Lil Wayne gives high praise to Eminem’s Battle Rap skills “That Boy Is A Monster”
Recently, Lil Wayne had a conversation with Taylor Rooks about his song featuring Kevin Durant, his comparison to LeBron James in the rap game, and how his experience has improved him as an artist. The five-time Grammy winner discusses the changes in the industry, her desire to play in the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show, and her pride in Drake’s accomplishments. In addition, Lil Wayne advises Angel Reese and believes that Ja Morant will emerge as the NBA’s next big star. Weezy used Eminem as an example when discussing what makes hip-hop competitive during one segment of the conversation.
“I was around when rap music was competitive. I was around when there was such thing called ‘battle rap.’ That was an art form of rap where I can literally…It was almost almost comedic. What I mean by that is, a comedian can, you know, they roast each other. They don’t mean nothing by it.” said Lil Wayne.
Then he continued: “Battle rap was the same. You got these people. They standing in the circle and you know…Eminem might take your head off about something you felt great about yourself in the mirror before you got there, you know, and then they come back and do the same. So, that was an art form. They had people that, to this day, there’s battle raps that went down and they are not filmed, they aren’t recorded and there are legends come out of that because of that. We don’t have that no more. I was around during that.”