Lil Wayne Denies Retirement, Says “There’s No Such Thing as Racism”: Watch
Earlier this month, Lil Wayne tweeted, “I AM NOW DEFENSELESS AND mentally DEFEATED & I leave gracefully and thankful I luh my fanz but I’m dun.” It left many fans, and artists, wondering if Wayne was planning his retirement from rap. Today, Wayne appeared on the new FS1 sports debate program “Undisputed” to discuss the retirement rumors, as well as his relationship with Birdman. (Recently, Wayne dropped a new song called “Grateful,” in which he took shots at Birdman, with whom he’s been feuding on and off since 2014.)
On the program, co-host Shannon Sharpe asked regarding Birdman, “Can you work with him again?” Wayne responded, “No, sir.” He followed up, “So, you’re looking for your payday and you’re moving on?” Smiling, Wayne said, “Yes, sir.” Co-host Skip Bayless then asked, “That’s all this is about? There’s nothing beyond that?” Wayne confirmed, “Nothing beyond that. Give me mine, and I’ll walk off free.”
After the Birdman and retirement conversation, Wayne, Bayless, and Sharpe went on to talk about the Packers, LeBron James, Colin Kaepernick, and more. Eventually, Bayless brought up a Westchester concert Wayne once told him about, where the crowd was almost entirely white. Reflecting on what that concert meant to him, Wayne said, “I thought that was clearly a message that there was no such thing as racism.” He then explained how he believes the younger generation is moving away from racism because “it’s not cool to them.” Sharpe, an African American, then argued that racism still exists. Watch clips from the program below.
Read about Lil Wayne’s mixtape legacy in our feature “The 50 Best Rap Mixtapes of the Millennium.”
.@ComplexMusic Lil Wayne confirms that he’ll never work with Birdman again. #WeezyOnUndisputed pic.twitter.com/pgldVDZBOT
— UNDISPUTED (@undisputed) September 13, 2016
“My crowd has always been everybody.” — @LilTunechi #WeezyOnUndisputed pic.twitter.com/dCcpQuqNTF
— UNDISPUTED (@undisputed) September 13, 2016
Lil Wayne made the intro song for “Undisputed.” It’s called “No Mercy.” Hear it below.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article incorrectly referred to “Undisputed” co-host Shannon Sharpe as Sterling Sharpe.
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