Lil Wayne first announced the title of his 14th solo album in 2022. Since then, the Young Money co-founder has knocked out other collaborative projects like Trust Fund Babies with Rich The Kid (2021) and Welcome 2 Collegrove with 2 Chainz (2023). He also shared Tha Fix Before Tha VI mixtape in 2023 in preparation for the sixth installment of his long-running album series. He finally confirmed the release date for Tha Carter VI ahead of Super Bowl LIX in February. Speaking of the Big Game, Wayne also commented on his feelings about performing at the Super Bowl Halftime Show following the controversy surrounding Kendrick Lamar's headlining performance.

“They stole that feeling," Weezy said. "I don’t want to do it. It was perfect.”

“To perform, it’s a bunch of things [the NFL] going to tell you to do and not do, asses to kiss and not kiss," he continued. "If you notice, I was a part of things I’ve never been a part of. Like [Michael] Rubin’s all-white parties. I’m doing s**t with Tom Brady. That was all for that. You ain’t never seen me in them types of venues. I ain’t Drake. I ain’t out there smiling like that everywhere. I’m in the stu’, smokin’ and recording.”

Look out for Lil Wayne's Tha Carter VI dropping June 6 and read Rolling Stone's cover story here.

Angie Martinez