As 2009 is starting to unravel, it’s clear that Lil Wayne is not ready to fold. With the Grammy Awards coming up, eight nominations to his name, and ESPN red carpet hosting duties, Weezy is ready to unveil even more plans. Recently, GQ caught up with “The Martian” to speak on new information on a Hurricane Katrina-inspired film he’s on board with, working with Forest Whitaker and early Cash Money music. Pressed with questions about an apparent improvement in the lyrical department, Wayne noted that there was a good reason for him to not be as prolific back then.
“If you ask my boss, Baby, he would tell you I’ve always been prolific, always tried to do too much with my words, and they always would tell me, bring it down,” Wayne explained. “Because that didn’t fit their formula. It just had to be their way…it was just like a basketball player, he plays within the team when he plays professionally, but you may see him on the court in the park doing some shit that you’ll never ever see in a game. That how it was with me.”
When asked about working with Forest Whitaker, Wayne acknowledged that the actor took the film seriously, calling him “intense and serious.” Noting how Whitaker’s work ethic affected him, Wanye said, “And if I ever thought I was slipping on what I’m doing around here? I would remember those experiences of being around him. He looks at you once, speaks to you once, he’s not ever going to make eye contact with you again.”
On his vault, Wayne admitted to recording too many songs to remember and giving an entire iPod of his unreleased work to Michael Phelps as a gift. In turn, Phelps has yet to leak any of it. Finally, he opened up about his upcoming album, one that is reportedly a Rock album, claiming he did not want labels on his music.
“It’s not hip-hop, it’s not gangsta rap, it’s not R&B, it’s not reggae, it’s not reggaeton, it’s Wayne,” he said. “Because Wayne do all those fucking things. That’s why it be easier not to put no categories on it, and just call it Wayne.”
An uncut Q&A, which also features Lil Wayne sounding off on awards, album sales and his desire to direct a movie, is available at GQ’s Web site or by clicking here.
In other news, Lil Wayne has been tapped to perform at the 51st annual Grammy Awards, to be held Feb. 8 at Los Angeles’ Staples Center and broadcast on CBS.
The rapper – along with the Jonas Brothers, Coldplay, Kenny Chesney and Katy Perry – were the first performers to be announced Wednesday by organizers of the annual ceremony.
Perry’s performance will be interactive. Fans can upload short videos of themselves singing along to her hit “I Kissed a Girl” to CBS.com/Grammys through Feb. 6; voting will determine which of them will be shown during Perry’s segment.
Each of the performers is nominated for awards; Lil Wayne leads the field with nods in eight categories.
SOURCE: HipHopDX
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