A couple of weeks ago, Lil Wayne opened the 2023 VMAs. With the show hitting the screen, Weezy stood as an instrumental of “Back That Azz Up” played before erupting into a performance of “Uproar.” The Best Rapper Alive would finish off his set with a performance of the new single, “Kat Food.”
Lil Wayne is in album mode. With Lil Wayne currently prepping Tha Carter VI, he told fans about a project before the album, titled Tha Fix Before Tha VI. The project has a pre-save link but not a hard date for release, as the supporting website reads coming soon.
Last week, Lil Wayne opened the 2023 VMAs. With the show hitting the screen, Weezy stood as an instrumental of “Back That Azz Up” played before erupting into a performance of “Uproar.” The Best Rapper Alive would finish off his set with a performance of the new single, “Kat Food.”
Lil Wayne opened the 2023 VMAs. With the show hitting the screen, Weezy stood as an instrumental of “Back That Azz Up” played before erupting into a performance of “Uproar.” The Best Rapper Alive would finish off his set with a performance of the new single, “Kat Food.”
As we anticipate the release of Tha Carter VI, it seems as though Lil Wayne has new music coming soon. Tomorrow, NLE Choppa will drop his forthcoming collab with Weezy. The rapper announced the collab this week in a video of himself presenting Wayne with a bouquet of flowers. Hopefully, that will hold us over until Wayne decides to unload the first single off of his next album, which could happen soon rather than later.
The last real update we got surrounding the next installment in Tha Carter series came in September when Lil Wayne and Juelz Santana were spotted in the studio together. Though fans anticipate the I Can’t Feel My Face project, it seems as though Weezy needed a verse from the Dipset rapper for his upcoming project. The rapper announced the project at OVO Fest in Toronto alongside Drake and Nicki Minaj, just before the show ended. A few days later, he put the pre-save link in his Instagram bio. However, there hasn’t been any other real update surrounding the effort.
Lil Wayne and Swizz Beatz might be cooking up something soon. As they witnessed success with “P.O.M.S” and Funeral highlight, “Uproar,” it looks like they’ve linked up for another banger. Footage of the two filming a music video surfaced this week. Then, Lil Wayne shared a photo of himself and Swizz Beatz to his Instagram Story. “Here we go again,” Swizz captioned his repost of Wayne’s Story on his Instagram page.
Perhaps, the success of “Uproar” led to their latest collab. Swizz recently revealed that Wayne recorded their Funeral collab as a freestyle, which the producer used to restructure into a song. However, Wayne wasn’t feeling Swizz’s edits at first and it took some convincing to get him on board. “When you put this piece throughout, it brings people back and it plays as a chorus,” Swizz explained, referring to what’s known now as the hook. “And then Wayne was like, ‘Alright, alright. Let’s do it.’” We’ll keep you posted on any updates surrounding the collab. Check the post above.
Though “Uproar” became Lil Wayne’s biggest hit off of Tha Carter V, it appears that he wasn’t down with the song at first.
Swizz Beatz recently sat down on Mike Tyson’s podcast where he discussed the single. He explained that it began as a freestyle with Wayne basically breezing through the entire instrumental without pausing. Of course, Wayne’s known for his freestyles but Swizz saw the potential behind the record. He explained that he began to tweak the record, including Wayne’s vocals, but the Young Money founder wasn’t entirely behind the move.
Lil’ Wayne and Swizz Beatz (Photo by Theo Wargo/WireImage)
“This was the last record. I kind of messed with his vocals. He ain’t like that,” Swizz said. However, the producer said that he explained to Mack Maine that he needed to “mess with” the record to turn it into an actual song, rather than a freestyle.
“I talked to Mack, I said, ‘This gotta be more than a freestyle because he rapped all the way through,’” Swizz said. From there, he took the portion of the record where Wayne raps, “What the f- though? Where the love go? Five, four, three, two, I let one go,” and turned it into the hook.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 17: Lil Wayne performs at the Amazon Music Live Concert Series on November 17, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Amazon Music)
“When you put this piece throughout, it brings people back and it plays as a chorus,” Swizz explained. “And then Wayne was like, ‘Alright, alright. Let’s do it.’”
“Uproar” became an instantaneous hit that propelled to #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. However, the song drew controversy due to the sample of “Special Delivery” by G. Dep. The song’s producer, Ez Elpee, claimed that Swizz and Wayne didn’t give him the proper credit for sampling the record.
Check out Swizz Beatz’s full interview with Mike Tyson below.
