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Lil Wayne Thinks He Should Be No. 1 on Billboard Greatest Rappers List
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Lil Wayne Wants No. 1 on Billboard, Vibe’s Greatest Rappers List.
Lil Wayne believes he should be ranked first on Billboard and Vibe’s lists of the 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time.
Lil Wayne sat down for a live interview on Thursday’s episode of The Zane Lowe Show on Apple Music.
Weezy spoke for an hour about his upcoming album, Tha Carter VI, his new single, “Kant Nobody,” which Swizz Beatz produced, and his career as a whole.
The hip-hop scene has taken notice of one particular tidbit, meanwhile, in which Lil Wayne appears to be upset with his recent placement on the list of the 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time compiled by Billboard and Vibe and released earlier this month.
Although Lil Wayne is ranked among the top 10 rappers on the list, the legendary rapper from New Orleans adamantly stated that he is not satisfied with anything less than being the best rapper of all time.
In fact, Weezy went so far as to claim that even the most accomplished rappers “knew” that the “Right Above It” MC is the greatest in the industry.
“Man, who the hell is before me?” said Lil Wayne when asked about Billboard and Vibe’s list.
“Was the list including ALL hip hop? Like, before and after as well? I can deal with that. I will tell you that I am a motherfucking one. Everybody whose names you named, they also know I’m number one. Go ask ’em. They know what it is.”
Wayne’s belief that he is the supreme G.O.A.T. of the rap game comes after he was placed No. 7 on the list, trailing The Notorious B.I.G., Eminem, Tupac Shakur, Nas, Kendrick Lamar, and Jay Z, who is ranked first.
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Lil Wayne is far from the only seasoned rapper that is dissatisfied with Billboard and Vibe’s rankings.
Early in February, only one day after the list was out, Ja Rule responded in a way that was consistent with someone who takes their profession seriously, especially in light of the fact that Ja was actually excluded from the rankings entirely.
“There ain’t 50 rappers dead, alive or waiting to be born better than me,” tweeted Ja Rule on Feb. 9. “@billboard congrats to everyone on the list well deserved but check my resume… #ICONN #Vibes.”