Lil Wayne was spotted watching skateboarding videos in a viral video circulating on social media. The clip appears to be from a party for the 2023 Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy held the ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday.
At the Grammys, Wayne participated in a performance of “God Did,” alongside Jay-Z, DJ Khaled, John Legend, Rick Ross, and Fridayy. The track comes from Khaled’s album of the same name. It was up for three Grammys on Sunday, including Song of the Year, Best Rap Song, and Best Rap Performance.
The video of Wayne watching skateboarding video comes after the iconic rapper officially became a professional skateboarder. In celebration of the honor, Wayne’s videographer for Young Money Skate, Phil Lopez, gifted him a “pro model” board. “This was a Christmas gift, but I decided to turn it into a surprise because it would be more meaningful that way,” Lopez said in a video. “As Wayne’s videographer, I wanted to do something special for him that he’d remember. I approached Torey, owner of Thank You Skate Co., with the board design, and he was able to help execute the production process.”
Regardless of his love for skateboarding, Wayne doesn’t consider himself the “G.O.A.T.” of hip-hop skateboarders. Instead, he says that honor should belong to Rich The Kid. He explained why during an appearance on the Players Day Off podcast in 2022. Wayne also added that Y.G. should be in consideration as well. “No, I am trying to tell you man,” Wayne admitted, when asked if he is the undisputed G.O.A.T. “I’m trying to tell you, I’m bout to tell you bruh — they got people who don’t be wanting to show they skills for real until they get around me. Man, I’m gone expose you. First of all, Rich The Kid — man, the man skate with three watches on. Man that’s just that though.” Check out the clip of Lil Wayne watching skateboarding videos at a Grammys party below.
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