The Lil Wayne Episode

We got Wayne. The original, the godfather of everything we listen to, the ultimate intersection of lyricism and swag, one of the best rappers of all time no question. We’ve been waiting for this day so long we don’t even know what’s gonna happen, Benny's body might disintegrate. We have so many questions for this man. What was it like getting signed by Cash Money at age 11? Was Wayne the first Lil? Or at least the first big Lil? How did he record songs in jail, just, logistically? How did he discover Drake, what are the details behind that story? Does he ever feel like the chosen one? Who eats less healthy, Dave or Wayne? Why is the Sixth Sense his favorite movie of all time? What’s the real truth about ancient aliens? And why can't he look at milk? As a bonus we discuss best practices for crowdsurfing and Benny tells us about the time he was hospitalized by Eric Andre. Thanks for watching us hang out with Lil Wayne and Lil Twist. We respect you!

What happens:

0:00 intro

0:25 waiting for wayne

0:58 wayne arrives

1:40 has wayne ever sat when he rapped

2:23 getting signed at 11

5:31 benny's first mentor

6:18 being a recording artist while still in school

7:40 becoming a dad at 14

9:07 wayne's first car

9:21 wayne's second car

12:13 watching his son become a rapper

13:23 recording songs in jail

14:28 was jail ever scary

16:05 ancient aliens & the age of disclosure

17:03 j-rod the roswell alien

19:57 would you trade your life for all the answers

21:09 wayne doesn't sleep

22:42 how wayne takes a vacation

24:19 does wayne get anxiety

25:50 ideal sleep temperatures

26:33 the sixth sense

27:37 haunted hotel

28:41 wayne's diet

32:43 has wayne always felt like the chosen one

33:04 how wayne picks songs

33:40 influences

35:28 wayne's favorite rappers

36:55 signing drake

37:47 signing nicki minaj

39:28 how wayne approaches a feature

40:12 who decides what's a hit

41:19 the first big lil

43:25 did wayne ever get starstruck

44:55 meeting lebron at 16

46:09 wayne's obama speech shout-out

46:50 performing at the white house

47:29 forgetting the words

48:19 performing in saudi arabia

50:16 crowd surfing strategies

51:19 hospitalized by eric andre

54:14 skate tricks

55:56 getting your voice to cut through

57:00 doing every beat in the pack

57:51 how wayne builds a verse

59:50 the year wayne became the best

1:01:03 did wayne invent bling bling

1:01:25 the intersection of lyricism and swag

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