionally behind these lyrics. The rapper felt no explanation was needed. He also, surprisingly, claimed that he had never heard the lyrics to “wacced out murals” before the host brought them to his intention. “That was my first time hearing,” he claimed. “I understand those words.”
Lil Wayne has changed his tune drastically in a month. The rapper said that he was tired of the criticism that he’d gotten regarding the Super Bowl drama. Weezy warned people to not mistake his kindness for weakness, and “let this giant sleep.” He also claimed that he’d “destroy” if disturbed.
