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<p><a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/lil-wayne-recalls-mother-asking-him-for-a-grandchild-at-14/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lil Wayne</a> is shedding some light on who he believes his worthy opponent is in a hypothetical <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/listicle/swizz-beatz-nicki-minaj-lil-kim-verzuz/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Verzuz</a> battle. As well as reflecting on his decades-long career and looking forward to what&#8217;s to come.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Lil Wayne Speaks On Verzuz</h3>
<p>During a recent interview with <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/lil-wayne-interview-carter-anniversary-1234766396/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rolling Stone</a>, Weezy shared who he believes would be a worthy contender for the live-streamed concert battle.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I was interested in Mixtape Weezy going against Lil Wayne. That would have been crazy.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>When asked if he would be onstage by himself, Wayne confidently replied.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Yeah. What other artists you think? There ain’t no other artist that can stand on the stage next to me, bro. I’m sorry.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Lil Wayne&#8217;s Super Bowl Halftime Dreams</h3>
<p>Additionally, the 40-year-old rapper shared the other stage he would like to grace — the Super Bowl halftime stage.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I’d kill that shit. We wouldn’t even worry about the game after that.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>He explained that his performance would be the &#8220;first&#8221; where &#8220;both teams were out on the field watching the halftime show.&#8221;</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">The Rapper Talks Forgetting &#8220;Tha Carter&#8221; Mixtape Series Amid His Plans To &#8216;Never&#8217; Retire</h3>
<p>During the interview, the rapper was also questioned about his &#8216;Tha Carter III&#8217; mixtape, which is reaching its 15th anniversary on June 10. The rapper, who says he works &#8220;every day,&#8221; candidly explained that he cannot differentiate between all the series&#8217;s projects.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I’m going to be so honest with you: I don’t know <em>Tha Carter III, Tha Carter II, Tha Carter One</em> from <em>Tha Carter IV.</em> And that’s just my God’s honest truth. You could lie, you could ask me [about] such and such song, I wouldn’t even know what we talking about. So it holds no significance to me at all.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Then, he went on to delve into his strenuous career and recording schedule.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I work every day, bro — every single day. And also, I always look at it as the curse part of the gift and the curse. I believe that [God] blessed me with this amazing mind, but would not give [me] an amazing memory to remember this amazing shit.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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<p>Lastly, Wayne explained that despite his decades-long career, he won&#8217;t be slowing down anytime soon.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;The motivation is to show them <em>why</em> I’m still that dude&#8230; When you’re an artist — a real artist like myself, I was born this way. So I don’t think that the real true artists and pioneers, they never retire. They died doing this.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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