"The craziest thing about Wayne, what people don't understand is that you get a lot of younger cats that's listening to him now and feel he's a new artist," he said. "I go all the way back to the Hot Boys days and being 13, listening to this dude. Just remembering the staple he put on the game back then all the way to now, to have that longevity years beyond it. For him to actually acknowledge what I'm doing right now and seeing it as a path, the same way the longevity he created, it's a great feeling to share that same stage and a moment with him. Wayne ain't no new jack to this game. He influenced a lot of styles and a lot of sounds. I would say I was influenced by a certain sound and flow and cadence that he brung to the game."
It's true that Lil Wayne has longevity in the game...he has been on the scene for the past 14 years, but people think he got on the scene 4 years ago after Lollipop. For the record, I started listening to Wayne during the time of Hot Boys back in the late 90s, but didn't really fancy his style. He caught my attention in 2004 with his Carter 1 album, and I started riding with him....till Like "Father Like Son" in 2007. After that, he added that clownish/poppish flow to his style, and I haven't been one of his biggest fans since then. He is cool with the Punch Line thing, but I need more than that.
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