Lil Wayne says Drake gets hated on for being ‘light-skinned’

Drake has been very successful over the last ten years, yet despite this, there always seems to be a lot of criticism directed against him and his songs. In his Friday (Jan. 19) appearance with The Richard Sherman Podcast, Lil Wayne explained why he believes that.

When asked why Drake had enemies, Wayne said, “He red, he light-skinned,” referring to the rapper’s skin tone. “That’s the history of America alone.”

Weezy pointed out that, despite having darker complexion than other artists, he said as a child that he too was on the hatred train when it came to males with lighter skin. Admitting that he “hated on all light-skinned dudes in school,” the rapper “A Milli”

Wayne first became aware of Drake in 2008, and the following year, he signed him to Young Money Entertainment. Over the years, the pair has collaborated on a number of tracks, such as “She Will,” “Right Above It,” “HYFR,” and others.

Drake was joined on stage by Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj (who Weezy also discovered) at his October World Weekend in 2022. Following the trio’s performance, Drake publicly thanked the New Orleans native for the influence he had made on his career. The Honestly, Nevermind rapper said to Weezy, “You are the most selfless man on planet earth. You are the most important man to each and every one of us.”

November saw the release of Weezy and 2Chainz’s collaborative album, Welcome 2 Collegrove. Usher (“Transparency”), 21 Savage (“Big Diamonds”), Fabolous (“PPA”), Rick Ross (“Can’t Believe You”), Benny the Butcher (“Oprah and Gayle”), Vory (“Godzilla”), and Marsha Ambrosius on the last track, “Moonlight,” are among the guest features on the 21-track album.

In an interview with Hype Beast, 2 Chainz said, “We’ve been working on it for a while, had a lot of clearance issues, but for the most part we’re two hardworking individuals who go in the studio every night.” Thus, I don’t believe that recording the music was difficult.

him went on to say that Weezy and him are very respectful of one another and that their rivalry is constructive.