FAT JOE REMEMBERS LIL WAYNE IN ‘BEAST’ MODE: “I’ve never seen this!”
LeBron James named Lil Wayne as the MC who impressed him most at writing rhymes in The Shop.
Fat Joe has collaborated with many artists over his nearly 30-year career. Joey Crack says there’s one rapper who rules the studio.
“Lil Wayne is the best,” he said. “Wayne taught me. Lil Wayne followed 2Pac’s two-album-a-year pace. This guy never went to clubs; he was the world’s top artist and stayed in the studio.
Fat Joe, who worked with Wayne on “Make It Rain” and “About All That,” recalled a studio session where Wayne recorded his show-stealing verse on DJ Khaled’s 2007 hit “We Takin’ Over” and was blown away by his energy, creativity, and confidence in the booth.
“Because I live in Miami and Wayne… He’d get a beat, then fight the speaker. I’ve never seen this, he said. “He’s in a small room with giant speakers, staring at them. He says, “I’m a beast/Feed me Hip Hop” Holy crap! This guy won! He’s a monster.
Fat Joe’s comments echo HipHopDX’s “What Lil Wayne Is Like in the Studio” video. The 18-minute episode features Drake, JAY-Z, Kanye West, Eminem, Nicki Minaj, T.I., and Jadakiss.
Drizzy says in a 2009 MTV interview, “Wayne does this scary, unfair thing, and I’m jealous.” “I’ll play a record and he’ll sit there… he’ll hop up, head to the booth, and lay one, two, or three amazing verses. ‘What happened?’ Did you just make a movie?'”
Fat Joe named his top five rappers in a bonus clip from The Shop, but Lil Wayne was left off. Biggie, Jay[-Z], Nas, Rakim, KRS-One. “It changes often.”
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