Dedication 2

Lil Wayne Teases New Music As Fans Call Out Apple Music’s Top 100 Albums Snub

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Today, Apple Music unveiled the top 10 entries of their list of the best albums of all time, and as expected, it’s resulted in a great deal of debate. Social media users are out in full force arguing about what they believe should have made the cut and calling out the streaming giant for any apparent snubs. Lil Wayne fans have been particularly vocal, sounding off on Twitter/X about his exclusion. Many think that Tha Carter III should have been somewhere on the list, though Weezy was left off of it entirely.

Fortunately, it doesn’t appear as though the rapper has been too affected by any of this. He recently shared a hopeful message in honor of the 18th anniversary of his mixtape with DJ Drama, Dedication 2. “More history to make,” he replied to a post about the occasion.

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Lil Wayne Says He Has “More History To Make”

The remark has fans eager to hear what Lil Wayne has to offer them next, though it’s unclear exactly what it could be. His Hot Boys collaborator Juvenile did just announce the group’s reunion, however, confirming that a new album featuring all original members is on the way. He didn’t provide supporters with many more details than that, though all of them have been teasing it for some time now.

Last month, B.G. shared new details of a collab they’re working on for his new album ahead of the reunion. “Weezy sent me the verse back for the album,” he explained. “I told him I wanted the mixtape Weezy. He gave me the mixtape Weezy.“

Social Media Reacts To Lil Wayne’s Exclusion From Apple Music’s Top 100 Albums List

What do you think of Lil Wayne claiming he has “more history to make”? What about Apple Music leaving him off of its Top 100 Albums list? Share your thoughts in the comments section, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates. Check out some social media users’ reactions to his exclusion from the list down below.

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Lil Wayne’s ‘Dedication 2’ is Heading to Streaming Services with Bonus Tracks

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Lil Wayne’s 'Dedication 2' is Heading to Streaming Services with Bonus Tracks

Lil Wayne is the Best Rapper Alive, and if you’re a real fan of Weezy, you’re a fan of his mixtapes.

Recently, DJ Drama hopped on the Rap Radar podcast to reveal some exciting news: Lil Wayne’s Dedication 2 will be hitting streaming platforms very soon.

DJ Drama tells Elliott Wilson and B. Dot, “If it’s Wayne, it wasn’t original music so it couldn’t go on streaming platforms. I just feel like today in 2023, if we gon’ do it, let’s do it. It might take a little bit of time, but it can be done. Speaking of that, we are dropping Dedication 2 on streaming platforms this year. And it’s going to have some new music along with it, so that’s pretty exciting.”

Dedication 2 serves as Tunechi’s fifth mixtape, hosted by DJ Drama as the second installment in his Gangsta Grillz series. The project, released in 2006, is revered as one of the most critically-acclaimed mixtapes in the genre of Hip-Hop as a whole. Beyond it finding success on both iTunes and retail stores, it even cracked the Billboard charts — pretty unheard of for a mixtape back in the day.

The amount of time Drama is referring to is due to the number of samples and borrowed music that has made the tape extra hard for clearance. 

Clocking in at 25 tracks total, Dedication 2 sees Wayne rapping over some of the biggest songs in the rap game, including Tupac’s “Ambitionz Az a Ridah,” Rick Ross’ “Hustlin’” and Three 6 Mafia’s “Poppin’ My Collar.” Features include T.I., Juelz Santana, Pharrell, Curren$y, Remy Ma, Mack Maine, and more.

At the top of last year, 2022, fans were elated when Wayne’s 2011 tape Sorry 4 The Wait hit streaming services. Now, we wait patiently for Dedication 2 to do the same!

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DJ Drama Confirms Lil Wayne’s “Dedication 2” Arriving To DSPs Soon

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Days after suspicion of DatPiff’s demise, DJ Drama confirmed one of Lil Wayne’s most iconic mixtapes to arrive on the platform will soon be available on DSPs. As projects like No Ceilings recently landed on Spotify and Apple Music, the Gangsta Grillz founder confirmed Dedication 2 will follow suit. During his interview with Rap Radar, he also said that he had no music with Lil Wayne in the cut that will see the light of day before the year comes to an end. “We are dropping Dedication 2 on streaming services this year, along with new music,” he told B. Dot and Elliott Wilson.

Dedication 2 arrived in May 2006 on mixtape services, though it managed to crack the Billboard charts. Despite using unlicensed music, such as the instrumentals to Drama’s “Cannon” ft. T.I. and Busta Rhymes and “Player’s Ball (Reprise)” by Outkast,” Dedication 2 wound up on platforms like iTunes and Best Buy for commercial sale. As a result, this second installment in the Dedication series peaked at #69 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Hopefully, the DSP version of Dedication 2 includes all of the original music without having to trim the tracklist due to sample clearance issues.

DJ Drama & Lil Wayne’s History

The Dedication series was integral to Lil Wayne’s “best rapper alive” era. As the frontrunner of Cash Money, Wayne used these mixtapes to prove that his work ethic, consistency, and quality were unmatched. On Dedication 2, Wayne took on the most popular beats of the time and turned each record into his own. In a lot of cases, Weezy’s remixes became even more popular than the original songs themselves. Hopefully, the return of Dedication 2 on DSPs will provide new fans insight into why Lil Wayne is the GOAT.

While Lil Wayne and DJ Drama plan to bring the mixtape to streaming services, hopefully, they haven’t forgotten about the next installment in the Dedication series. The two released Dedication 6 in 2017 before unveiling a reloaded edition a month later. However, the two previously announced D7 in September 2020 with a release date set for the following year. The project still hasn’t dropped yet and it looks like we’ll probably get Tha Carter VI before then. Check out Drama’s interview above.