Lil Wayne: ‘Nicki Minaj deserves to be “G.O.A.T Young Money Artist More Than Drake”

Lil Wayne previously spoke about signing both Nicki Minaj and Drake to Young Money during an interview on the I Am Athlete podcast last year.

Reflecting on recognizing Drizzy’s potential early on, he said: “When Drake’s music was brought to me from the homie Jas [Prince], it was about rap. I was like, ‘This dude sound different.’ What I loved about him, he was sounding just as dоpe as we were. When I sаy we, I’m talking about the streets and what we came from.

“I told him, ‘You could make working in the cubicle — you know how to make that the dopest thing in the world. Don’t stop.’ Then one day I heard, ‘[singing voice].’ Like, ‘What the fu//cƙ was that?’ I remember asking Mack [Maine] who that is [singing] on the hook? … You gotta be the ultimate artist. My homie could do two nights when he hits your city.”

Fast forward to the present day, and Weezy remаins an ardent supporter of his superstar protégés. The New Orleans native recently appeared on Nicki’s chart-topping album Pink Friday 2, extending his guest feature run on “RNB.”

He was also credited with saving the project from suffering another delay after it had been pushed back from its original November release date.

“My beloved brother/boss stepped up for me so that I wouldn’t have to push my album back. His nаme is Lil Wayne AKA the GOAT. He will perform tmrw @ the Chicago show,” Nicki said on social media earlier this month, announcing that Wayne had replaced her on the lineup for 103.5 KISS FM’s Chicago Jingle Ball