During a recent interview with Los Angeles Times, Lil Wayne touched on some topics including his contentious encounter with President Donald Trump and the status of music today, revealing he’s somewhat disappointed with the lack of creativity in the industry.
Wayne basically explained that, instead of a complete record production like the industry used did years ago when Weezy was with Cash Money Records, a lot of emphases is focused on singles and digital marketing on social media.
When questioned if the craft of making albums is being lost, Weezy said, “It is. Music lacks some creativity.”
The ‘A Milli’ rapper went on to elaborate: “But I like the real calm, cool flow of Pooh Shiesty. It gives me an old Fabolous vibe. LPB Poody, I did the remix for a song called “Batman.” One of the lines whacked me in the face and I said, “OK, you got bars, you’ll probably be around for a minute.” And Polo G, I think he’s real genuine.”
Weezy then linked an aspect of the problem to the rapid rate at which music is being released, suggesting that it might be a contributing factor to the industry’s lack of creativity.
“But it’s the pace that music’s coming out today, the speed of popularity and how that comes with such minimal product. I remember when my first solo album went platinum and I still was little among the big dogs. I still had a lot to learn and a lot to prove. Whereas nowadays, you just sell a few, get a few follows and it kinda seems like the same success. It was not easy for me. I don’t want to say that it’s easier now, or that it’s easy for them. I just don’t want them to think that it gets any easier.”
Touching on the subject of former U.S. President Donald Trump, Lil Wayne was asked if he anticipated meaningful progress as a result of his meeting with the president. He jokingly responded, “Progress is always possible.”
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